ECF309 Pharmacognosy I

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 5. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code ECF309
Name Pharmacognosy I
Semester 5. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TUBA ŞERBETÇİ


Course Goal

Students are aimed to understand clearly the importance of biodiversity in the drug discovery as pharmacognosy being one of the disciplines of pharmacy aiming to develop a clear understanding of natural products (found in plants,fungi,marine organism and others) that are used therapeutically in medicine.

Course Content

Introduction to pharmacognosy, chemistry of medicinal plants, plant enzymes, carbohydrates, cyanogenetic glycosides , cardiotonik glycosides flavonoids, antrasen glycosides, antocyanins, coumarins and lignans, saponins, iridoid glycosides

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Farmakognozi ve Fitoterapi - Hüsnü Can Başer, Neşe Kırımer,İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi, 2021 İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi, 2021

Notes

documents provided by lecturer and scientific articles from sciencedirect and pubmed databases


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Evaluate biosynthesis and chemical structure of active compounds in medicinal herb.
LO02 It identifies and analyzes the methods of these active ingredients.
LO03 Know the pharmacological phenomena and mechanisms of these active compounds.
LO04 Learn active compounds used in pharmaceutical industry.
LO05 Identify medicinal plants including active compounds via macroscopic and microscopic studies.
LO06 Students will be able to identify the morphology, cultivation, collection, drying and storage of medicinal plants.
LO07 They will be able to detect adulterants in herbal drugs.
LO08 Students will be familiar with the active constituents of medicinal plants.
LO09 Students will be able to set up quality control procedures for quantitative and qualitative evaluation.
LO10 Students will be able to understand physical and chemical properties, formulas, obtaining and allocation and diagnosis of active compounds.
LO11 Gain the knowledge about pharmacological activity of medicinal plants and active compounds.
LO12 Students will be able to determine certain major components of fixed drug combinations.
LO13 Students will learn about traditional uses of herbal drugs.
LO14 Students will be aware of the special precautions for use (toxicity, allergic reactions).
LO15 Stıdents will gain knowledge of effective uses of medicinal plants according to their chemical content.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Have sufficient knowledge in pharmaceutical field and develop the knowledge. 3
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Comprehends professional knowledge with ethical responsibility through current laws and legislation.
PLO03 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Provides consultancy service to patients, community and health care personnel and evaluates advanced knowledge and skills with a critical approach. 3
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Possessing the knowledge of historical and current developments in the field of Pharmacy, monitoring, evaluation and application of scientific and evidence-based data, and adopting lifelong learning. 3
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Have the knowledge and skills to help provide patient-oriented pharmacy applications and individualized pharmaceutical care by learning the basics of Clinical Pharmacy,
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Takes a role in the evaluation and analysis of the events and cases related to the development of pharmacy profession and education.
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Integrates and develops professional knowledge via different disciplines and uses the acquired knowledge to improve the health level and quality of life of the community. 4
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Use effectively the concepts and applications of basic sciences and basic medical sciences in the field of medicine and pharmacy and update the information. 4
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Communicates effectively in writing and speaking. 2
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Practices the profession in accordance with Atatürk's principles and reforms, equipped with universal knowledge, uses Turkish correctly and knows at least one foreign language.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Be an example to society withexternal appearance, demeanor, attitude and behavior for the other professionals and society and with professional identity
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Have knowledge about health policies and health economics, pharmacy management and define the problems in pharmaceutical field. 2
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Interprets information about current health and treatment problems and attends meeting on related matters . Plays an active role in community health. 2
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Acquires basic information about diseases, makes decisions about the drugs used in treatment in accordance with rational drug use.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to Pharmacognosy Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 Harvesting and processing medicinal plants Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Extration methods for medicinal plants Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
4 Quality-control methods in herbal drugs Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar
5 Carbohydrates (monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides) Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Drugs containing carbohydrates (gum, mucilage, pectin) Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Introduction to glycosides Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Subject repetition Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Cyanogenic glycosides, simple phenol glycosides Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
10 Flavonoids I Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
11 Flavonoids II Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
12 Antocyanins, Coumarin and Lignans Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
13 Cardiac glycosides Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
14 Saponins Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
15 İriodoids Textbooks, Current literatüre review on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Subject repetition Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Subject repetition Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 24 24
Total Workload (Hour) 88
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,52
ECTS 4 ECTS