Medical Ethnobotany, IB 117/L
Fall 2006

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Course Syllabus

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Office Hours for Professor  Carlson (tcarlson@berkeley.edu):
8 – 9 PM Thursday evening in VLSB 1001 (entrance to herbarium across from T. rex)

IB 117 Lecture Reader available:
Krishna Copy Center, 2111 University Ave. Phone: 540-5959.

Required pages corresponding to each lecture will be in reader

Lecture Schedule:
Thursdays 6 - 8:00 PM VLSB 2050

Week # 1: 8/31/04:
Overview of  Medical Ethnobotany

Weeks #2 & #3: 9/7/04 & 9/14/04:
Autonomic Nervous System/Skeletal Muscle System &  Phytomedicines

Weeks #4 & #5: 9/21/04 & 9/28/04:
Human CNS System, Hallucinogens, Pain, & Phytomedicines

Week #6: 10/05/04:
Endocrine System & Phytomedicines

Week #7:  10/12/04:
Midterm Written Examination (45% of grade)

Week #8: 10/19/04:
Type 2 Diabetes mellitus & Phytomedicines

Weeks #9 & #10: 10/26/04, 11/02/04:
Cardiovascular System & Phytomedicines

Weeks #11: 11/09/04:
Cancer, Immune System & Phytomedicines

Week #12: 11/16/04: 
Infectious Diseases, & Phytomedicines 

Week #13: 11/23/04: 
Thanksgiving/NO LECTURE

Week #14: 11/30/04: 
Human Gastrointestinal System & Phytomedicines                     

Week #15: 12/07/04:
Respiratory Systems & Phytomedicines
Dietary Beta Carotene & Tropical Public Health  

Lecture Final Exam:  Final Exam Week (55% of grade)


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