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The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. |
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Recognition and identification of common herbs means: | For each herbal medicine listed below, the following must be covered: botanical namecommon name(s)part usedknown active constituentsactionsindicationscautionscontraindicationspreparation and dosage. |
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Common herbs List A:
(All plants listed must be taught - total of 98 medicines) | Achillea millefolium Yarrow, MilfoilAesculus hippocastanum Horse ChestnutAlbizia lebbeck AlbiziaAllium sativum GarlicAlthaea officinalis MarshmallowAngelica archangelica AngelicaApium graveolens CeleryArctium lappa BurdockArctostaphylos uva-ursi BearberryArtemisia absinthium WormwoodAvena sativa OatsBaptisia tinctoria Wild indigoBerberis vulgaris BarberryCalendula officinalis Pot Marigold, CalendulaCapsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's PurseCapsicum minimum Capsicum, cayenneCassia angustifolia SennaChamaelirium luteum False Unicorn RootChelidonium majus Greater celandineCimicifuga racemosa Black CohoshCommiphora molmol MyrrhCrataegus oxycantha/C. monogyna HawthornCynara scolymus Globe artichokecontinued ... |
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Common herbs List A: (contd)
(All plants listed must be taught - total of 98 medicines) | Dioscorea villosa Wild YamDrosera rotundifolia/D. longifolia SundewEchinacea angustifolia/E. purpurea/E. pallida EchinaceaEleutherococcus senticosus Siberian ginsengElytrygia repens (previously Agropyron repens) Couch grassEquisetum arvense HorsetailEupatorium perfoliatum BonesetEuphorbia hirta Asthma WeedEuphrasia officinalis Eye brightFilipendula ulmaria MeadowsweetFoeniculum vulgare FennelFucus vesiculosis BladderwrackGalega officinalis Goat's rueGalium aparine CliversGentiana lutea GentianGeranium maculatum CranesbillGinkgo biloba GinkgoGlycyrrhiza glabra LicoriceGrindelia robusta/G. camporum GrindeliaGymnema sylvestre GymnemaHamamelis virginiana Witch hazelHemidesmus indicus HemidesmusHumulus lupulus HopsHydrastis canadensis Golden SealHypericum perforatum St John's wortInula helenium ElecampaneIris versicolor Blue flagLavandula officinalis LavenderLeonurus cardiaca MotherwortLinum usitatissimum Linseed, FlaxseedLycopus virginicus Bugleweed, GypsyweedMarrubium vulgare White horehoundMatricaria recutita ChamomileMelissa officinalis Lemon balmMentha x piperita PeppermintOlea europea Olive leafcontinued ... |
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Common herbs List A: (contd)
(All plants listed must be taught - total of 98 medicines) | Panax ginseng PanaxPassiflora incarnata PassionflowerPhytolacca decandra/P. americana Poke rootPiper methysticum Kava kavaPiscidia erythrina Jamaican dogwoodPlantago lanceolata RibwortPrunus serotina Wild cherry barkRhamnus purshiana CascaraRheum palmatum RhubarbRosmarinus officinalis RosemaryRubus idaeus Raspberry leafRumex crispus Yellow dockSalix alba White willowSalvia officinalis SageSambucus nigra ElderScutellaria lateriflora SkullcapSerenoa serrulata/S. repens Saw PalmettoSilybum marianum St Mary's ThistleSolidago virgaurea Golden rodStellaria media ChickweedTanacetum parthenium FeverfewTaraxacum officinale folia Dandelion leavesTaraxacum officinale radix Dandelion rootThymus vulgaris ThymeTilia spp. Lime flowerTrifolium pratense Red cloverTrigonella foenum-graecum FenugreekUlmus rubra Slippery elmUrtica dioica/U. urens NettleVaccinium myrtillus BilberryValeriana officinalis ValerianVerbascum thapsus MulleinVerbena officinalis VervainViburnum opulus Cramp barkViola odorata Sweet violetVitex agnus-castus Chaste treeZanthoxylum clava-herculus/Z. americanum Prickly ashZea mays Corn silkZingiber officinale Ginger |
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Common herbs List B:
