COVID-19 Lessons In Phytotherapeutics
The Program
On March 23rd, 2020, CINF – in collaboration with the Shushi University of Technology – began online courses in phytotherapeutics. The target audience are those future Artsakhtsi interns, who were selected as candidates for the CINF Vocational Program Internship for a phytotherapeutics medicine company in the Dolomites in June of this year. With the spread of COVID-19 to Armenia – where there are currently more than 500 persons who have been infected by the virus – the Board of CINF convened and decided to invite the CEO of the phytotherapeutics medicine company, Nicola De Zordi, to hold online courses for the interns whom he had invited to work with him.
With Dr. De Zordi’s permission, CINF has decided to share his lessons publicly, so that individuals around the world might use this knowledge to defend themselves against COVID-19.
Meet the Instructor
Nicola De Zordi is the Founder and CEO of SAM – Società Agricola Moldoi (Agricultural Company of Moldoi), a phytotherapeutics medicine company in Veneto, Italy. He is exceptionally experienced in his field, holds a PhD in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, and has prior experience working as an R&D consultant.
The Lessons
Lesson 3
Updates
CINF has established an experienced team to oversee the success of this project and support Nicola and his students in the eventual production of medicines in Artsakh. So far, our team includes an Armenian medical doctor, an Armenian biologist, and an American pharmacist. As the program grows, we expect this team of experts to grow as well.
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Our team has determined a five step plan for the project to move forward: Research, Production, Testing, Marketing, and Selling. CINF is now in phase one of this plan.
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CINF’s Regional Coordinator in Artsakh and her assistant are now working on the Research phase. They are in the process of writing three crucial lists: a list of plants available in Armenia/Artsakh, a list of remedies currently used in Armenia/Artsakh, and which of these home-made products are being sold in local pharmacies.
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Preparing for phase two of the plan, one of Nicola’s students has begun to experiment with the extraction of oils. A number of promising plants will be tested with these oils once the Research phase is complete.
Ask the Pharmacist!
Have a specific question regarding COVID-19 or the medicines discussed in our lessons? Send us a message and we will pass it on to the teacher!