Herbal Medicine 4

Centre for Health, Community & Wellbeing

Herbal Medicine 4
Subject Name: Room: K204
Time: Monday 14:00 – 17:00
NATU 142
Subject Number: CRN: 71406
Semester 2, 2011

Prerequisites: Herbal Medicine 3 (P)

eLearn: http://online.cit.act.edu.au

Subject Teacher / Coordinator: Adrianne Waterman

Phone: 02 – 6207 8138

Office: Bruce A104 (In Mondays and Tuesdays)

Email: adrianne.waterman @cit.act.edu.au

1. Subject Purpose
The purpose of this subject is to provide students with knowledge on the most commonly used
herbs in western herbal medicine.
The subject addresses, for each herb, its classification, background, active constituents, medicinal
uses and actions, formulations and modes of administration, cautions and potential herb/ drug
interactions associated with use.
This subject partially achieves the following national units of competency:
 HLTHER608B Provide specialised western herbal medicine treatment

Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcome 1
Identify, research and describe herbs commonly used in western herbal medicine practice
 Identify herb using scientific, common/ alternative names
 Discuss historical/ folklore/traditional use of herb
 Identify parts of herb used medicinally
 Discuss active constituents
 Describe medicinal uses and actions – treatment of both pathological states and system
dysfunctions
 Identify cautions and potential herb/ drug interactions associated with use
 Identify alternatives/ substitutes

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Learning Outcome 2
Recommend herbs and associated therapeutic treatment strategies appropriate for the treatment of
less complex conditions commonly seen within a western herbal medicine practice
 Prepare, review and assess case history
 Develop a causal chain identifying likely predisposing, excitatory and sustaining causes
 Select/ develop a therapeutic strategy/ies appropriate to the presenting condition
 Develop action plan

2. Study Schedule
UOC/Learning
Class Date Topic / Activity / Assessment
Outcomes Covered
Module Introduction
1 25/07 1, 2
Materia Medica
Materia Medica presentations
2 1/08 1, 2
Respiratory System Conditions
Materia Medica presentations
3 08/08 1, 2
Group Case Study
Materia Medica presentations
4 15/08 1, 2
Gastro-Intestinal System Conditions
Materia Medica presentations
5 22/08 1, 2
Group Case Study
Materia Medica presentations
6 29/08 1, 2
Nervous System Conditions
Materia Medica presentations
7 05/09 1, 2
Group Case Study
Materia Medica presentations
8 12/09 1, 2
Endocrine System Conditions
Materia Medica presentations
9 19/09 1, 2
Group Case Study
Break Break
Break Break
10/10 Public Holiday
Materia Medica presentations
10 17/10 1, 2
Lymphatic/ Immune System Conditions
Materia Medica presentations
11 24/10 1, 2
Group Case Study
Materia Medica presentations
12 31/10 1, 2
Cardiovascular System Conditions
Materia Medica presentations
13 7/11 1, 2
Integumentary System Conditions
Materia Medica presentations
14 14/11 1, 2
Group Case Study
Materia Medica presentations
15 21/11 1, 2
Urinary/ Musculo-Skeletal System

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16 28/11 Final Exam 1, 2

17 Date TBA Resits 1, 2

Classes will be recorded each week and the audio recordings will be placed on eLearn.

3. Learning Resources
Highly Recommended:
Bone, K. 2007. The Ultimate Herbal Compendium: A Desktop Guide For Herbal Prescribers.
Bone, Kerry. 2003. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Braun, Lesley & Cohen, Marc. 2010. Herbs and Natural Supplements: An Evidence-based
Guide. 3rd Edition. Churchill Livingstone.
Kuhn, Merrily & Winston, David. 2008. Herbal Therapy & Supplements: A Scientific and
Traditional Approach. Wolters Kluwer Health.
Mills, S. & Bone, K. 2000. Principles & Practices of Phytotherapy. Harcourt Publishers.
Wood, Matthew. 2008. The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal
Plants. North Atlantic Books.
Wood, Matthew. 2009. The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal
Plants. North Atlantic Books.
Recommended Reading:
Balch, Phyllis. 2002. Prescription for Herbal Healing. Avery Publishing Group.
Hall, Dorothy. 1988. Dorothy Hall’s Herbal Medicine. Lothian.
Hanson, Bryan. 2005. Understanding Medicinal Plants: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic
Action. Routledge.
Hoffman, David. 1987. The Herbal Handbook: A User’s Guide to Medical Herbalism. Healing
Arts Press.
Hoffman, David. 1990. New Holistic Herbal. Element Books.
Hoffmann, David. 2003. Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices of Herbal
Medicine. Healing Arts Press.
McIntyre, A. 1996. The Complete Floral Healer. Hodder & Stoughton (also published as Flower
Power).
Mills, S. 1991. Essential Book of Herbal Medicine. Penguin Arkana.
Tenney, Louise. 1983. Today's Herbal Health. Woodland Books Australasia.
Weiss, R. & Fintelmann, V. 2001. Weiss’s Herbal Medicine. Thieme.
Winston, David. 2007. Adaptogens - Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief. Healing
Arts Press.
Wood, Matthew. 1997. The Book of Herbal Wisdom. North Atlantic Books.
Wood, Matthew. 2004. Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism: Basic Doctrine, Energetics,
and Classification. North Atlantic Books.
Websites:
Natural Standard - www.naturalstandard.com/. Regarded as one of the benchmarks in
evidence-based natural medicine. An excellent resource – by subscription however.
HerbMed - http://www.herbmed.org/index.asp. Another good site listing herbs and research. By
subscription.
Mediherb website (www.mediherb.com.au). Register (free) and you will have access to
monographs published by Mediherb.
Henriette’s Herbal Homepage (www.henriettesherbal.com). Links to many of the classic herbal
texts. Have a look especially at the Eclectic materia medicas (King’s, Lloyd, Ellinwood, Felter
etc) – good online source material. Free signup.
A Modern Herbal homepage – Maude Grieve (1931).

