CORE018 Plants in Health and Disease

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PharmDr. Karel Šmejkal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PharmDr. Karel Šmejkal, Ph.D.
Department of Natural Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Supplier department: Department of Natural Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 45-135
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(LF) || FAKULTA(FF) || FAKULTA(PrF) || FAKULTA(FSS) || FAKULTA(PřF) || FAKULTA(FI) || FAKULTA(PdF) || FAKULTA(FSpS) || FAKULTA(ESF)
Expected knowledge of biology and chemistry of secondary school, basics of biochemistry and chemistry will be an advantage.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 24/100, only registered: 1/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
Course objectives
The course will present to students the historical context of the use of plants for traditional and ritual purposes, healing, and other practices. It will briefly describe the methods for obtaining biologically active substances from a natural material, will describe their principles. Furthermore, students will get acquainted with the preparation of basic dosage forms associated with plant processing, the basics of phytotherapy, poisonous plants, and natural substances abused. Last but not least, it will focus on innovations in the use of natural substances in therapeutic practice.
Learning outcomes
Course graduate: - will have a basic knowledge of natural substances - will have a knowledge of basic extraction methods and dosage forms in the field of plants and natural substances - will have basic information on the use of natural substances - will know the most toxic plants and natural substances - will know the most common misused natural substances
Syllabus
  • 1. History, plant metabolites 2. Methods for obtaining substances 3. Dosage forms 4. Basics of phytotherapy 5. Spices and medicinal plants 6. Poisonous plants 7. Misused natural substances 8. News from the field of natural substances
Literature
  • Nagy, M., Mučaji, P., Grančai, D. Farmakognózia. 2017. ISBN 9788089631643. info
  • Grančai, D., Nagy, M., Mučaji, P. Farmakognózia - Biogenéza prírodných látok. 2015. ISBN 978-80-8063-368-4. info
  • Šmejkal K, Muselík J, Mokrý P. Laboratorní metody experimentální fytochemie. Brno, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7305-649-0. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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