Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
UTILIZATION AND EVALUATION OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS 802200715470 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors SERKAN URANBEY
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to introduce the important medicinal and aromatic plants to the students and to give information about the usage areas of these plants in the modern industrial area and ethnobotany in the world and in our country.
Course Content In this course, the potential of medicinal and aromatic plants in our country, richness of plant genetic resources, trade of medicinal and aromatic plants, utilization and evaluatıon areas of these plants are explained. In addition, preperation of herbal medicines, the use of drugs as medicines, extraction methods of essential oils and metabolites are discussed.
Learning Outcomes 1) To learn ethnobotanical use of medicinal and aromatic plants in the historical ages, methods on use of these species.
2) To learn the possibilities of using medicinal and aromatic plants in different sectors
3) To learn techniques of using modern technologic methods in medicinal and aromatic plants
4) To learn about the use and industry of important medicinal aromatic plants in our country and in the world

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Classification of medicinal and aromatic plants, grouping according to their usage areas Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Classification of plant secondary metabolites and pharmaceutical cosmetics etc. use in different industries Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Definitions used in medicinal and aromatic plants (herbal medicine, drugs, pharmacopeia definition) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Classification of herbal drugs used and the use of drugs Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week The use and evaluation of common species used as ethnobotanical medicinal plants in the world and in our country Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week The use and evaluation of common species used as ethnobotanical medicinal plants in the world and in our country Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Pharmaceutical products obtained from medical and aromatic plants and plant species used for this purpose Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Medicinal and aromatic plants as as antibiotics and insecticides and usage types of these plants Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Plant metabolites derived from plant species in modern in the world and turkey and their market share Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week New developments on use of medicinal and aromatic plants for other industrial sectors Lecture
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week The use of medical teas and scientific opinios ton this issue Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Biotechnological methods to benefit from medicinal and aromatic plants Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Biotechnological methods to benefit from medicinal and aromatic plants Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Homework and presentation Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Arthur Germano Fett-Neto 2010, Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering, Methods and Applications Vol. 643, (Ed), Humana Press, .Plant Physiology, Fifth Edition, Lincoln Taiz, 2010.
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.
Chandra, Suman, Lata, Hemant, Varma, 2013. Biotechnology for Medicinal Plants. Ajit (Eds.) Springer p. 464.
Ibañez, Jasiah; Varela, Alejandro. I Medicinal Plants : Classification, Biosynthesis and Pharmacology n: Biotechnology in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine Series. New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2009
Makaklı,B. 1982. Tıbbi Bitkilerimizi Değerlendirelim. Akgün Yayınevi, İstanbul.
Zeybek,N. 1985. Farmasötik Botanik. E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No.1, İzmir.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 10 5
Homework 6 8
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 17
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 1 10
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 3 4
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 24
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
1 1
1 1
1 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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