Pharmacognosy

<p>Section 1: Pharmacognosy 101<br>1. Background to pharmacognosy<br>2. Traditional medicine<br>3. Plant anatomy and physiology<br>4. Plant constituents: carbohydrates, oils, resins, balsams, and plant hormones<br>5. Plant crude drugs<br><br>Section 2: Plant metabolites: their chemistry<br>6. Evolutionary perspectives on the role of plant secondary metabolites<br>7. Glycosides<br>8. Alkaloids<br>9. Tannins<br>10. Terpenoids<br>11. Other plant metabolites<br>12. Vitamins<br><br>Section 3: Plant metabolites: their effects<br>13. Chemotherapeutics<br>14. Bioactive plant molecules, sources, and mechanisms of action in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases<br>15. Plant metabolites for treating diseases<br>16. Psychoactive drugs<br><br>Section 4: Metabolites from other sources<br>17. Marine metabolites: oceans of opportunity<br>18. Animal metabolites: from amphibians, reptiles, Aves/birds, and invertebrates<br>19. Fungal metabolites: a focus on endophytes<br><br>Section 5: Crude drugs from animals<br>20. Fats<br>21. Waxes<br><br>Section 6: Basic animal anatomy and physiology<br>22. Basic animal anatomy and physiology<br>23. Proteins<br>24. Pharmacokinetics<br>25. Pharmacodynamics— a pharmacognosy perspective<br>26. Drug metabolism<br><br>Section 7: Technological applications using biological systems<br>27. Biotechnology: principles and applications<br><br>Section 8 Current trends in pharmacognosy research<br>28. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in drug discovery<br>29. Metabolomics approach in pharmacognosy<br>30. Novel targets in drug discovery<br>31. Nanotechnology: creating, manipulating, and observing nanostructured systems in biology and medicine<br>32. Ethical aspects of working with local communities and their biological resources<br>33. Factors to consider in development of nutraceutical and dietary supplements<br>34. The global regulatory framework for medicinal plants<br> </p>