Pharmacobotany 2 - Theory

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Topic

Pharmacobotany covers all pharmaceutical aspects of botany. Plant systematics discusses the classification and geographical origin of plant species, the possibilities of cultivation and nature conservation. A special emphasis is laid on chemotaxonomic aspects, since the medicinal effect of a plant is often related to its taxonomic classification and chemical characteristics. The thorough knowledge of both general and specific pharmacobotany is a prerequisite of studying pharmacognosy.

Lectures

• 1. Algae (Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, Rhodophyta); Eumycota / Fungi (incl. Lichenes); Hepatophyta, Bryophyta; Pteridophytes: Lycopodiophyta, Monilophyta - Farkas Ágnes
• 2. Gymnosperms: Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Gnetophyta, Pinophyta; Angiosperms: Monocots_1: Acoraceae, Araceae, Dioscoreaceae, Colchicaceae, Liliaceae, Melanthiaceae - Farkas Ágnes
• 3. Monocots_2: Agapanthaceae, Agavaceae, Alliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Convallariaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Iridaceae, Orchidaceae, Ruscaceae Bromeliaceae, Poaceae, Zingiberaceae - Farkas Ágnes
• 4. Magnolidae and ancient herbaceous plants: Nymphaeaceae, Illiciaceae, Annonaceae, Magnoliaceae, Myristicaceae, Lauraceae, Monimiaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Piperaceae - Kocsis Marianna
• 5. Dicots: Berberidaceae, Fumariaceae, Menispermaceae, Papaveraceae, Ranunculaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Buxaceae, DilleniaceaeAizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Droseraceae, Phytolaccaceae, Polygonaceae, Portulacaceae, Simmondsiaceae, Santalaceae - Kocsis Marianna
• 6. Crassulaceae, Grossulariaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Paeoniaceae, Saxifragaceae, Vitaceae, Geraniaceae, Lythraceae, Myrtaceae, Onagraceae, Krameriaceae, Zygophyllaceae - Kocsis Marianna
• 7. Celastraceae, Erythroxylaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Hypericaceae, Linaceae, Passifloraceae, Salicaceae, Violaceae, Fabaceae (incl. Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae), Polygalaceae - Purger Dragica
• 8. Cannabaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Moraceae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, Urticaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae, Myricaceae - Purger Dragica
• 9. Brassicaceae, Capparaceae, Caricaceae, Cistaceae, Malvaceae, Anacardiaceae, Burseraceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae - Purger Dragica
• 10. Cornaceae, Hydrangeaceae, Ericaceae, Primulaceae, Theaceae, Apocynaceae, Gentianaceae, Loganiaceae, Rubiaceae, Boraginaceae - Purger Dragica
• 11. Lamiaceae, Oleaceae, Pedaliaceae, Plantaginaceae, Verbenaceae - Purger Dragica
• 12. Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Apiaceae, Araliaceae - Purger Dragica
• 13. Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Valerianaceae - Purger Dragica
• 14. Asteraceae, Campanulaceae, Menyanthaceae - Purger Dragica

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Farkas Á., Papp N., Bencsik T., Horváth Gy.: Digital Herbarium and Drug Atlas, electronic learning material, 2014 TÁMOP-4.1.2.A/1-11/1-2011-0016

Á. Farkas: Pharmacobotany 2. University of Pécs, Institute of Pharmacognosy, Pécs, 2021

Notes

Purger D., Filep R., Papp N., Farkas Á. (2021): Medicinal Plants. Teaching Supplement for the Pharmacobotany Subject. University of Pécs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy. Pécs, 2021, ISBN 978-963-429-682-9, pp. 340

Recommended literature

Z. Yaniv, U. Bachrach (eds.): Handbook of Medicinal Plants, Haworth Press Inc., 2005

WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants, Vol. 1. (1999), Vol. 2. (2002)

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Students have to attend at least 75% of the lectures. They have to answer 5 questions related to the topic of the lecture each week.

Mid-term exams

At the end of each class, students have to answer 5 questions related to the topic of the current lecture. Students' attendance of the lecture is acknowledged in case the ratio of their correct answers reaches 80%.

Making up for missed classes

Lecture materials can be downloaded from MS Teams.

Exam topics/questions

The criterion of admission to the exam is the successful completion of the practice carried out in paralell (midsemester grade with a result different from failed).

Final exam:

Entrance exam:

Preceding the oral exam, 6 medicinal plants (5 herbarium specimens, 1 plant from the medicinal plant garden) should be identified and their brief morphological characterization should be given.

Oral exam:

Following the successful entrance exam, students are required to present their knowledge on 2 topics from the list below. The general characterization of plant families should be followed by the morphological and chemotaxonomic description of the species belonging to the given families.

Exam questions:

1. Algae (Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, Rhodophyta)

2. Eumycota / Fungi (incl. Lichenes);

3. Hepatophyta, Bryophyta; Lycopodiophyta, Monilophyta

4. Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Gnetophyta, Pinophyta

5. Acoraceae, Araceae, Dioscoreaceae, Colchicaceae, Liliaceae, Melanthiaceae

6. Agapanthaceae, Agavaceae, Alliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae

7. Asphodelaceae, Convallariaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Iridaceae

8. Orchidaceae, Ruscaceae Bromeliaceae, Poaceae, Zingiberaceae

9. Nymphaeaceae, Illiciaceae, Annonaceae, Magnoliaceae, Myristicaceae

10. Lauraceae, Monimiaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Piperaceae

11. Berberidaceae, Fumariaceae, Menispermaceae, Papaveraceae

12. Ranunculaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Buxaceae, Dilleniaceae

13. Aizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae, Caryophyllaceae

14. Droseraceae, Phytolaccaceae, Polygonaceae, Portulacaceae

15. Simmondsiaceae, Santalaceae, Crassulaceae, Grossulariaceae

16. Hamamelidaceae, Paeoniaceae, Saxifragaceae, Vitaceae

17. Geraniaceae, Lythraceae, Myrtaceae, Onagraceae, Krameriaceae, Zygophyllaceae

18. Celastraceae, Erythroxylaceae, Euphorbiaceae

19. Hypericaceae, Linaceae, Passifloraceae, Salicaceae, Violaceae

20. Fabaceae (incl. Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae), Polygalaceae

21. Cannabaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Moraceae, Rhamnaceae

22. Rosaceae

23. Urticaceae, Cucurbitaceae

24. Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae, Myricaceae

25. Brassicaceae, Capparaceae, Caricaceae, Cistaceae

26. Malvaceae, Anacardiaceae

27. Burseraceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae

28. Cornaceae, Hydrangeaceae, Ericaceae, Primulaceae

29. Theaceae, Apocynaceae, Gentianaceae, Loganiaceae

30. Rubiaceae, Boraginaceae

31. Lamiaceae

32. Oleaceae, Pedaliaceae, Plantaginaceae, Verbenaceae

33. Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae, Aquifoliaceae

34. Apiaceae

35. Araliaceae, Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Valerianaceae

36. Asteraceae, Campanulaceae, Menyanthaceae

Examiners

• Farkas Ágnes
• Kocsis Marianna
• Papp Nóra
• Purger Dragica

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars