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Curriculum subject

Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Subject
Subject code 1iHT19/PP
Subject name Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy
Credit points 8 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive (letters)
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2019 AP
Study year 2
Semester Spring semester
Subject type Mandatory
Aim
To provide knowledge on the basics of phytotherapy and the use of plants in treatment of disorders and pathological abnormalities of the human organism. To acquire basic knowledge on medicinal herbs, medicinal plants, their main active ingredients and biosynthesis of the ingredients.
Study outcome
1. Knows medicinal plants, the principles and methods of usage in treating specific diseases.
2. Knows the most important groups of active ingredients in medicinal plants, the chemical composition of the substances and mechanisms of biosynthesis.
3. Knows the substances on which depends the pharmacological effect of most important medicinal plants.
4. Knows the principles of collecting, drying and preserving medicinal plants.
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