NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 草藥入門(0219)
(Eng.) An Introduction to Herbal Therapy
Offering Dept General Education Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher KANTHASAMY JAYABAL SENTHIL KUMAR
Department General Language English Semester 2025-SPRING
Course Description 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.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course N
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
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.Scientific Literacy
3.Communication Skills
4.Innovative Ability
5.International Perspective
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Lecturing
Written Presentation
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Oral Presentation
Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 COURSE INTRODUCTION
Week 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO HERBAL MEDICINE
Week 3 HERBAL HOME REMEDIES
Week 4 AN INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY
Week 5 ROLE OF HERBS IN TRADITIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Week 6 ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF HERBS
Week 7 ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES OF HERBS
Week 8 ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES OF HERBS
Week 9 MID-TERM EXAM
Week 10 HERBAL THERAPY FOR DIABETES
Week 11 HERBAL THERAPY FOR HEART DISEASES
Week 12 HERBS FOR CANCER PREVENTION
Week 13 HERBS FOR CANCER THERAPY
Week 14 DERMATOPROTECTIVE HERBS
Week 15 HERBS FOR SKIN LIGHTENING
Week 16 Flexible teaching week
Week 17 Flexible teaching week
Week 18 FINAL EXAM
Evaluation
出席狀況 attendance/ participation 10%、
作業 homework 10%、
口頭報告 oral presentation 40%、
書面報告 reports 40%
Textbook & other References
(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/
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
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