|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
1.00 Credits
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
-
3.00 Credits
variable credit A student may contract with a botanical medicine faculty member or approved faculty or professional to do an in-depth study in an area not covered in the botanical medicine curriculum. The independent study may include pre-approved botanical medicine research projects or studies in traditional herbal medicine. Prerequisites: BO6301 and permission of department chair
-
4.00 Credits
Lecture/Lab 2 credits See description preceding BO6301. Lab is included. Prerequisites: BO6302, BO6303
-
5.00 Credits
Lecture/Lab 2 credits See description preceding BO6301. Lab is included. Prerequisites: BO6303, BO7300
-
3.00 Credits
variable credit A student may contract with a botanical medicine faculty member or approved faculty or professional to do an in-depth study in an area not covered in the Bastyr curriculum. The independent study may include pre-approved botanical medicine research projects or studies in traditional herbal medicine. Prerequisites: BO7300 and permission of department chair
-
3.00 Credits
variable credit A student may contract with a botanical medicine faculty member or approved faculty or professional to do an in-depth study in an area not covered in the Bastyr curriculum, or to participate in a botanical medicine research project. The independent study may include pre-approved botanical medicine research projects or studies in traditional herbal medicine. Prerequisites: BO6303 and permission of department chair
-
2.00 Credits
2 credits This course engages the student in a "process-centered" approachto Ayurvedic botanical medicine, focusing on therapeutic objectives and herbal actions. The class discusses case strategy and the role of individual Ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedic polyherb formulas and herb actions from the Ayurvedic perspective. Each section of materia medica includes an Ayurvedic overview of the system/function, Ayurvedic energetics, A and P review, Ayurvedic pathology and herbal properties used in treatment of that system. Prerequisite: None
-
2.00 Credits
2 credits This three-day herbal medicine field course is designed to introduce students to recognizing and wildcrafting native plant species in the North Cascades. The weekend includes ethical wildcrafting as well as identifying plants, medicine making and harvesting from cultivated gardens. This camping experience includes a medicine making workshop, group meals and several field sojourns to explore various habitats and ecosystems. The activity fee covers tent camping fees and food. Prerequisite: BO3114 or BO5301
-
3.00 Credits
3 credits This course combines herbal medicine and Italian culture. Throughout two weeks in Italy, students learn the history and medical applications of plants, explore cultivated and wild fields, and visit herbal manufacturers. The course utilizes the facilities and museum of the Italian herb company Aboca and the University of Salerno. Students are responsible for their airfare to Italy and personal expenses. The student fee covers group accommodations, transportation, one meal a day and any group events. A non-refundable deposit is required upon registration. Prerequisite: None
-
2.00 Credits
2 credits This course reviews the secondary metabolites in plants, algae and fungi that are fundamental to their medicinal activities. This information is presented in a clinically relevant manner, as opposed to focusing solely on the chemistry of the compounds. Major classes of constituents including terpenoids, phenylpropanoids, resins, glycosides, alkaloids and saponins are discussed. Prerequisite: BC4112 or BC5106 and BC3143 or BC5109 and BO4107 or BO5301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2025 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|