Overview
Aim
To develop knowledge and understanding of how use the use of herbal remedies has involved, the way herbal products are manufactured and the different benefits and cautions relating to the use of Holland & Barrett herbal products.
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand how the use of herbal remedies has evolved.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1
Explain the origins of the major branches of herbal medicines.
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1.2
Evaluate the resurgence in the use of herbal remedies in the 20th/21st centuries.
2.
Understand the ways herbal products are manufactured.
Assessment Criteria
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2.1
Explain how and why common excipients are used in the manufacturing of herbal products.
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2.2
Discuss the differences between the use of concentrated extracts and the use of whole herbs in the manufacturing of herbal products and customer attitudes and preferences for the two different methods of manufacturing.
3.
Understand the regulations that are in place to monitor use of herbal products.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1
Explain the regulations relating to the licensing of herbal products for medicinal use.
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3.2
Explain the regulations relating to the licensing of herbal products classed as food supplements.
4.
Understand the impact on health and wellbeing of herbal products.
Assessment Criteria
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4.1
Explain how the major active ingredients in herbal products influence the human body systems.
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4.2
Explain the benefits of herbal remedies in relation to health and wellbeing.
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4.3
Explain how active ingredients in certain products may result in contra indications.
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4.4
Compare the side effects of certain herbal remedies to commonly used pharmaceutical drugs for similar everyday ailments.