| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Botany | ECZ202 | 4. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mert İLHAN |
| Instructors |
Mert İLHAN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To introduce medicinal and useful plants, as well as toxic and harmful ones in a scientific order and to teach their scientific names, their promotional properties, their spreads, their uses, their medical and economical values. |
| Course Content | |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Know properties of medicinal plants and can identify them. - Know taxonomy of plant kingdom. - Know botanical properties of sources of drugs. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Definition, history of Pharmaceutical Botany, Taxonomic systems | |
| 2. Week | The nomenclature and identification of plants, defnition and naming of herbal drugs, Taxonomical classification of plant kingdom | |
| 3. Week | Bacteriophyta, Cyanophyta, Phycophyta | |
| 4. Week | Mycophyta, Lichenes, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta | |
| 5. Week | The morphological characters of the plants (root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed) | |
| 6. Week | Spermatophyta, Gymnospermae, Coniferae | |
| 7. Week | Angiospermae, Monocotyledonae (Poaceae, Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae, Zingiberaceae) | |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Dicotyledonae, Apetalae (Salicaceae, Juglandaceae, Fagaceae, Cannabinaceae, Urticaceae, Polygonaceae, Caryophyllaceae) | |
| 10. Week | Dicotyledonae, Dialypetalae (Ranunculaceae, Berberidacaee, Lauraceae, Papaveraceae, Brassicaceae) | |
| 11. Week | Hamamelidaceae, Rosaceae, Leguminosae | |
| 12. Week | Hypericaceae, Theaceae, Passifloraceae, Malvaceae | |
| 13. Week | Tiliaceae, Rutaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Linaceae, Hippocastanaceae, Myrtaceae, Araliaceae, Umbelliferae | |
| 14. Week | Solanaceae, Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Plantaginaceae | |
| 15. Week | Rubiaceae, Valerianaceae, Asteraceae |
| Khan, A. (2002). Plant anatomy and physiology. Gyan Publishing House. |
| Tanker, N., Koyuncu, M., & Coşkun, M. (1998). Farmasötik botanik. Ankara Üniv. Eczacılık Fak. Yayınları, Ders Kitapları, (78). |
| Baytop, A. (1996). Farmasötik botanik ders kitabı. İstanbul Üniversitesi. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | Measurement Method |
|---|
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Final | 1 | 22.5 | 22.5 |
| Practice | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
