Date  Lecture Topic  Text Assignments

1.  Historical Aspects of Medicinal Plants

Sept      3 Introduction: Overview of Class                    Read Chapter 1 in Medical Botany in Library Reserve Room
Sept      5 Plants: Visible world                                     Chap. 1 (Medical Botany Chapter 1 required)

Sept     8 Plants: Invisible world 
Sept    10 History of medicinal plants      Herb Book 3-6; 10-17  Author, John Lust on internet, ECR (electronic reserve) of library
Sept    12 History of medicinal plants      Doctrine of Signatures (Required Reading)  http://ecr.sdsu.edu/courseindex.asp

Sept     15 Physical Properties: color and odor
Sept     17 Growth and preparation of herbs with in-class demonstration
Sept     19 Growth and preparation of herbs 

Sept    22  Alternative Medicine: Plants vs. Drugs  Last day to add/drop class or change grading basis, 6 pm deadline
Sept    24  Alternative Medicine: Patent medicine vs. Generic drugs & Drug Laws  
 

2. Toxic and Poisonous Plants

Sept    26 Poisonous Properties  Chap. 2:11-20 (Medical Botany)

Sept    29 Poisonous Properties  (omit tables and figure in Medical Botany Book)
Oct       1 The nervous system:  The action of drugs Chap. 6:150-164, Figs. 6-3, 6-5, 6-6 (Medical Botany)
Oct       3 Allergy  Chap. 3:64-68, 73-74, 76-78 (Medical Botany) (Exam 1 review)

Oct      6 Exam 1 (Monday)
Oct      8 Allergy drugs and treatments Chap. 3: 81-82; 86 (Medical Botany)

3. Indian Uses of Medicinal Plants

Oct    10 Plants of Mexico: Aztec Medicinal Plants

Oct     13 Plants of Mexico: Aztec Medicinal Plants
Oct     15 Medicinal Plants and Tropical rain forests Read Mark Plotkin Book: Tales of a Shaman's apprentice and see Video
Oct     17 Medicinal Plants and Tropical rain forests; Shaman's Apprentice Book (Required Reading) (On Exam 2,
                                                                                    30 point essay; video available in library media reserve below dome)
                                                                                     Media reserve is on the bottom floor below dome.
4. Herbal Medicines

Oct    20 Skin   Chap. 14:336-338,340,343,347 (Medical Botany)
Oct   22 Skin    p. 347 (bottom of page), 353 (top of page on warts; recall Gardasil® new immunization vaccine against Papilloma       Oct    24 Oral Hygiene (teeth)  Chap. 10:226-227                  virus) cut off age ~26 years old for women...                                                                                                                       

Oct    27 Oral Hygiene (teeth)  Chap. 10: 242-244 and 246.
Oct    29 Respiratory System                                                    Chap 12 
Oct    31 Plants of Witchcraft (Exam 2 review)                     Chap. 18:406, 416-417, 419-424

Nov     3 Circulatory System                                                 Chap. 7 (all)
Nov     5 Exam 2
Nov     7 Aphrodisiacs  Chap. 13:324-327, 331-332

Nov    10 Birth Control                                                         Chap. 13:316-321
Nov    12 Birth Control                                                         Chap. 13:316-321
Nov    14 Vitamins                                                                Chap 8:203-210    

Nov    17 Longevity
Nov    19 Longevity

5. Psychoactive Plants

Nov    21 Psychoactive Plants:  panaceas & cure-alls Chap. 16: 372-373, 376

Nov    24 Psychoactive Plants:  Depressants Chap. 19:437-442
Nov    26 Psychoactive Plants:  Depressants
Nov    28 Thanksgiving Recess

Dec      1 Psychoactive Plants:  Stimulants Chap. 17 (all)
Dec      3 Psychoactive Plants:  Stimulants
Dec      5 Psychoactive Plants:  Hallucinogens Chap. 18:406,416-417,

Dec      8 Psychoactive Plants:  Hallucinogens Chap. 18:406,419-424
Dec    10 Anesthetics: Xylocaine, Cocaine, etc. Chap. 17:380-381
Dec    12 Headaches and headache drugs & Final exam review (Last Class)

Dec      19 (Friday)  FINAL EXAM in Communicatin 207 Classroom  0800-1000     (eight o'clock start time)
 

The final exam begins at 0800 (eight o'clock) On Friday May 16, 2007. This means  the final exam begins at 0800, (eight o'clock)
 
 

Explanation of reading:  All library articles are listed under Biology 326 in the library reserve room which
is just south (to the left) of the dome entrance to the library.  The library reading is helpful, but only Chapter 1 of the Medical Botany and the Herb Book pages 3-6 and 10-17 (Library reserve on library electronic reserve in the file called "Misc.") are required reading. The other optional pages to be read appear on the class web site. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/bizzoco/description.html above.

The library electronic reserve with exams or articles can be accessed through the web site for this class. You will need an Adobe PDF reader (www.adobe.com) and the password will be handed out in class. If a file appears upside down, use the button top right to turn it so it can be read. You do this by clicking twice on the button with the curved arrow.

Sample exam web site: http://ecr.sdsu.edu/courseindex.asp  Library Electronic Reserve.
 

All textbook readings listed in Lewis and Lewis Medical Botany are suggested (optional) reading. All EXCEPT Chapter 1 in Medical Botany and the Herb Book 3-6 & 10-17. Both of these are required reading and appear on Exam 1
 

As indicated above, you will need an Adobe PDF reader (www.adobe.com). They are free. If you have not used a PDF reader by Adobe, see a librarian at the reserve desk in the Library. Sample exam web site: http://ecr.sdsu.edu/courseindex.asp
 

Again, all text book assignments in Lewis and Lewis Medical Botany are optional reading with one exception, Chapter 1 is required and Lust the Herb Book pages 3-6 and 10-17 are also required reading. Material in these readings can and does appear on exam 1.  For the other suggested optional readings look at the specific page listings on the syllabus above that are listed lecture by lecture.
 

The final exam begins at 0800 (eight o'clock).