BO 6303 - Botanical Medicine Dispensary

Institution:

Bastyr University

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Description:

Lab 1 credit This course focuses on clinically useful herbal preparations. Students make herbal tinctures, glycerites, infusions, decoctions, poultices, compresses, syrups, creams, ointments, emulsions, liniments, suppositories and capsules. They examine the comparable advantages and disadvantages of each type of preparation, incorporating pharmacognosy into their understanding of each preparation. Prescription writing is reviewed. Organoleptic testing to assess medicinal preparation identity and quality is taught. Field identification is reinforced through herb walks in the woods and in the Bastyr herb garden. Prerequisite: BO6302 or permission of department chair

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lab

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Institution Website:

www.bastyr.edu

Phone Number:

(425) 602-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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