SEC…Eng 1
HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY
ELECTIVE COURSES UNIT COORDINATORSHIP
Course Information
Course Name Code
Semest
er
Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Laboratory
(hours/week)
National
Credit
ECTS
Phytotherapeutics
SEC592
Fall/
Spring
2 0 0 2 4
Prerequisites must be a student at the Faculty of Medicine
Course language Turkish
Course type Elective
Learning and teaching
strategies
Lecture, Discussion, Resarch work
Instructor (s) Prof. Dr. L. Ömür Demirezer, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Uz, Prof. Dr. Funda Nuray YALÇIN
Course objective To give preparation of medicinal plants, their dosis, using period, effects, side effects, adverse effects, using
during pregnancy, interaction of plant-drug, preclinical and clinical safety limits, pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodinamic properties, legislations and regulations
Learning outcomes To emphasize the importance of herbal medicine from the point of view of pharmacy.
- Learning of the basic concepts and definitions
- Learning of the difference of traditional herbal medicinal products and food supplements.
- Learning of the interaction of medicinal plants-drug.
- Learning of the general properties and effects of herbals in different diseases.
- Learning of legislation and regulation on herbal medicines
Course Content For the scientific application of phytotherapy, some body systems and related disorders and related herbals
and mechanism of biological activity were given
References 1.Demirezer, L. Ö., Ersöz, T., Saracoğlu, İ., Şener, B., FFD-Monografları-Tedavide kullanılan bitkiler, MN-
Medikal Nobel Tıp Kitapları, 2011
2.ESCOP Monografları
3.Weiss, R., Phytotherapie Handbuch, 1991
4.Ders notları (Metin, görsel sunum, görsel sunum notları)
Weekly Course Outline
Weeks Topics
1. Introduction
Herbal Medicine: A modern perspective
Herbal preparations
2. The description of Phytoterapy, The History of Herbal Medicine
3. Herbs used as immunostimulant, adaptogens, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and herbs used in onkology
4. Herbs used in Cardiovascular system Contra-Indications and Cautions
5. Herbs used in Respiratory system
Contra-Indications and Cautions
6. Herbs used in Gastrointestinal system
Contra-Indications and Cautions
7. Herbs used in nervous system
Contra-Indications and Cautions
8. Herbs used in Geriatry
9. MID-TERM EXAM
10. Herbs used in urinary system
Contra-Indications and Cautions
11. Herbs used in gynecology
Contra-Indications and Cautions
12. Herbs used as Hepatoprotective
13. Herbs used in oncology
Contra-Indications and Cautions
14. Analytical methods

SEC…Eng 2
Quality control in herbal Products, Legislations and Regulations
15. Final exam
Assessment Methods
Course Activities Number Percentage
Attendance 28 0
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field activities - -
Specific practical training - -
Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Seminar - -
Midterms 1 50
Final exam 1 50
Total 100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes 50
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes 50
Total %100
Workload and ECTS Calculation
Activities Number Duration (Hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 2 28
Laboratory -
Application -
Specific practical training -
Field activities -
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) 14 3 42
Presentation / Seminar Preparation
Project
Home assignment
Midterms ( Study duration ) 1 20 20
Final Exam (Study duration) 1 30 30
Total Work Load 120 Hours