FOUNDATION SKILLS FACULTY

GRANVILLE ESOL SECTION

Certificate IV in English for Academic Purposes
Assessment 1 - Annotated Bibliography (related to report)
As part of our academic research skills we need to be able to distinguish between texts that
are academic and non-academic. We also need to be able to critically evaluate the texts that
we are finding in our research for their validity and relevance to our project.
Your first writing assessment is:

An annotated bibliography of three references you have used in your readings for
your report.
Each annotation will be 130 150 words about each text.
Each annotation must include full bibliographic citation in APA style.

Due date: to be advised

Assessment 2: - A report on the efficacy and safety of herbal medicine.

Since the 1980s, particularly in western countries such as Australia, various forms of health
practice have grown in popularity that differs from orthodox western medical treatments.
These practices differ, often markedly, in both the approach to disease and the type of
treatment offered. Some of these so-called alternative practices are merely the modern repackaging of traditional medical systems, such as Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy, Ayurveda
or Chinese medicine. Others, such as Polarity Therapy or Kinesiology, are quite new, though
they may be based on ancient principles.
Your report should be approximately 1,000 words please (no less than 1000, no
more than 1300).
Sections
Title page

Abstract

(not in word count)

Table of contents

(not in word count)

1.

Introduction

2.

Description of Herbal Medicine

3.

Extent of use of herbal medicines

4.

Efficacy of herbal medicine

5.

Safety of herbal medicine

6.

Conclusion

7.

Recommendations

(not in word count - in a list

use bullet points)

8.

Reference List

(APA style not included in word count)

You must use at least 10 academic references

Reflection
Due date: to be advised

(not in word count)

(1/2 page double spaced)

Recommended reading list

Barrett, B., Brown, R., Rakel, D., Mundt, M., Bone, K., Barlow, S. Ewers, T. (2010).
Echinacea for
treating the common cold: a randomised trial. Ann Intern Med
, 153(12), 769-777.
doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-12-201012210-00003 (CLICK ON FULL TEXT)
Bent, S. (2008). Herbal medicine in the United States: Review of efficacy, safety
and regulation.
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(6), 854-859 doi:
10.1007/s11606-008-0632-y

Calixto, J.B. (2000). Efficacy, safety, quality control, marketing and regulatory
guidelines for
herbal
medicines (phytotherapeutic agents). Brazilian
Journal of Medical and
Biological
Research 33(2),179-189.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2000000200004

Ekor, M. (2013). The growing use of herbal medicines: issues relating to adverse
reactions and
challenges in monitoring safety. Frontiers in Pharmacology,
4(177) .
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00177
Firenzuoli, F. & Gori, L. (2007). Herbal medicine today: clinical and research
issues. Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.4(S1), 37-40.
doi: 10.1093/ecam/nem096

Kunle, O.F., Egharevba, H.O. & Ahmadu, P.O. (2012). Standardization of herbal
medicine a review.
International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation
4(3), 101-112.
doi: 10.5897/IJBC11.163
Lee, K-H (2004). Research and discovery trend of Chinese Medicine in the new
century. Journal of Chinese Medicine, 15(3), 151-160. Retrieved from
ejournal.nricm.edu.tw/jcm/15/15_d151.pdf

Myers, S.P., & Cheras, P.A. (2004). The other side of the coin: safety of
complementary and
alternative medicine.
Medical Journal of Australia,
181(4), 222-225. Retrieved from
http://www.mja.com.au/system/files/issues/181_04_160804/mye10108_fm.pdf

National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM). (n.d.) The safety of

complementary
medicines.
Retrievedfrom:http://nicm.edu.au/health_information/information_for_consumers/
the_saf
ety_of_complementary_medicines
Newmaster, S.G., Grguric, M., Shanmughanandhan, D., Ramalingam, S., &
Ragupathy, S. (2013). DNA
barcoding detects contamination and
substitution in North American herbal products. BMC
Medicine, 11(222). doi:
10.1186/1741-7015-11-222

University of Maryland Medical Center. (2011). Herbal medicine: overview.

https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/treatment/herbal-medicine

Wardle, J., Steel, A., & McIntyre, E. (2013). Independent registration for
naturopaths and herbalists
in Australia: The coming of age of an ancient
profession in contemporary healthcare. The Australian Journal of Herbal
Medicine, 25(3). Retrieved from:
http://www.aronah.org/wpcontent/uploads/Wardle-Steel-and-McIntyre-2013- Independent-registration-fornaturopaths-and-herbalists-in-Australia.pdf

Zhang, J., Onakpoya, I.J., Posadzki, P. & Eddouks, M. (2015). The safety of herbal
medicine: from
prejudice to evidence. Evidence Based Complementary and
Alternative Medicine. doi:
10.1155/2015/316706