Data
Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025
Course director
Bencsik Tímea
assistant professor,
Department of Pharmacognosy
Number of hours/semester
Lectures: 14 hours
Practices: 0 hours
Seminars: 0 hours
Total of: hours
Subject data
- Code of subject: OPG-FTP_23-T
- 1 Credit
- Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Science and Pharmacy module
- autumn
OGG-O2E-T finished , OPG-GH1_23-T finished
Course headcount limitations
min. 5 people – max. 50 people
Topic
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the physiological effects (both beneficial and harmful) of plants and plant drugs commonly used in nutrition and in phytotherapy. The mode of action, indications, application and typical formulations of plant drugs used in the treatment of the most important disease types will be demonstrated through case studies. Particular attention will be paid to the interactions between active compounds of plants and other drugs. The course aims at providing authentic information among the today so widespread beliefs and misbeliefs, relying on evidence based medicine.
Lectures
- 1. Plant based dietary supplements using the conception of evidence based medicine; evidences, myths and disbeliefs - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 2. Herbs used in dermatological diseases - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 3. Medicinal plants used for locomotor diseases - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 4. Anxiolytic and sedative medicinal plants - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 5. Antidiabetic activity of medicinal plants - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 6. Medicinal plants used in the treatment of urogenital diseases - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 7. Medicinal plants in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 8. Mainstream and complementary therapy of malignant diseases using herbal products - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 9. Herbal products for alleviating complaints connected to the menstrual cycle and menopause - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 10. Phytotherapy for prevention and treatment of common cold - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 11. Antihyperlipidemic activity of medicinal plants - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 12. Medicinal plant and drug interactions; side effects - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 13. Phytotherapeutic options for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
- 14. Phytotherapy of cardiovascular diseases - Farkas Ágnes, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Horváth Györgyi, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Csikós Eszter, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes, Horváth Györgyi, Farkas Ágnes, Farkas Ágnes
Practices
Seminars
Reading material
Obligatory literature
Literature developed by the Department
Notes
Recommended literature
Aronson J.K. (ed.): Meylers Side Effects of Herbal Medicines, Elsevier, Amsterdam-Oxford-Tokyo, 2009
Barnes J., Anderson L.A., Phillipson J.D.: Herbal Medicines, 2nd edition, Pharmaceutical Press, London-Chicago, 2002
ESCOP Monographs, The Scientific Foundation for Herbal Medicinal Products, 2nd edition, Thieme, Exeter; Stuttgart; New York, 2003
European Medicines Agency guidelines; www.ema.europa.eu
Conditions for acceptance of the semester
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Mid-term exams
Oral exam at the end of the semester.
Making up for missed classes
Students can use the uploaded study materials or can ask a personal consultation with the tutor.
Exam topics/questions
Critical evaluation of dietary supplements of plant origin
Sedative, antidepressant and analgesic herbs
Herbs for alleviating complaints of the genital tracts and the hormonal system
Herbs for bone and joint diseases
Herbs for respiratory disorders
Herbs to control the cholesterol level
Herbs for gastrointestinal disorders
Hepatoprotective and antiviral herbs
Antidiabetic herbs
Herbs for urogenital disorders
Herbs for dermatological diseses
Herbs for cardiovascular disorders
Herbs used in obesity
Mainstream and complementary therapy of malignant diseases using herbs
Interactions of phytotherapy and nutrition
Examiners
- Bencsik Tímea
- Csikós Eszter
- Farkas Ágnes
- Horváth Györgyi