Admision open in B Sc Ag In Mid-West University Surkhet

B SC Ag 4th years syllabus of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production of Graduate school of agriculture and forestry (GSAF) Ramghat , Mid-west University Surkhet ,Nepal

3.1 Semester IV 

Course Code: OAG446 Credit Hours: 3.0 [Theory: 1.0; Practical: 2.0]  Course Title: Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production Teaching Hours: 48 

Course Description:  

This course includes the theoretical and practical aspects of Introduction and history of Medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAPs), Importance, Scope  and constraints of MAP, National and provincial status of MAPs , Extraction and storage methods of medicinal and aromatic plants, Use of medicinal  plants in Folk remedies and other traditional health care system, Use of medicinal and aromatic plant in organic agriculture production and Origin,  distribution, description and chemical evaluation of medicinal and aromatic plants. 

Course Objectives: The general objective of this course is to impart the knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants, their importance, production,  extraction and uses. More specifically this course aims to 

a. Impart the knowledge in importance and scope of medicinal and aromatic plant production 

b. Enable student about the production, uses and extraction of essential elements of MAPs 

c. Acquired knowledge about the relation of MAPs in Ayurveda

Macro Level  Contents	Micro Level Contents
	Theoretical Elements of  Leaching	Lecture   Hours	Spot	Practical Elements of  Learning	Lectu  re   Hours	References
1. Introduction	1.1 Introduction, history,  Importance, prospects and  constraints of medicinal  and aromatic plants	1:00	Field	1. Collection and   identification of medicinal plants.	2	Bhattacharjee, S.K. 2004. Hand  Book of Aromatic Plants,   Pointer Publisher, Jaoipur, India.
	1.2 Classification of   Medicinal and Aromatic  Plants	1:00	Field	2. Collection and   identification of aromatic  plants.	2	IUCN Nepal. 2004. Natioal Register of Medicinal Plants,  IUCN-Nepal, Kathamandu
	1.3 Extraction and storage  methods for Medicinal  Plants	2:00	Lab	3. Herbarium preparation  of MAPs	3	IUCN Nepal. 2004. Natioal  Register of Medicinal Plants,  IUCN-Nepal, Kathmandu.

	1.4 CITES and IUCN  clauses and concept of  threatened and   endangered species	1:00
	1.5 Regulations and   marketing of MAPs in  Nepal	1:00	Visit	4. Identification of   important medicinal plant  products	2	Singhadarbar Vaidyakhana  Vikas Samiti(SDVKVS) .2004.  Ayurvedic Products of SDVKS.  Singhdarbar, Kathamandu,  Nepal.
	1.6 Marketing of MAPs in  Nepal, legal provision for  management of MAPs in  Nepal	1:00	Visit	5. Identification of   important aromatic plant  products	2	Government of Nepal, Ministry  of Industry, Commerce and  Supplies, Trade and Export  Promotion Center.
2. Uses of   MAPs	2.1 Uses of medicinal  plants in homeopathy,  Naturopathy and ayurveda	1:00	Visit	6. Documentation of local  use of important medicinal  plants in different tribal community	2	Atal, C.K. and B.M.Kapur.1982.  Cultivation and Utilization of  Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.  Regional Research Laboratory,  CSIR, Jambu-Tawi, India.
	2.2 Use of medicinal   plants in Folk remedies  and other traditional   health care system	1:00	Field	7. Nursery preparation of  MAP	2	Joshi, K. 2006. Documentation  of medicinal Plants and their  indigenous uses in Likhu sub  watershed, Nepal, Journal of  Non Timber Forest Product of  Nepal, 11(2), 86-93.
	2.3 Use of medicinal and  aromatic plant in organic  agriculture production	1:00	Field	8. Demo plot   establishment of MAPs	2	Barakoti, T.P. 2003. Cultivation  of medicinal and aromatic plants  in Nepal: An overview
3. Medicinal  and Aromatic  plants	3.1 Origin, distribution,  description and chemical  evaluation of neem   (Azadirachta indica)	1:00	Visit	9. Field observation of  herbal processing farms  Medicinal	2
	3.2 Origin, distribution,  description and chemical  evaluation of Aloe Vera	1:00	Visit	10. Field observation of  herbal processing farms  Aromatic Plants	2

Lab 

11. Collection and  

processing of MAPs3

	3.3 Origin, distribution,  description and chemical  evaluation of Tulsi  (Ocimum sanctum)	1	Lab	12. Preparation of   questionnaire designed for  recording traditional uses  of locally available   herb/maps	2
	3.4 Origin, distribution,  description and chemical  evaluation of Rose (Rosa  indica)	1	Field	13. Pre testing of   questionnaire designed for  recording traditional uses  of locally available   herbs/maps.	2
	3.5 Origin, distribution,  description and chemical  evaluation of Mint   (Mentha spp.)	1	Lab	14. Establishment of  Medicinal and Aromatic  plant product unit APs	2
	3.6 Origin, distribution,  description and chemical  evaluation of sweet flag (Acorus calamus)	1	Field	15. Extension services for  the promotion of MAPs	2
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