(A selection of at least 20% of these medicinal plants must be taught - minimum of 24 medicines) | Adhatoda vasica AdhatodaAgrimonia eupatoria AgrimonyAlchemilla vulgaris Lady's mantleAletris farinosa True unicorn rootAllium cepa OnionAloe spp. Aloe VeraAndrographis paniculata AndrographisArmoracia rusticana HorseradishAnemone pulsatilla (Pulsatilla vulgaris) PulsatillaAnethum graveolens DillAngelica polymorpha (previously A. sinensis) Dong quaiArnica montana ArnicaArtemisia annua Chinese wormwoodArtemisia vulgaris MugwortAsclepius tuberosa Pleurisy rootAsparagus racemosa ShatavariAstragalus membranaceus AstragalusAtractylodes macrocephala AtractylodesAzadirachta indica NeemBacopa monniera BacopaBallota nigra Black horehoundBarosma betulina (Agathosma betulina) BuchuBerberis aquifolium Oregon mountain grapeBerberis aristata Indian BarberryBetula spp BirchBoswellia serrata BoswelliaBupleurum falcatum BupleurumCamellia sinensis Green teaCarica papaya Paw pawCarum carvi CarawayCaulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohoshCentella asiatica Gotu KolaChionanthus virginicus Fringe treeCinnamomum zeylanicum/C. cassia CinnamonCitrus reticulata Chen piCnicus benedicta Blessed thistleCodonopsis pilosula CodonopsisCola nitida/C. vera KolaColeus forskohlii Coleuscontinued ... |
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Common herbs List B: (contd)
(A selection of at least 20% of these medicinal plants must be taught - minimum of 24 medicines) | Corydalis ambigua CorydalisCrataeva nurvala CrataevaCurcuma longa TurmericElletaria cardamomum CardamonEpilobium parviflorum Willow HerbEschscholzia californica Californian poppyEucalyptus globulus EucalyptusEupatorium purpureum Gravel rootFumaria officinalis FumitoryHarpagophytum procumbens Devil's clawHedera helix IvyHydrangea arborescens HydrangeaHyssopus officinalis HyssopInula racemosa Indian inulaJuglans cinerea ButternutJuglans nigra Black walnutJuniperus communis JuniperLamium album White dead nettleLarrea mexicana ChaparralLeptandra virginica Black rootLomatium dissectum LomatiumMedicago sativa Alfalfa/LucerneMentha pulegium PennyroyalMitchella repens Squaw vineMyrica cerifera BayberryNepeta cataria CatmintNepeta hederacea Ground IvyNymphea odorata White pond lilyOenothera biennis Evening primrosePaeonia lactiflora PeonyPanax notoginseng Tienchi GinsengPapaya carica Paw Paw leavesParietaria diffusa Pellitory of the wallPetroselinum crispum ParsleyPhyllanthus amarus PhyllanthusPicrorrhiza kurroa PicrorrhizaPimpinella anisum AniseedPiper longum Long pepperPlantago major Plantaincontinued ... |
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Common herbs List B: (contd)
(A selection of at least 20% of these medicinal plants must be taught - minimum of 24 medicines) | Plantago psyllium/P. ovata PsylliumPneumus boldus BoldoPolygala tenuifolia PolygalaPolygonum bistorta BistortPolygonum multiflorum PolygonumPopulus tremuloides Trembling poplarPoria cocos HoelenPortulaca oleracea PigfaceQuercus robur Oak barkRanunculus ficaria PilewortRehmannia glutinosa RehmanniaRosa canina RosehipsRumex acetalosa Sheep's sorrelRuscus aculeatus Butcher's broomRuta graveolens RueSalvia miltiorrhiza Dan ShenSanguinaria canadensis Blood rootSchisandra chinensis SchisandraScrophularia nodosa FigwortScutellaria baicalensis Baical skullcapSmilax spp. SarsaparillaSolanum dulcamara BittersweetStachys betonica (Betonica officinalis) Wood betonyStephania tetrandra StephaniaStillingia sylvatica Queen's delightTabebuia avellanedae Pau D'arcoThuja occidentalis ThujaTribulus terrestris TribulusTrillium erectum Beth rootTropaeolum majus NasturtiumTurnera diffusa DamianaTylophora indica TylophoraUncaria tomentosa Cat's clawVaccinium macrocarpon CranberryValeriana edulis Mexican valerianViburnum prunifolium Black hawVinca major Greater periwinklecontinued ... |
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Common herbs List B: (contd)
(A selection of at least 20% of these medicinal plants must be taught - minimum of 24 medicines)
| Vinca minor Lesser periwinkleViola tricolor HeartseaseViscum album MistletoeWithania somnifera WithaniaZizyphus jujuba/Z. spinosa Chinese date |
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Common herbs List C - Scheduled or Restricted Herbs
