TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Fourth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Semra Kurucu Professor Arif Ahmet Başaran Assistant Professor Doğa Selin Kayıhan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know practically the importance and preparation of plant excursions,the importance of herbarium and sample preparation and protection in herbarium 2) have the ability of differentiating medicinal plants and their crude drugs using morphological properties scientifically. 3) expert in using guide books for determining plant families, genus and species; identify medicinal plants which are important in pharmacy in nature.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course practically teaches the morphological and anatomical features of medicinal plants, family determinations and preparation of herbarium specimens for the scientific identification of herbal resources used to obtain drug raw materials or active substances or giving drugs. Topics include excursion trips, naming of medicinal plants, definition of morphological features, preparation and storage of herbicides, and general concepts of identification of important plants in pharmacy: Root, stem, metamorphosis, leaf, flower, fruit and examination; Diagnosis of medicinal plants: family designations of important plants in pharmacy and Turkish flora.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Lichens, Fungi, Ferns; Morphological examination, examination of +?Penicillium notatum ready-made preparation under microscope 2nd Week Gymnospermae: Taxus, Juniperus, Cupressus, Pinus, Abies, Picea Morphological Study 3rd Week Leaf Morphology: Simple and Segmented leaves; Lamina shape, edge, apex, base, surface, petiole, Tilia (linden), Eucalyptus (eucalyptus), Rosa (rose), Aesculus (horse chestnut) leaves 4th Week Cortex (Bark) and Subsoil Parts: Radix (root), Rhizoma (rhizome), Tubera (tuber), Bulbus (onion) Morphological study 5th Week Examining Fructus (Fruit) and Semen (Seed): Fructus Foeniculi (fennel),Fructus Anisi (anise), Fructus Coriandri (coriander), Semen Lini (flaxseed), Semen Ricini (castor oil seed), Semen Nigellae (Nigella seed) 6th Week Pathological products: Tragacantha (tragacanth), Gummi Arabicum (gum arabic), Mastix (gum drop), Gallae (oak thuja) 7th Week MIDTERM 8th Week Examination of flowers; Monocotyledonae: Families Liliaceae, Iridaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Graminae 9th Week Dicotyledonae: Families Ranunculaceae, Papaveraceae, Oleaceae 10th Week Families of Brassicaceae(=Cruciferae), Rosaceae, Fabaceae (Leguminosae) 11th Week Families of Malvaceae, Solanaceae, Umbelliferae, Boraginaceae 12th Week Family Asteraceae(=Compositae) and Family Identification Keys 13th Week Family and Genus and Species Identification Keys 14th Week Herbarium Specimen Preparation Methods and Plant Recognition Trip in Nature (= Excursion)
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Davis, P.H., Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol 1-9 (1967-1982), vol 10 (1988), vol 11 (2000), University Press, Edinburgh (2000). 2. Baytop, A., Farmasötik Botanik Ders Kitabı, İ. Ü. Basımevi, İstanbul, 1996. 3. Tanker ve ark., Farmasötik Botanik Ders Kitabı, A. Ü. Ecz. Fak. Yay. No:70, Ankara, 1993. 4. Baytop, T., Türkiye'de bitkiler ile tedavi. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi. LTD ŞTİ, İstanbul, 1999. 5. Baytop, T., Türkiye'nin Tıbbi ve Zehirli Bitkileri, İ.Ü. Yay. No:1039, İstanbul. 1963. 6. Baytop, T., Türkçe Bitki Adları Sözlüğü, Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları 578, Ankara, 1994. 7. Tanker, N., Farmasötik Botanik Uygulama, A.Ü. Ecz. Fak. Ders Kitapları No:85, Ankara, 2002. 8. Baytop, A., Tıbbi Bitkiler Atlası, İ.Ü. Ecz. Fak. Yay. No:26, İstanbul, 1978.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Soru-Yanıt,Gözlem,Alan Gezisi,Takım/Grup Çalışması,Report Preparation ve/veya Sunma,Experiment
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 15 Practice 10 15 Other 1 15 Total(%) 45 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 45 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 55 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 18 18 Course hours 0 0 0 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) 13 3 39 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 0 0 0 Field Research 1 3 3 Total Workload 90 Total Workload / 30 3 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No