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While studying at the CIT, you will gain access to a wide range of learning resources to support your
learning. These learning resources are subject to copyright and should be used within copyright rights
and obligations (see the CIT Student Information Book).

4. Subject Workload
To be successful in this subject, you are expected to engage in a range of activities such as attending
classes, reading and research, applying your skills and knowledge in a workplace or simulated
environment, participating in team activities or project based work, or interacting with others face-to-
face or using eLearn, CIT’s online campus.

Classroom time is 3 hours per week. You are expected to undertake approx the same amount of time
again per week in study.

5. Assessment

Assessment strategy
Assessment of competence may be via a range of pathways to accommodate different learner needs
and circumstances. For example, oral presentations, visual displays or role-plays may be used as
alternatives to formal essays. The rigour applied will be the same, regardless of the mode of
assessment, so as to ensure competency/ learning outcomes have been clearly demonstrated.

Your assessment will reflect the contexts and situations in which you may find yourself working. All
CIT Vocational Education and Training (VET) assessment is criterion referenced. Any changes to the
assessment will be provided to you in writing.

Summary of Assessment Tasks

Learning
Task Assessment Outcome/s or
Class Due Date
Description Method Competency
Elements
Summative Assessment
Materia medica 01/08 –
2 – 15 Written & Oral 1
assignment 21/11
16 End Semester Exam Written 1, 2 28/11
Formative Assessment

15 Materia medica summary Written 1 21/11

sheet
Preparation for classes Class
All and contribution to class attendance/oral 1, 2 All
tutorials

Detailed Assessment Tasks

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessment Task 1 – Materia Medica Assignment
During this subject 34 new herbs will be covered (including 8 scheduled/ restricted herbs). Each
student will be expected to produce a materia medica assignment on three (3) herbs from the list of
non-scheduled herbs and deliver a presentation on each of these herbs to the class.

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The assignments are to be written in standard materia medica format and presented to the class in
an allocated week. These need to be photocopied and handed out to other class members – or
emailed to the teacher at least two days before class so students can access the file(s) from elearn.
The assignments need to be laid out in an easy to understand, clear, legible and logical format as
they will form the basis for your clinical Materia Medica (see Appendix for a materia medica
template detailing categories to be covered).

Research for these materia medica assignments must include information from at least 6 reliable
herbal sources (herbal texts/ professional journals) and have put some thought and effort into
compiling a concise and usable reference tool. DO NOT copy and paste from your sources. You
are expected to read, understand, and reproduce the fruits of your study in your own words.

All assignments must also be fully referenced, Harvard style.

Assessment Task 2 – End Semester Exam

There will be a single exam at the end of the semester that will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 2.
The exam will consist of short, medium and longer length answers, including case studies.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessment Task 3 – Materia Medica Summary Sheet
Students are expected to complete a summary sheet of the herbs studied using the summary sheet
template in the Appendix. Students must provide information under all headings listed, and can
extend the table as desired. This will assist in learning the herbs presented more thoroughly, as well
as providing a good study and (future) clinical guide.

This assignment is due in Class 15 (21 November), and is ungraded. You can either email the
teacher your summary sheet or bring it to class.
Assessment Task 4 – Class Tutorials
Students will be expected to pre-read and prepare for classes and will be expected to contribute to
class tutorials and case studies. Students will be formatively assessed on their contribution. At least
80% attendance of classes will be expected for this module.

All assignments are also to include

Cover page – see Appendix
References – for any texts, articles and internet sites. Use Harvard style referencing.

