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| Honours |
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NQF level: 8 |
Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Purpose: To identify common South African medicinal plants; analyse the different parts of plants used in traditional medicine; medicinal uses; major chemical constituents and rationale for their uses; explain the importance of conservation of medicinal plants. Analyse the storage of plant parts; apply chromatographic techniques to identify main chemical compounds found in medicinal plants. |