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Program of Pharmacy

ECZ210

PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY

Course Code
ECZ210
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. will learn Plant systematics and basic concepts in pharmaceutical botany,
  2. will learn botanical nomenclature of plants producing medicinal herbal drugs or active compounds used either as medicine or raw material in drug industry, their botanical identification in family, genus and either as medicine or raw material in drug industry, their botanical identification in family, genus and species.
  3. will learn important medicinal plant families, their distribution in the flora, the genus,and species belonging to these families and their crude drugs, the active substances, their medical treatment and activities.
  4. will learn applications of herbal biotechnology in Pharmaceutical Botany.
  5. will learn medicinal plants having economical value, their chemical compositions and their usage.
  6. will learn toxic plants constituents and effects
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIn this course, drugs and medicinal plants with drug potential and their drugs are introduced.Students learn plant systematics and plant cell structure. Bacteriophyta, Cyanophyta, Phycophyta, Mycophyta, Lichens, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta; Gymnospermae and Angiospermae; monocot and dicot plants, families important for pharmacy, plants, drugs, active ingredients, effects and uses, distribution and use of medicinal plants in Turkey, family genus and species determination.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Classification of Living Things, Kingdoms of Living Organisms,Binomial Nomenclature, Plant Morphology and Identification Methods,Nomenclature of Plant Drugs
2nd Week Regnum: Monera, Regnum: Protista
3rd Week Regnum: Protista, Regnum: Fungi (Mycetae, Ascomycota
4th Week Regnum: Fungi, Divisio: Basidiomycota; Lichenes: Yapısı, sınıflandırılması,
5th Week Regnum: Plantae, Divisio: Bryophyta; Pteridophyta
6th Week Regnum: Plantae, Divisio: Spermatophyta, SubDivisio: Gymnospermae
7th Week ARASINAV
8th Week SubDivisio: Angiospermae, Classis: Monocotyledonae
9th Week Monocotyledonae: Fam. Asparagaceae, Colchicaceae ,Iridaceae, Orchidaceae, Musaceae, Zingiberaceae
10th Week Classis: Dicotyledonae, Subclassis: Apetalae
11th Week Classis: Dicotyledonae, Subclassis: Dialypetalae
12th Week Crassulaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Platanaceae, Rosaceae, Fabaceae
13th Week Cistaceae, Hypericaceae, Violaceae, Theaceae, Myrtaceae
14th Week Elaeagnaceae, Araliaceae, SubClassis: Sympetalae
15th Week Discussion
Recommended or Required Reading1. Davis, P.H., Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands Vol 1-9 (1967-1982), Vol 10 (1988), Vol 11 (2000) University Press, Edinburgh.
2. Baytop, A., Farmasötik Botanik Ders Kitabı, İ. Ü. Basımevi, İstanbul, 1996.
3. Tanker ve ark., Farmasötik Botanik Ders Kitabı, A. Ü. Ecz. Fak. Yay. No:70, Ankara, 1993.
4. Baytop, T., Türkiye'de bitkiler ile tedavi. Nobel Tıp Kit. LTD ŞTİ, İstanbul,1999.
5. Baytop, T., Türkiye'nin Tıbbi ve Zehirli Bitkileri, İ.Ü. Yay.No:1039, İstanbul. 1963.
6. Baytop, T., Türkçe Bitki Adları Sözlüğü, Türk Dil Kurumu Yay. 578, Ankara, 1994.
7. Bezanger-Beauquesne ve ark., Les plantes dans la therapeutique moderne, Maloine, S.A. ed., 1975.
8. Grieve, M., A modern herbal, Hafner Publishing Co., New York and London, 1967.
9. Lewis ve Elwin-Lewis, Medical Botany Plants affecting human health, JohnWiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2003.
10. Haris ve Harris, Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary. 2nd ed., Spring Lake Publishing, Spring Lake, Utah, 2001.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 50
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 14 2 28
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load89
Total Work Load / 30 (h)2.96
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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