HERBAL MEDICINE 4 2010 MATERIA MEDICA LIST:

Week Herb Student

Aesculus hippocastanum (Horsechestnut)
Aloe spp. (Aloes)
Bacopa moniera (Brahmi)
Berberis vulgaris (Barberry)
Capsicum minimum (Cayenne)
Centella asiatica (Gotu Kola)
Cimicifuga racemosa (Black Cohosh)
Drosera rotundafolia (Sundew)
Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel)
Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil’s Claw)

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Iris versiclour (Blue Flag)

Juniperus communis (Juniper)
Piper methysticum (Kava)
Polygonum multiflorum (Fo-Ti-Tien) – extra herb
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry Leaf)
Rumex crispus (Yellow Dock)
Salvia officinalis (Sage)
Sambucus nigra (Elderflower)
Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto)
Stellaria media (Chickweed)
Symphytum officinale (Comfrey)
Thymus vulgaris (Thyme)
Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek)
Verbascum thapsus (Mullein)
Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
Viburnum opulus (Cramp Bark)
Zea mays (Corn Silk)
Zizyphus spinosa (Spiny Jujube) – extra herb

Scheduled/Restricted Herbs
Ammi visagna (Khella) Teacher
Atropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade) Teacher
Borago officinalis (Borage) Teacher
Cannabis sativa (Cannabis) Teacher
Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Ipecac) Teacher
Colchicum autumnale (Autumn Crocus) Teacher
Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley) Teacher
Digitalis lanata (Foxglove) Teacher

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Herbs by body system (scheduled/ restricted herbs are listed in bold):

Nervous System/ Nootropic Herbs: Digestive System Herbs:

 Kava  Aesculus
 Bacopa  Aloes
 Centella  Zizyphus (extra)  Foeniculum
 Salvia  Cannabis  Rumex  Cannabis
 Borago  Belladonna  Trigonella  Ipecac
Respiratory System Herbs: Renal System Herbs:
 Drosera  Berberis
 Juniperus
 Thymus
 Serenoa  Khella
 Verbascum  Ipecac
 Zea mays  Cannabis

Integumentary System Herbs: Immune/ Lymphatic System/Alterative

 Symphytum  Iris versicolor Herbs:
 Trigonella  Thymus
 Stellaria
 Iris versicolor  Salvia
 Polygonum (extra)
Cardiovascular/Circulatory/ Female Reproductive/ Endocrine System
Thermoregulatory System Herbs: Herbs:
 Aesculus  Cimicifuga
 Capsicum  Iris versicolor
 Rubus
 Sambucus
 Salvia  Trigonella
 Vaccinium  Convallaria
 Foeniculum  Viburnum
 Belladonna  Digitalis

Musculoskeletal System Herbs: Note: These categories are a rough guide.

Most herbs have an affinity for several body
 Harpagophytum  (Drosera)
systems.
 Symphytum  Colchicum
 Cimicifuga
 Capsicum

GRADE CRITERIA
Evidence of outstanding quality in the achievement of the learning outcomes of the subject,
High
which may be demonstrated in areas such as logical argument, originality, creativity or the
Distinction ability to resolve issues and provide technical guidance to others across a range of contexts.
Evidence of superior quality in the achievement of the learning outcomes of the subject,
Distinction demonstrating a sound grasp of content, together with efficient organisation and selectivity.
Evidence of more than satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes of the subject, or
Credit work of superior quality on a majority of the learning outcomes of the subject. This should be
achieved with little or no assistance or need for repetition.

Pass Evidence of satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes of the subject.

Fail Evidence of unsatisfactory achievement of one or more learning outcomes of the subject.

This unit is graded

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Your tasks will be assessed against the assessment criteria and your teacher will give you feedback
usually within two weeks.

At CIT, your assessment should be all your own work, other than when you quote and reference the
work of others. Using the work of others in any other manner (plagiarism) will not be accepted, and
may result in a fail grade in the subject. For information or help, contact the Learning Centre, and
consider the free drop-in study support program CIT offers. The Learning Centre publication,
Acknowledging the Source, outlines how to correctly reference your work. It is available from the
Learning Centre for a small fee or can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.cit.act.edu.au/current/cit_learning_centre/research_and_resources.

Guidelines and Expectations

You will be required to complete assessment tasks to demonstrate your competency in the learning
outcome/s of each course of study.

While assessment tasks are normally set by teachers, sometimes there is room for negotiation.

Think carefully about the support you will request of the teacher, because to be awarded a grade of
credit or higher, the task should be achieved with little or no assistance or need for repetition.

In the case of workplace learning, consideration of your workplace options for activities, projects,
research, essays and other assessable tasks.

Academic Appeal
You have the right to appeal against decisions on your assessment. It is best to first discuss any
issues with your teacher. Most issues can be successfully resolved at this level. If no resolution is
achieved then make an appointment with the Education Manager or Centre Director. Most issues can
be resolved at this level. If you are not satisfied with the outcome you can take the issue to the
Student Services Hub. Further information is available in the CIT Student Information Book.

