TECNOLOGIA DEI PRODOTTI ERBORISTICI E DELLA SALUTE - LEGISLAZIONE DEI PRODOTTI ERBORISTICI E DELLA SALUTE
Module TECNOLOGIA DEI PRODOTTI ERBORISTICI E DELLA SALUTE

Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: DEBORA CONCETTA SANTONOCITO

Expected Learning Outcomes

Acquired skills:

• Knowledge of galenic preparations 

• Knowledge of the main extraction techniques

Course Structure

According to the RDA, Art. 12 - University Educational Credits (CFU), within the standard workload of 25 hours of total commitment for a student, corresponding to one credit, the following can be included:

a) 7 hours dedicated to lectures or equivalent educational activities and the remaining hours to individual study;

b) at least 12 and no more than 15 hours dedicated to classroom exercises or equivalent assisted activities (laboratories) and the remaining hours to study and personal revision.

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of chemistry

Attendance of Lessons

Detailed Course Content

Herbal medicine: extraction methods and tinctures;

Spraying techniques;

Capsules, powders and granulates;

Distillation;

Drying and Freeze Drying and Nebulization;

Aqueous and hydroalcoholic solutions;

Syrups, Elixirs;

Preparation techniques of ointments;

The quality of phytogalenic products;

Stability and storage of products;

Packaging;

Good Manufacturing Practice

Laboratory experiences:

Syrup preparation;

Ointment preparation 

Capsules preparation 

Soxhlet Extraction

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Extraction techniques