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Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
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 2026
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)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Cihlářová Petra PharmDr. Ph.D.
Interchangeability : N342025
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Annotation -
The course introduces students to the various possibilities of utilizing plants for medicinal purposes. The primary focus is on plants traditionally used in medicine, whose relevance persists in modern times. Students will acquire fundamental knowledge of plant metabolites, their occurrence in medicinal plants, and the mechanisms by which these compounds affect the human body. Possible risks of using herbal medicines, including interactions and side effects, are also discussed. In order to provide a comprehensive understanding of medicinal plants, the course includes basic information on the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the human organ systems. The course concludes with an educational excursion to a botanical garden.
Last update: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Attendance at lectures is recommended but neither mandatory nor monitored.

The course is concluded with an examination consisting of both written and oral components.

Last update: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
Literature -

Recommended:

  • Samuelsson, Gunnar, Bohlin, Lars. Drugs of natural origin, a treatise of pharmacognosy. Stockholm: Apotekarsocieteten, 2009, 776 s. s. ISBN 978-91976510-5-9.
  • Bone, Kerry, Mills, Simon, Dixon, Michael, Blumenthal, Mark. Principles and practice of phytotherapy, modern herbal medicine. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2013, s. ISBN 978-0-443-06992-5.

Last update: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
Teaching methods -

Lectures using presentations and practical examples.

The instructor presents the material while students listen and engage in short interactive activities (questions, discussions, polling).

Students also work on case studies, analyzing real-life situations and attempting to apply theoretical knowledge in practice.

The course concludes with a visit to a botanical garden, focusing on the medicinal plants discussed during the lectures. This excursion serves as a review of their properties and applications.

Last update: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

The course is concluded with an exam consisting of a written and an oral part. The written part immediately precedes the oral part.

Last update: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
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: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
Learning resources -

Lecture notes.

PowerPoint presentations.

Last update: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Students will gain a basic overview of plant metabolites, their effects on the human body, and the plants that can be used in the treatment of certain diseases.

They will become familiar with basic galenic preparations and their potential applications.

Furthermore, students will develop an understanding of possible adverse effects and risks associated with the use of herbal medicines.

Last update: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
Entry requirements -

Basic knowledge of human biology and organic chemistry.

Last update: Cihlářová Petra (16.04.2025)
Registration requirements -

The course has no prerequisites

Last update: Cihlářová Petra (13.04.2025)
 
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