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Mildred Using Plants: The Medicinal Value of Plants Class Period 1 Luanna B. Prevost and Paula P. Lemons, Plant Biology, The University of Georgia Learning Objectives Name some plants used by humans for medicinal purposes. Explain how plants use the metabolites that humans also use. Describe some research questions an ethnobotanist would investigate. For a plant of interest, determine: Where the plant grows, where it was traditionally used, its medicinal/traditional uses, the plant parts used (e.g., leaves, root, fruit) and how the parts are used (e.g., tincture or ointment). Other unique or interesting facts about the plant. Explain how to design a study involving clinical trials, including the use of a control group, the purpose of randomization and how it is insured, and the use of blind testing. Explain the concepts of mean, standard deviation, and probability as they pertain to scientific investigation. Interpret quantitative data using means, standard deviations, and probability measures, and draw conclusions from those data. Analyze data on two herbal remedies used to treat depression and evaluate their efficacy. Discuss the implications of this case with peers and your instructor. Mildred Using Plants Timeline Case study considered today through next two class periods. In class today: Choose your groups and obtain your “Medicinal Plant of Interest.” Homework, Part 1: Background Reading with instructions for Pre-Class Quiz and Group Plant. Homework, Part 2: Pre-Class Quiz. Next class period: In groups, discuss and prepare Medicinal Plant Summary. One week from today: Complete a group In-Class Assignment. Mildred Using Plants Find a group of 3-5 people to work with. Obtain from each other: names and contact info. Send one representative to the front or back of the room to pick up a slip of paper with your group’s “Medicinal Plant of Interest.” Back in your group, everyone obtain the name of your group’s plant. Homework: Read the Background Reading, which i