Herbal Medicine and Therapeutics This assignment is to reflect a comprehensive understanding in the vital field of pharmacognosy within the practice of Herbal Medicine and Therapeutics. PRESENTATION: Typed and presented in a scholarly manner with referencing according to the Nature Care College referencing guide, marking criteria and assignment coversheet stapled at the top left corner. INSTRUCTIONS: Students must write a MINIMUM 150 “ MAXIMUM 200 words (on EACH TOPIC), fully referenced and explained concisely on each of the following questions All components must be completed. 1. Discuss the actions and mechanisms of action of saponin- containing plants. Give the botanical names of 5 saponin-containing plants. (7 marks) 2. Write notes on the topic: œThe role of isoquinoline alkaloids in herbal medicine. (7 marks) 3. A number of medicinal plants have been banned as therapeutic substances due to their content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Discuss toxicity in humans caused by pyrrolizidine alkaloid containing plants, include notes on their mechanism of action + 3 the botanical names of 3 plants. (7 marks) 4. Write notes on œPlant extracts as antimicrobial agents. Choose 3 medicinal plants that exhibit this action and discuss their secondary metabolites. (7 marks) 5. Discuss the symbiotic relationship some plants, insects & animals have that form mutually beneficial relationships (7 marks) 6. Alkaloids have played a crucial role in mainstream medicine for centuries. Give five examples of alkaloids that have been or still are used in conventional (orthodox) medicine. For each alkaloid state its botanic source and briefly outline its main actions and uses in medicine. (7 marks) 7. Outline the pharmacology of salicylate glycosides using willow bark (Salix cortex) as an outline. Include notes on their fate in the digestive tract, absorption, mechanism of action and main actions. (7 marks) 8. Discuss actions of the phenylpropanoid found in Curcuma longa. (7 marks) TO ORDER FOR THIS QUESTION OR A SIMILAR ONE, CLICK THE ORDER NOW BUTTON AND ON THE ORDER FORM, FILL ALL THE REQUIRED DETAILS THEN TRACE THE DISCOUNT CODE, TYPE IT ON THE DISCOUNT BOX AND CLICK ON ˜USE CODE’ TO EFFECT YOUR DISCOUNT. THANK YOU