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The purpose of the clinical Training is to enable the students to combine and take thorough case histories; follow up consultations; learn examination techniques; formulate and dispense herbal remedies; Eight (8) weeks of clinicals supervised by Clinic Practitioners

Remedies grouped according to primary therapeutic action: stimulants; relaxants; astringents; depuratives; demulcent; antiseptics; diuretics; cardiovascular agents; diaphoretics; pulmonary agents; hepatic; cholagogues; gastro-intestinal agents and nervines

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

This course should cover essentials of Spreadsheets, Internet technology Statistical Packages, Precision and Accuracy of Estimates, Principles of Scientific Research, Concepts of Hypotheses Formulation and Testing, Organization of Research and Report Writing.

Pharmacokinetics: absorption; distribution; metabolism and excretion of remedies; Basic components: acids; alcohols; carbohydrates; gums and mucilages; phenols; tannins; coumarins; anthraquinones; flavones and derivative; volatile oils; saponins; cardioactive and cyanogenic glycosides and alkaloids; Remedies and their pharmacology for the urinary system; cardiovascular system; digestive system; respiratory system; nervous system; endocrine system; reproductive system; the skin; infectious conditions and tumours; Allopathic remedies

Intellectual Property; Patent law fundamentals; International IP treaties relevant to biotechnology; International agreements relevant to biotechnology-associated IP; Drafting Patent Application; Documentation; Patent Search databases; Revocation of Patent; Litigation and Infringement; Licensing and IP Management; Plant Breeders rights; protection of New plant varieties; Traditional knowledge vis-a-vis industry

Causes and effects of land degradation; deforestation; overgrazing; over cultivation; fire/bush burning; soil erosion; contamination by oil; pesticides and other polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Forest decline and soil acidification; Land restoration and reclamation; Plant species selection and planting materials; Nursery and field practices for reforestation/re-vegetation; Watershed management; Ecological succession; Energy and nutrient dynamics of climax communities; Landscape horticulture

A limnological treatment of tropical freshwater and brackish water bodies including the physiology and growth of algal species; An advanced discussion of selected topics in the ecology; productivity and systematics of freshwater and marine algae; physical and chemical limnology

The course will cover business environment, general management, financial management, entrepreneurship development, feasibility studies, marketing and managerial problem solving.

Basic structure and biology of fungi; Systematic survey of fungi with medicinal properties; Fungi as sources of antibiotics; Medicinal and food value of mushrooms; Historical; folklore of fungi; Hallucinogen mushroom in primitive culture; Ergots of rye and ergotism in humans and animals; Biopharmaceutins of fungal origin; Industrial uses of fungi