PLANTS USED IN AROMATHERAPY

GTT507

Course Code: GTT507
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

has knowledge on aromatherapy, volatile oil and fixed oil;can comment on the regulations in romatherapy.
may contribute in preparation aromatherapeutics with the right technics.
understands the importance of quality in aromatherapeutic products,may implement the necessary items for quality control, can solve the problems.
offers aromatherapeutics with the right usage forms

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Pharmacognosy I; II (undergraduate)

Course Description

In this coıurse the preparation of aromatherapeutics starting from aromatic plants, their quality control analysis and the recent legal situation in production and marketing will be given. Some examples showing their traditional and well established usages in health system will also be stated.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	1. week: Introduction, the historical development in aromatherapy and the use of aromatic plants
2^nd Week	2. week: Basic concepts in aromatherapy and aromatherapeutics, their application areas,
3^rd Week	3. week:Definition of essential oils, their isolation methods, classification of essential oils due to their chemical constituents, their storage conditions,
4^th Week	4. week:Monoterpene active compounds isolated from essential oils, their properties activities and toxicities
5^th Week	5. week:Chemical properties of sesquiterpenic raw materials and essential oils having these compounds, the analytic methods used for them, their activities, toxicities and interactions.
6^th Week	6. week:Chemical properties of aromatic compounds and their essential oils, their analysis, activities, toxicities and interactions.
7^th Week	7. week:Chemical properties of resins, their analysis, activities, toxicities and interactions.
8^th Week	8. week:Midterm exam
9^th Week	9. week:General information for fixed oils , methods for preparation, and analysis
10^th Week	10. week:Chemical configuration of fixed oils and the importance in preparing aromatherapeutics
11^th Week	11. week:. week:Quality control methods for end-products
12^th Week	12. week:Aromatherapeutics with antimicrobial activity and points to consider
13^th Week	13. week:Aromatherapeutics with sedative activity and points to consider
14^th Week	14. week:Aromatherapeutics having wound healing activity and points to consider
15^th Week	15.week:. Discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Tisserand, R., Young,R.,Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals 2nd Edition, Elsevier; 2014.
2- www.Türkfarmakopedergisi.gov.tr
3- Baytop T., Türkiye?de Bitkilerle Tedavi (Geçmişte ve Günümüzde), 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	25
Assignment	1	25
Presentation of Article	1	10
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	28	392
Preparation for Final exam	1	56	56
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	2	2	4
Weekly Articles and Resource Research	2	16	32
Total Work Load			514
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			17.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2	X	X	X	X
K3		X		X
K4				X
K5				X