Plant Material Selection & Botanical Authentication
Objectives
- Define Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine and distinguish their respective scopes.
- Explain the rationale for selecting a particular plant part based on its phytoconstituent profile.
- Describe macroscopic, microscopic, molecular, and chemical methods of botanical authentication.
- Explain the purpose and regulatory status of herbarium voucher specimen deposition.
- Describe WHO Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for medicinal plants.
- Outline correct collection, drying, and storage procedures for raw plant material.