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Pharmacognosy curriculum Pharmacognosy and traditional medicine is a department in the faculty of pharmacy. It is believed to be the most difficult department in pharmacy. It is a department that touches how our forefathers treated diseases and infection using locally source materials. It is an interesting department if it is what we expected. That is list herbs for treating different ailments and how to prepare the concoction. Thereafter, the method of administration. Read Also : Pharmacognosy department practical classes But all that was just a fraction of it. In Fact that is just a course in the whole year in school. Everything about traditional medicine that we know changed completely. Pharmacognosy Curriculum The first course was in year two first semester. It was an introduction to pharmacognosy and traditional medicine. They started with the history of pharmacognosy and how it is the oldest profession on earth. Then define some terms and their meaning. No problem w...

Pharmacognosy project We have discussed project work in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration (P.C.A), which centers on survey method for research. The other departments in pharmacy do survey research or bench work. Bench work in these other departments during a project can cross into one another department. Lastly, bench work in projects is mainly experimental practical carried out during practical classes during school days. With this in mind, let us look at project work in the Department of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine (P.C.G).

Pharmacognosy and Traditional medicine Laboratory Pharmacognosy and traditional medicine is the oldest branch of all pharmaceutical sciences. Since it is argued that the oldest form of treatment was with the use of herbs, we can confidently say pharmacognosy and traditional medicine is the oldest form of all sciences.

Traditional Medicine Traditional Medicines (T.M) cover treatment from different sources such as organisms, herbs, rocks and other natural materials. All these methods of treatments have really helped many people in the past including Nigerians.