Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
PLANTS IN MEDICINE	Second cycle	SEC128		1	3.00	3.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	NONE
Language of instruction	TURKISH
Coordinator	DR. ŞENGÜL UYSAL
Lecturer(s)	DR. ŞENGÜL UYSAL
Teaching assitant(s)	NONE
Mode of delivery	FACE TO FACE
Course objective	Obtaining general information about medicinal plants and learning the relationship between plants and human health
Course description	What are medicinal plants?, Active ingredients in plants, Methods of preparing herbal drugs, Effects of plants on human health, What are the usage areas of medicinal plants?

Course contents

1	History of Medicinal Plants, Parts of the Medicinal Plants to be used, Definitions
2	Bioactive Compounds in Plants(Phenolic compounds, Alkaloids and Essential oils etc
3	Preparation Methods of Herbal Medicines (Herbal Tea, Extracts etc.)
4	Plants and the Nervous System
5	Plants and the Cardiovascular System
6	Plants and Metabolic Diseases
7	Plants and the Digestive System
8	midterm exam
9	Plants and the Respiratory System
10	Plants and the Renal System
11	Anti-inflammatory Plants
12	Adaptogenic Plants
13	Plants and the Cutaneous System
14	Uses of Herbal Medicines in Specific Situations (Pregnancy, pediatric and geriatric age group)
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Learning the history of medicinal plants
2	Learning the definitions related to medicinal plants
3	Learning bioactive compounds in medicinal plants
4	Learning the preparation of herbal drugs
5	Learning the relationship between medicinal plants and systems
6	obtain information about the use of medicinal plants
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	1	14
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	8	8
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			64
ECTS			3.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Capasso, F., Gaginella, T. S., Grandolini, G., & Izzo, A. A. (2003). Phytotherapy: a quick reference to herbal medicine. Springer Science & Business Media.
Additional references	Capasso, F., Gaginella, T. S., Grandolini, G., & Izzo, A. A. (2003). Phytotherapy: a quick reference to herbal medicine. Springer Science & Business Media.

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