BOT 857
Herbal Medicinal Practice: Philosophy; Policy and Ethics
3
Course Description
History of Herbal Medicine; the whole person and homeostasis; vitalism; health and disease; essentials of health; rational therapy; herbal approach to treatment; pain and its rational treatment; micro-organisms and disease; the germ theory; poisonous and safe medicines.
Course Outline
History of Herbal Medicine; the whole person and homeostasis; vitalism; health and disease; essentials of health; rational therapy; herbal approach to treatment; pain and its rational treatment; micro-organisms and disease; the germ theory; poisonous and safe medicines; The Herbal Practitioner and the Law; Supply of Remedies; Code of Ethics and Rules of Practice in relation to biodiversity prospecting and conservation on medicinal plants