Nature Festival
The Fête de la Nature takes place every year in May, on a date closest to May 22, which is International Biodiversity Day. This year, the events will take place from May 24 to 29.
On this occasion, thousands of events are organized by conservation and nature education associations, local authorities, schools, businesses, and more.
As last year, under the authority of the UM and the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, the faculty will participate in this event and offer eight workshops on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
This year, it is intended forsecond-year pharmacy students, PASS students, and all students interested in this event.
The program
The Herbarium of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Montpellier is the second largest herbarium in France after that of Paris Descartes University. A visit to the herbarium offers the opportunity to discover a unique collection of 10,000 samples of drugs, most of which are plant-based. This educational visit takes visitors on a journey through time and into the early days of the pharmaceutical use of plants. Learn more about the herbarium
Herbarium collections are an important source of information for species identification and other activities related to botanical studies. The collections consist of plant specimens collected in the field, spread out, dried, and mounted on herbarium sheets according to a specific procedure for future reference. During this workshop, Pharmacy PhD students present their digitization work.
This workshop offers an overview of traditional African medicinal plants, donated by Professor Yves Pélissier and Dr. Charles Haddad. The work presented by the doctoral 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 specialized field of pharmacy. Essential oils are used to treat various illnesses and conditions, including anxiety, stress, headaches, and joint pain. They can also be used to improve sleep quality, boost blood circulation, and stimulate the immune system. During this workshop, you will be introduced to a few EOs. You will learn about their uses, as well as any possible contraindications. You will, of course, be able to smell them. You will also be introduced to herbal remedies that contain one or more EOs as their active ingredient.
Originally, a herbariumhada scientific, naturalistic purpose: its aim was to bring together a collection of plants, as systematic as possible, rigorously classified and identified. Preserved in good conditions, the herbarium is passed down from generation to generation... This workshop teaches participants how to recognize plants, identify them, collect them, dry them, and create their own herbarium.
This workshop presents tools for making use of certain products that are toxic to nature: "margines," but also raw materials from the olive tree: leaves and pomace. It details the principles of extracting interesting and active compounds and presents the devices used to isolate and visualize them.Fourth-year pharmacy students explain their projects related to the olive tree.
Rosemary, a true treasure of Montpellier pharmacy: this workshop offers various applications based onRosmarinus officinalisL. Using a variety of extraction methods, the workshop will present practical applications leading to the development of natural health products derived from our region and pharmaceutical knowledge.