Plant Remedies and Traditional Medicine - B342006
Title: Rostlinné léky a tradiční medicina
Guaranteed by: Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds (342)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2019
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:3
E-Credits: summer s.:3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Lapčík Oldřich prof. Dr. RNDr.
Interchangeability : N342025
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Annotation -
The course is designated to first and second year Bc. students. The aim is to provide insight into the area of plant remedies used both in traditional medicine, e.g. in the form of galenic preparations, as well as plant sources for drug substances isolation. Chemical structures of active compounds are explained at a general level. For understanding, secondary school level of chemistry knowledge is sufficient.
Last update: Fialová Jana (18.12.2017)
Aim of the course -

Students will be able to:

Understand basic terms of natural medicines field and galenic preparations

Give basic types of pharmacological activities and representative examples of their botanical sources

Have an overview of scientific literature in the field of phytopharmacology and etnobotanics

Last update: Fialová Jana (18.12.2017)
Course completion requirements - Czech

Předmět je zakončen zkouškou, která má písemnou a ústní část.

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Literature -

A: Wood M.: The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines, North Atlantic Books, 1997 (978-1556432323)

Last update: Fialová Jana (18.12.2017)
Syllabus -

1. Historical introduction, basic concept, literature

2. Medicines and application forms, galenics, mechanism of action

3. Overview of plant metabolites

4. Respiratory tract and natural remedies

5. Gastrointestinal tract and natural remedies

6. Excretory system and natural remedies

7. Genital organs and natural remedies

8. Cardiovascular system and natural remedies

9. Nervous system, sleep and natural remedies

10. Pain and inflammation

11. Natural remedies for external applications

12. Plants abused as illicit drugs

13. Risks associated with natural medicines

14. Excursion to the Botanical Garden

Last update: Lapčík Oldřich (03.09.2024)
Learning resources -

Lecture notes

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Registration requirements -

None

Last update: Fialová Jana (18.12.2017)