| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- may correlate the health usage of traditional herbal products with their activity studies
- can define the importance of standardization of phytopharmaceuticals with scientific approch.
- can define and apply rational phytotherapy
- may correlate phytotherapy applications with the regulations
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | Pharmacognosy I,II, III (underground) |
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| Course Description | This course defines the properties and legal situation of phytopharmaceutics which are prepared and checked pharmaceutically from plants showing medical indications. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction, definitions on medicinal plant, herbal medicine, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical botany, other herbal products used for health care and/or complement in therapy; similarities and differentialities. |
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2nd Week |
Products in biosynthesis and metabolism in plants classifications, extraction methods, scientific concept in fractionation and isolation of active principles |
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3rd Week |
Qualitative and quantitative methods for active groups and compounds individually, identification methods for structural elucidation. |
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4th Week |
Interactions in phytopharmaceuticals and some examples for side effects. |
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5th Week |
Standardization methods in herbal medicines and its importance. |
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6th Week |
The importance of quality in end product methods for quality control, adulteration. |
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7th Week |
Active principles: phenolics |
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8th Week |
Active principles: flavonoids |
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9th Week |
Active principles: coumarins |
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10th Week |
Active principles: nitrogen containing compounds |
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11th Week |
Active principles: carbohydrates, polysaccharides |
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12th Week |
Active principles: volatile and fixed oils |
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13th Week |
Legal situation in production and auditing |
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14th Week |
Problem solving |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, Saunders Elsevier, 16. Baskı, Philadelphia, 2009.
2. Türk, Avrupa ve Ülke Farmakopeleri
3. EMA yayınları
4. ESCOP monografları
5. Edwards, S, Costa Rocha, I., Williamson, E., Heinrich, M., PPhytopharmacy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Herbal Medicinal Products, ISBN: 978-1-118-54345-0Wiley, 2015 |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Presentation
- Discussion
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Assignment |
1 |
30 |
| Presentation of Article |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
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| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
28 |
392 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
56 |
56 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| 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 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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