ITEM 1. Medicinal Plant, Vegetable Drugs, active principles. Herbal Medicine and Phytotherapy.
Concepts. Current situation. Place in therapeutics. Advantages and limitations. Sources
information.
ITEM 2. Active metabolites of plants. Primary metabolites. Secondary metabolites.
ITEM 3. Collection of medicinal plants. Cultivation. Improve. Collection. Conservation.
Storage.
ITEM 4. Quality, safety and efficacy. Quality control. Identification trials.
Adulteration and counterfeiting. Standardization. Analysis of pesticides. Contamination
biological.
ITEM 5. Preparation of herbal medicines. Raw materials and herbal preparations.
Solid and liquid forms. Simple shapes and associations. Solvent Extraction. Distillation.
Expression.
ITEM 6. Forms of management. Preparations for external use. Preparations for internal use.
Dosing. The prescription in phytotherapy.
ITEM 7. Aromatherapy. Therapeutic use of essential oils. Chemical composition.
Variability. Pharmaceutical forms. Pharmacological activity. Toxicity. Aromatogram.
ITEM 8. Alternare Other complementary therapies. Homeopathy. Traditional medicine
China. Ayurvedic Medicine. Other.
ITEM 9. Legislation. Legal situation in Spain of medicinal plants and their uses.
Situation in the European Union. Medicinal plants in the Office of Pharmacy. Role of
pharmacist in phytotherapy.
FITOTERAPIA NERVOUS SYSTEM
ITEM 10. Insomnia and anxiety. Valeriana. Hops. Melisa. Passionflower. Amapola. Poppy
California. Tila. Hawthorn.

ITEM 11. Depression. St. John's Wort. Asthenia. Cola. Guarana. Mate. Other species with
caffeine.
MODIFIERS OF NONSPECIFIC RESISTANCE AND IMMUNITY
ITEM 12. Adaptogens. Ginseng. Eleutherococcus. Other. Immunostimulants. Echinacea. Other
immunostimulants from various sources Reishi. Brewer's yeast. Propolis.
CARDIOVASCULAR FITOTERAPIA
ITEM 13. Heart failure. Hawthorn. Venous insufficiency. Ginkgo. Castano
Indies. Brusco. Sweet clover.
ITEM 14. Antioxidants: Green tea. Cacao. Blueberry. Red vine. Other.
ITEM 15. Hypertension and atherothrombosis. Olivo. Garlic. Mistletoe. Other.
FITOTERAPIA OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
ITEM 16. Tos. Drosera. Grindelia. Malva. Altea. Mullein. Coltsfoot. Other.
ITEM 17. Expectoration. Species with saponosides: Licorice. Polígala. Primrose. Other. Species
essential oils: Eucalyptus. Thyme. Other
FITOTERAPIA of digestive disorders
ITEM 18. Stimulating the appetite. Fenugreek. Wormwood. Gentian. Other. Antispasmodics and
carminative. Manzanillas. Anise. Other. Digestive enzymes. Pineapple. Papaya.
ITEM 19. Constipation Laxatives. Laxatives mass. Stimulant Laxatives. Antidiarrheal:
astringent. Drug tannins. Drugs with mucilage.
ITEM 20. Hepatobiliary disorders. Milk thistle. Boldo. Artichoke. Turmeric. Romero.
Fumaria. Other.
FITOTERAPIA metabolic disorders
ITEM 21. Hypercholesterolaemia. Gugul. Red yeast. Soluble fiber. Fatty acids
polyunsaturated. Phytosterols. Diabetes mellitus. Chromium species. Species with polysaccharides.
Species with other principles. Overweight. Garcinia. Fucus. Species with caffeine. Fiber. Species
diuretics and laxatives.