BIO 348

 

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Course Title

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Pre-requisites

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Pr.

Credit

 

Bio 348

Medical Plants of Saudi Arabia

2

3

3

Bio 241

 

  • Course Description:

    This course provides students with a basic knowledge of medicinal plant and products in Saudi Arabia and aimed to provide an appreciation for the history, economic significance and practices of the most significant medicinal plants of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

     

  • Course Main Objective:
  1. To introduce an overview of the medical plants of Saudi Arabia.
  2.  To provide information regarding different types of plants that heal and feed or harm.
  3.  The uses and applications

     

  • Learning Resources
  1. Chevallier A. (2016) Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, 3rd Edition, Dorling Kindersley Ltd. ISBN10 0241229448 ISBN13 9780241229446
  2. Plants used in Saudi Traditional Medicine 2nd ed. (2009) Publisher: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
  3. Chevalier, A. (1996), The encyclopedia of medical plants, New York: kindersley.
  4. Mansour S. AI-Said (1993), Traditional Medicinal Plants of Saudi Arabia, Am. J. Chin. Med., 21, 291.
  5. Introduction and importance of medicinal plants
  6.  Chevallier, A. (1996) The encyclopedia of  medical plants . New York : Kindersley . 
Last Update
10/13/2009 10:20:43 PM