Collecting and Conservation of Wild Native Medicinal Plants

Daten

Offizielle Daten in der Fachveröffentlichung für das folgende akademische Jahr: 2022-2023

Thematik

Collecting and conservation of wild native medicinal plants is an elective course that will help in obtaining wider knowledge related to medicinal plants. The topic covers wild medicinal plants native to Hungary, their morphological description, their occurrence and significance. It describes in detail the methodology and possibilities for collecting wild medicinal plants in nature, and discusses strategies for the conservation of rare and endangered herb species. The course includes a half-day field trip to Pécs-Nagyarpád, where the main focus is on the recognition of native wild medicinal plants in nature. The students can broaden their knowledge related to wild medicinal plants and their application in pharmacist practice.

Vorlesungen

• 1. Importance of wild medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 2. Collection of wild medicinal plants in Hungary; historical overview - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 3. Methods of the collection of wild medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 4. Methods of the collection of wild medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 5. National and regional databases of wild medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 6. Collection Calendar - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 7. Primary processing of collected medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 8. Primary processing of collected medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 9. General quality requirements - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 10. General quality requirements - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 11. International conventions and rules - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 12. International conventions and rules - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 13. Estimating the population size of medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 14. Estimating the population size of medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 15. Endangered, protected and strictly protected native medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 16. Endangered, protected and strictly protected native medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 17. Monitoring populations of threatened species - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 18. Monitoring populations of threatened species - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 19. Strategies for conservation of endangered medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 20. Strategies for conservation of endangered medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 21. The role of botanical gardens in ex situ preserving of medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 22. The role of botanical gardens in ex situ preserving of medicinal plants - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 23. Exam: Written test - Dr. Purger Dragica
• 24. Exam: Written test - Dr. Purger Dragica

Praktika

• 1. General information on plant parts collected
• 2. The most important wild native medicinal plants in Hungary, their habitats and distribution
• 3. Collecting wild medicinal plants in the field
• 4. Collecting wild medicinal plants in the field

Seminare

Materialien zum Aneignen des Lehrstoffes

Obligatorische Literatur

Vom Institut veröffentlichter Lehrstoff

Skript

Empfohlene Literatur

Shi Lin Chen et al. 2016: Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants: problems, progress, and prospects. Chin Med 11:37
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967523/pdf/13020_2016_Article_108.pdf)
Danna J. Leaman: Sustainable wild collection of medicinal and aromatic plants. Development of an international standard
https://library.wur.nl/frontis/medicinal_aromatic_plants/07_leaman.pdf
Medicinal Plant Specialist Group Species Survival Commission IUCN 2007: International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP) Version 1.0– The World Conservation Union
https://www.bfn.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/service/skript195.pdf

Voraussetzung zum Absolvieren des Semesters

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Semesteranforderungen

Written test

Möglichkeiten zur Nachholung der Fehlzeiten

Upon individual agreement. Field practices cannot be missed or made up for.

Prüfungsfragen

1. Importance of wild medicinal plants
2. Collection of wild medicinal plants
3. Methods of the collection of wild medicinal plants
4. The most important wild native medicinal plants in Hungary
5. Collecting wild medicinal plants in the field
6. Collection Calendar
7. Primary processing of collected medicinal plants
8. General quality requirements
9. International conventions and rules
10. Estimating the population size of medicinal plants
11. Endangered, protected and strictly protected native medicinal plants
12. Monitoring populations of threatened species
13. Strategies for conservation of endangered medicinal plants
14. The role of botanical gardens in ex situ preserving of medicinal plants

Prüfer

Praktika, Seminarleiter/innen

• Dr. Purger Dragica