(A selection of 50% of the plants listed must be taught in overview, or be required to be researched by the student - minimum of 15 medicines) | Aconitum spp AconiteAcorus calamus Sweet flagAloysia triphylla Lemon verbenaAmmi visnaga KhellaAristolochia spp AristolochiaAtropa belladonna Deadly nightshadeBorago officinalis BorageCannabis sativa CannabisCephaelis ipecacuanha IpecacCinchona spp Peruvian barkColchicum autumnale Autumn crocusConvallaria majalis Lily of the valleyDatura stramonium Thorn appleDigitalis lanata/D. purpurea FoxgloveEphedra spp. Ephedra, Ma huangGelsemium sempervirens Yellow jasmineHyoscyamus niger HenbaneLobelia inflata Indian tobaccoMandragora officinarum MandrakeMelilotus officinalis Sweet cloverPapaver somniferum Opium poppyPetasites officinalis Butter burrPulmonaria officinalis LungwortRauwolfia serpentina Indian snake rootSarothamnus scoparius BroomStrychnos nux vomica Poison nutSymphytum officinalis ComfreyTanacetum vulgare TansyTussilago farfara ColtsfootUrginia maritima Squill |
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Pharmaceutical ingredients and equipment may include but are not limited to: | Various raw or prepared herbs Different extraction medium which may include:watervinegarwinealcoholetherglyceroloilMortar and pestleClean containersMeasuring instrumentsPercolator, press and blenderContainersScoopsLabelsProtective clothing |
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Guidelines and methodology refers to: | Published methodology in peer reviewed literature and/or official pharmacopœia where appropriateMethodology as described in writing by the prescribing practitionerLegal restrictionsTherapeutic Goods Act and regulationsHealth and safety labelling requirementsMethodology specific to preparing herbal medicines eg scheduled herbs, testing of herbal medicinesPrinciples of manufacturing medicines |
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Dispensing ingredients and equipmentmay include but is not limited to: | Various raw or prepared herbs Measuring instrumentsContainersScoopsLabelsProtective clothing |
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The form of the medicine may include but is not limited to: | CreamsCapsulesEmulsionsOintmentsSuppositoriesTincturesExtractsPessaries |
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Care is taken to prevent contamination means: | One medicine is dispensed at one timeMedicines are made and prepared over an impervious surfaceObjects that come in contact with the medicine are cleaned or discardedMedicines which come in contact with contaminants are discardedThe work space is well ventilatedDirect contact between the practitioner and ingredients is avoided |
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Clinic guidelines may include: | WHS guidelinesQuality system guidelinesDispensing procedureHygiene and waste guidelinesStock and storage procedures |
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Instructions for taking the medicine refer to: | Mode of administration, eg external or internalFrequency of administrationFactors which may interfere with the medicine, eg consumption of food, alcohol or tobacco concurrent use of allopathic medicationsNeed to report incidences to the prescribing practitioner |
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Acceptable sources includes: | Herbal medicine manufacturers listed in the Therapeutic Goods Administration Overseas manufacturers Collected and prepared from natural sources after ascertaining that the plant material is uncontaminated by pesticides or other contaminants |
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Labelled correctly means: | According to legislative guidelinesAccording to clinic requirements |
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Factors which may have an effect on the storage may include: | Heat above 50(CProlonged exposure to heat over 30(CProlonged exposure to sunlight |
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Workplace information may include: | Details of preparation and dispensing undertakenStock documentationDetails of person(s) conducting preparation and dispensingDispensing information for prescriptions |
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