6. Skills Recognition
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more phone the CIT Info Line on (02) 6207 3188 or visit the Student Services Hub at Reid,
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Access trouble-shooting information on the Online Campus help page

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You can call for help on 02 6207 3833 during the semester (9am to 5pm) with an additional voicemail
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Drop into any of CIT's Learning Centres for assistance with your study, or with preparing and writing
assignments.

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8. Useful CIT and Centre Information

Details of CIT policies can be found in the CIT Student Information Book. You should have been
provided a copy of this book at enrolment time. The book can also be downloaded from the CIT
website at http://www.cit.act.edu.au/current/infobook/.

This book provides details of many CIT policies including Rights and Responsibilities of Students,
appeals, complaints, Banner Web, Security on Campus and how to add or withdraw from subjects.

Details of Centre and Program information can be obtained from the Centre website at
www.cit.com.au .

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To ensure that our subjects meet the needs of our students and industry we value your feedback on
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focus groups, completion of evaluation forms or through your responses to formal surveys. We
endeavour to take your feedback into account when reviewing our subjects.

You will be asked to provide feedback via a survey at the end of each course. If you would like to
provide feedback before the end of the course please discuss with your teacher or click on the
‘Contact Us’ link at the very bottom of the CIT website.

Appendices
Herbal Materia Medica Template
Materia Medica Marking Schedule
Assignment Title Page
Application for Extension Form
Materia Medica Summary Sheet
Template

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MATERIA MEDICA TEMPLATE

Part 1 – Essentials (Please use Arial 12pt font)
DO NOT cut and paste – use your own words; integrate information.

Herb’s Scientific Name Include a good quality image/photo of the

Common and Alternative names plant.

Plant Family – What other medicinal plants belong to the plant family?

Part(s) Used Medicinally

Active Constituents – Here, try to link constituents with relevant herbal actions.

Body System Affinity(ies)

Herbal Actions

Therapeutic Applications/ Physiological Mode(s) of Action

Medicinal Uses biological actions; how the herb works
patho-physiologically (important section)

Include findings of recent clinical trials and studies – post 2004

Formulations/Other options
 Also include synergistic herbs and alternatives.

Contraindications/Interactions Warnings/Precautions

Dosage – use Bone as the standard dosing reference.

Part 2 – History & Traditional Use

Habitat – Where does it come from, what growing conditions does it like?

Traditional Use – what were/are the traditional uses of the herb?

Folklore/Mythology
 Any traditional myths/legends associated with the herb?
 For European herbs there are usually Greek/Roman/Celtic etc. myths linked to the
herbs. The myths represent teaching stories that give insight into a herb’s broad
sphere of action/psychological affinity.
 If quoting traditional astrological associations (eg. Culpeper, Ayurvedic tradition), also
explain what this meant physiologically.

Herbal Energetics – ‘Energetics’ is a term that refers to patterns that are observable on a
general level in the organism
 e.g. a herb’s taste, ‘tissue state’, constitution, tongue signs, complexion …

Mental/Emotional/Situational affinities of the herb. Is there a ‘person picture’; is the herb

also used as a Flower Essence?

Other Comments/Observations/Insights. Generate a mnemonic/memory device, such

as a poem, image/collage. Any personal insights or thoughts as you’ve studied the herb?

Materia Medica Assignment Marking Schedule

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Student’s Name: Date: _________

Criteria Grade
Herb correctly described according to template categories.

Written assignment:
Accuracy of information and clarity of explanation
Originality – information understood and written up in own words
Grammar, spelling, layout

Research:
At least 6 reputable references used.
Summary of at least 3 recent clinical trials and studies (post
2004).

Correctly referenced (including bibliography) – Harvard style

Oral Presentation (including audio-visual aids)

FINAL GRADE:

COMMENTS:
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10. ASSIGNMENT TITLE: ________________________________

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APPLICATION FOR:

EXTENSION
RE-ASSESSMENT
LATE SUBMISSION

Name:___________________________ Phone Number:__________________

Student Number: CIT________________ Date of Application: _____________

Course:_______________________________

Teacher:______________________

Subject Name:___________________________ CRN:___________________

Assignment
Title:______________________________________________________

GROUNDS

Medical Documentation attached: Yes No (Please Tick)

Personal Documentation attached: Yes No (Please Tick)

Reason:
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Students Signature: _________________________

Teacher’s use only

Application approved: Yes No (Please Tick)

New Date for

Submission:____________________________________________

Teacher’s Signature: ________________________________________________

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MATERIA MEDICA SUMMARY SHEET
Medicinal
Herb Active Herbal Actions Body System Therapeutic Dosage & Similar herbs/
(common & constituents Affinities Indications/Physiological Contra- Formulations
Latin name) mode(s) of action indications
 Plant Family

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