國立中興大學教學大綱
課程名稱 (中) 草藥入門(0215)
(Eng.) An Introduction to Herbal Therapy
開課單位 通識中心
課程類別 必修 學分 2 授課教師 古山吉(Kumar)
選課單位 不限系所 授課使用語言 英文 英文/EMI Y 開課學期 1122
課程簡述 Herbal therapy is a multidisciplinary and collaborative field that incorporates plant sciences, phytochemistry and pharmacology. The principle aim of this course is to provide a theoretical knowledge, practical and specialized skills in the discovery and development of potentially beneficial natural products or formulations from plant sources. As well as their derivative uses, especially in the health and agricultural sectors.
This course will enable the students/young scholars to work on the interface between a specialized research environment and practical problem solving area of herbal products development in the pharmaceutical industry. This course also will focusses the safety and efficacy issues around commonly used herbal products with a particular emphasis on pharmaceutical applications.
先修課程名稱
課程含自主學習 N
課程與核心能力關聯配比(%) 課程目標之教學方法與評量方法
課程目標 核心能力 配比(%) 教學方法 評量方法
1. Understanding the role of plants in healthy day-to-day life.

2. Understanding how herbal drugs interact with body organs and heal

3. Gaining practical knowledge on preparation and utilization of herbal resources for common diseases.
2.科學素養
3.溝通能力
4.創新能力
5.國際視野
30
15
30
25
專題探討/製作
討論
講授
書面報告
出席狀況
口頭報告
作業
授課內容(單元名稱與內容、習作/每週授課、考試進度-共18週)
週次 授課內容
第1週 COURSE INTRODUCTION
第2週 AN INTRODUCTION TO HERBAL MEDICINE
第3週 HERBAL HOME REMEDIES
第4週 AN INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY
第5週 ROLE OF HERBS IN TRADITIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS
第6週 ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF HERBS
第7週 ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES OF HERBS
第8週 ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES OF HERBS
第9週 MID-TERM EXAM
第10週 HERBAL THERAPY FOR DIABETES
第11週 HERBAL THERAPY FOR HEART DISEASES
第12週 HERBS FOR CANCER PREVENTION
第13週 HERBS FOR CANCER THERAPY
第14週 HERBAL COSMETICS
第15週 DERMATOPROTECTIVE HERBS
第16週 HERBS FOR SKIN LIGHTENING
第17週 HERBS FOR LIVER DISEASES
第18週 FINAL EXAM
學習評量方式
出席狀況 attendance/ participation 10%、
作業 homework 10%、
口頭報告 oral presentation 40%、
書面報告 reports 40%
教科書&參考書目(書名、作者、書局、代理商、說明)
(A)Major reference books
1.Bagetta G (2011) Herbal medicines: Development and validation of plant-derived medicines for human health. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. ISBN: 9781439837696.
2.Singh B, Peter KV (2018) New age herbals: Resource, quality and pharmacognosy. Springer Singapore. ISBN: 9789811082917.
3.Rai M, Carpinella MC (2006) Naturally occurring bioactive compounds. Elsevier, Boston, USA. ISBN: 9780444522412.
4.Khan MTH, Alther A (2006) Lead molecules from natural products: Discovery and new trends. Elsevier, Boston, USA. ISBN: 9780444516190.
5.Philips H (2018) Bioactive compounds in herbal medicine. World technologies, New York, USA. ISBN: 9781978902947.
6.Li S (2003) Compendium of Materia Medica (translated and annotated by Luo Ximen). Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, China.

(B)Useful on-line resources
1.Traditional Chinese Medicine: http://www.tcmbasics.com/materiamedica.htm
2.Medicinal herbs & plants database: www.globinmed.com
3.The herb society of America: https://www.herbsociety.org/
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