Fête de la nature

The Fête de la Nature takes place every year in May, as close as possible to May 22, International Biodiversity Day. This year, events will take place from May 24 to 29.

To mark the occasion, thousands of events are organized by conservation and nature education associations, local authorities, schools, businesses...

As last year, under the authority of the UM and the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Faculty will be taking part in this event, offering eight workshops on Wednesday May 24, 2023.

This year's event is aimed at^2nd-year Pharmacy and PASS students, as well as all students interested in the event.

The program

The Droguier of Montpellier University's Pharmacy Faculty is the second largest in France, after that of Paris Descartes University. The tour features a unique collection of 10,000 drug samples, most of them plant-based. This educational tour takes visitors back in time to the very first pharmaceutical use of the plant world. Find out more about the droguier

Herbarium collections are an important source of information for species identification and other botanical studies. Collections are made up of plant specimens collected in the field, spread out, dried and mounted on herbarium sheets according to a precise procedure for future reference. During this workshop, Pharmacy PhD students will present their digitization work.

This workshop offers an overview of traditional African medicinal plants, donated by Prof. Yves Pélissier and Dr. Charles Haddad. The work presented by the thesis students involves identifying and digitizing these plants for future scientific research.

Aromatherapy, or the art of healing with Essences and Essential Oils (EO), is a pharmaceutical specialty. Essential oils are used to treat a variety of illnesses and conditions, including anxiety, stress, headaches and joint pain. They can also be used to improve sleep quality, improve blood circulation or stimulate the immune system. During this workshop, you'll be introduced to a number of EOs. Their uses will be explained, as well as any contraindications. Of course, you'll also be able to smell them. Plant-based specialties with one or more EOs as active ingredients will also be presented.

Originally, a herbarium had a scientific, naturalistic vocation: its aim was to assemble a collection of plants, as systematic as possible, classified and identified in a rigorous manner. Kept in good conditions, the herbarium is passed down from generation to generation... This workshop will help you to recognize your plant, identify it, collect it, dry it and create your own herbarium.

This workshop introduces the tools used to extract value from certain naturally toxic products: "margines", as well as the raw materials of the olive tree: leaves and pomace. It details the principles of extraction of interesting and active compounds, and presents the equipment used to isolate and visualize them.^4th year pharmacy students explain their olive tree projects.

Rosemary, a veritable treasure trove of Montpellier pharmacy: this workshop will showcase a range of applications for Rosmarinus officinalis L. Derived from a variety of extractions, the workshop will present concrete applications leading to the conception of natural health products from our territories and pharmaceutical knowledge.