Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants TB409 7. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Sam MOKHTARZADEH
Instructor(s) Fikret BUDAK
Assistants
Goals To give general information about medical and aromatic plants, To introduce and give knowledge about important plants such as Thyme, sage, rosemary, basil,, saffron, fenugreek, coriander, sage, melissa, lavender, anise, fennel, thyme, atropa.
Course Content To give general information about medical and aromatic plants, To introduce and give knowledge about important plants such as Thyme, sage, rosemary, basil,, saffron, fenugreek, coriander, sage, melissa, lavender, anise, fennel, thyme, atropa.
Learning Outcomes - To learn knowledge about medicinal and aromatic plants
- To gain information cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants
- To learn a basic understanding about light, temperature, fertilization requirements of medicinal/aromatic plants and temperature x quality relations
- To have knowledge about cultivation of Thyme, sage, rosemary, basil, saffron, fenugreek, coriander, sage, melissa, lavender, anise, fennel, thyme, atropa
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week General Properties and Classification of Medical and Aromatic Plants Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
2. Week Soil Requirements, Field Preparation, sowing, Fertilization, and Irrigation of Medical and Aromatic Plants Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
3. Week Light and Temperature Requirements of Medical and Aromatic Plants, Temperature X Light Quality Relations and Dissemination of Agriculture of Medical Plants Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
4. Week Seed, Seedling and propagation methods of Medical and Aromatic Plants, breeding aims, breeding methods and Biotechnological Applications Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
5. Week Sage species, their active drug substances and their uses and growing techniques Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
6. Week Thyme, Origanum, Satureja species, their active drug substances and their uses and growing techniques Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
7. Week Growing techniques of basil Growing techniques of rosemary Growing techniques of lavender Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Growing techniques of aniseed Growing techniques of fennel Growing techniques of Coriander Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
10. Week Growing techniques of black seed, their active drug substances and their uses and growing techniques Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
11. Week Growing techniques of cumin Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
12. Week Growing techniques of fenugreek Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
13. Week Growing techniques of Atropa (Atropa belladonna L) Growing techniques of Foxglove Growing techniques of Melissa Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
14. Week Growing techniques of liquorice Growing techniques of saffron, their active drug substances and their uses and growing techniques and Growing techniques of other geophytes with medical and aromatic traits Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
Recommended Sources
Baytop, T. 1994. Türkçe Bitki Adları Sözlüğü. Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara. Baytop,T. 1984. Türkiye’de Bitkilerle Tedavi. İ.Ü. Eczacılık Fakültesi Yayınları No.40, İstanbul. Ceylan, A. 1994. Tıbbi Bitkiler II, III. E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No.509, Bornova-İzmir. Dachler,M. und H.Pelzmann. 1999. Arznei und Gewürzpflanzen. Fachbuch-Wien. Makaklı,B. 1982. Tıbbi Bitkilerimizi Değerlendirelim. Akgün Yayınevi, İstanbul. TÜİK İstatistik Yıllığı Zeybek,N. 1985. Farmasötik Botanik. E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No.1, İzmir.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
PY1 4 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY2 3 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY3 3 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY4 3 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY5 4 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY6 3 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY7 3 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY8 5 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY9 3 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY10 4 0 0 0 0 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Midterm 1 1 10 10
Homework 1 1 16 16
Final 1 20 20
Practice 14 2 28
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0