K1ZB1_12 Principles of Botany

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Margita Dvorská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Margita Dvorská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PharmDr. Dagmar Jankovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Martin Helcman (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Margita Dvorská, Ph.D.
Department of Natural Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Timetable
Tue 13:00–14:40 45-135
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
K1ZB1_12/01: Tue 14:55–16:35 45-321, M. Dvorská
K1ZB1_12/02: Thu 11:40–13:20 45-321, M. Dvorská
K1ZB1_12/03: Thu 13:30–15:10 45-321, M. Dvorská
K1ZB1_12/04: Thu 15:30–17:10 45-321, M. Dvorská
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basics of anatomy, morphology and physiology of plants and, within the scope of systematic botany, with selected plant species.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of selected topics of pharmaceutical botany and the ability to apply them in practice.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • - Basic terms. Nomenclature. Classification of plants.
  • - Basics of morphology.
  • - Basic metabolic processes of plants. Photosynthesis, respiration. Primary and secondary metabolites.
  • - Algae. Lichens. Spore plants. Gymnosperms - selection
  • - Monocots. - selection
  • - Chosen plants – especially Laurales, Piperales, Ranunculales
  • - Chosen plants – especially Caryophylales, Polygonales, Saxifragales, Celastrales, Malpighiales, Myrtales
  • - Chosen plants - especially Fabales, Rosales, Cucurbitales, Fagales)
  • - Chosen plants – especially Brassicales, Malvales, Sapindales
  • - Chosen plants - especially Cornales, Ericales, Solanales, Boraginales, Gentianales
  • - Chosen plants - especially Lamiales, Apiales
  • - Chosen plants - especially Asterales
  • - Other plants used in cosmetics. Possibilities of applying plants in cosmetics with regard to their anatomical structure and metabolite composition (summary).
  • - Selected topics supplemented on the basis of questions and interest of students during the semester.
  • Practical excercises:
  • - Plant cell.
  • - Plastids, storage substances. Starches.
  • - Cellular inclusions.
  • - Plant tissue.
  • - Plant tissue II.
  • - Vascular bundles.
  • - Root.
  • - Stem.
  • - Leaf.
  • - Flower.
  • - Fruit. Seed.
  • - Supplementary topics according to the course of the semester.
  • - Excursion – Medicinal Herbs Centre of the FM MU
  • - Control test,submission of works
Literature
    required literature
  • MÁRTONFI, Pavol. Systematika cievnatých rastlín. 2. vyd. Košice: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika, 2006, 220 s. ISBN 8070976284. info
  • JAHODÁŘ, Luděk. Farmaceuticky významné semenné rostliny. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2022, 358 stran. ISBN 9788024649528. info
    recommended literature
  • BABULA, Petr. Anatomie a morfologie rostlin. Brno: Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7305-775-6.
  • BABULA, Petr. Cytologie a histologie rostlin. Brno: Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7305-774-9.
  • JAHODÁŘ, Luděk. Farmakobotanika : semenné rostliny. Vydání třetí, upravené. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Karolinum, 2011, 278 stran. ISBN 9788024620152. info
  • PROCHÁZKA, Stanislav. Fyziologie rostlin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 484 s. ISBN 8020005862. info
    not specified
  • KAPLAN, Zdeněk, Jiří DANIHELKA, Jindřich jun. CHRTEK, Jan KIRSCHNER, Karel KUBÁT, Milan ŠTECH, Jan ŠTĚPÁNEK, Petr BATOUŠEK, Petr BUREŠ, Roman BUSINSKÝ, Jaroslav ČÁP, Martin DANČÁK, Michal DUCHÁČEK, Martin DUCHOSLAV, Václav DVOŘÁK, Libor EKRT, Petr FILIPPOV, Vít GRULICH, Daniel HRČKA, Michal HRONEŠ, Lubomír HROUDA, Zdenka HROUDOVÁ, Vladimír JEHLÍK, Klára KABÁTOVÁ, Gergely KIRÁLY, Ludmila KIRSCHNEROVÁ, Lucie KOBRLOVÁ, Kateřina KOČÍ, Petr KOUTECKÝ, František KRAHULEC, Pavel KÚR, Martin LEPŠÍ, Petr LEPŠÍ, Bohumil MANDÁK, Jan PONERT, Jan PRANČL, Petr PYŠEK, Radomír ŘEPKA, Jiří SÁDLO, Jan SUDA, Otakar ŠÍDA, Petr ŠMARDA, Pavel ŠPRYŇAR, Jitka ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ, Bohumil TRÁVNÍČEK, Pavel TRÁVNÍČEK, Jiří UHER, Radim Jan VAŠUT, Václav VĚTVIČKA, Jiří ZÁZVORKA and Václav ZELENÝ. Klíč ke květeně České republiky (Key to the flora of the Czech Republic). 2, aktualizované vydání. Praha: Academia, 2019, 1168 pp. ISBN 978-80-200-2660-6. info
  • NOVÁK, Jan and František STARÝ. Kosmetika z rostlin v ilustracích Zdenky Krejčové. Illustrated by Zdeňka Krejčová. Vydání první. Praha: Aventinum, 2019, 272 stran. ISBN 9788074421143. info
  • Les plantes dans les cosmétiques. Edited by Robert Anton - Franco Patri - Vittorio Silano. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, 2014, 195 stran. ISBN 9789287146762. info
  • BURLANDO, Bruno, Luisella VEROTTA, Laura CORNARA and Elisa BOTTINI-MASSA. Herbal principles in cosmetics : properties and mechanisms of action. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2010, xxvii, 426. ISBN 9781439812136. info
  • Safety survey of active ingredients used in cosmetics. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, 2008, 440 stran. ISBN 9789287162984. info
  • JURČÁK, Jaroslav. Komentovaný atlas anatomie vyšších rostlin. 1. vyd. Třebíč: Radek Veselý, 2007, 133 s. ISBN 9788086376394. info
  • Les plantes dans les cosmétiques. Edited by Franco Patri - Vittorio Silano. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, 2006, 218 stran. ISBN 9789287147035. info
Teaching methods
lectures, practical exercises, excursions, homework
Assessment methods
Exam (practical part + theoretical part), work in the semester is also part of the assessment..
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Conditions for granting credit: midterm tests (min. 70% success), 100% participation in exercises, protocols, work in the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025.
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