Biology of medicinal plants

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) PART-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Biology of medicinal plants
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
10 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR01. Understand the social and economic consequences of the introduction of the latest developments in the field of biology in professional activities. PR02. Apply modern information technologies, software and Internet resources for information support of professional activities. PROZ. Plan, perform, analyze data and present the results of experimental research in the field of biology. PR04. Communicate orally and in writing on professional issues using scientific terms accepted in the professional environment, in the state and foreign languages. PR07. Possess methods of self-education and self-improvement. Be able to design a trajectory of professional growth and personal development, applying the acquired knowledge. PR09. Adhere to the provisions of biological ethics, rules of biological safety and biological protection in the process of learning and professional activities.
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastery of the academic disciplines of the Bachelor's degree program: Botany, Fundamentals of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Bioorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Plant Physiology, Plant Growth and Development. 2. Ability to independently apply knowledge of botany, plant physiology, biochemistry, and other academic disciplines to solve specific scientific and practical problems; work with scientific and scientific and methodological literature. 3. Possession of basic skills of systems analysis.
Course content
The discipline is a selective discipline that covers the following issues: features of the accumulation of medicinally valuable substances in plants; the dependence of the physiological action of a herbal preparation on its chemical composition; plants used for the treatment and prevention of diseases, increasing mental and physical performance, treating diseases of the digestive, respiratory, nervous, endocrine and cardiovascular systems; plants that exhibit antibacterial, antiviral, fungicidal, insecticidal effects; plants rich in alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, vitamins, oils, bitterness, antidiabetic substances; poisonous plants and providing first aid to victims of the use of poisonous plants; regulations on the terms and methods of collecting, preparing and storing medicinal raw materials.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Belava V.N., Voitsekhivska O.V., Smirnov O.E. Educational and methodological recommendations “Physiology of secondary metabolism of plants” – K.: AVEGA, 2020. – 48 p. 2. Revutska A., Belava V., Golubenko A., Taran N., Minglei Chen Plant secondary metabolites as bioactive substances for innovative biotechnologies // E3S Web of Conferences 280, 07014 (2021). 3. Slavny P.S. Course of lectures on the biology of medicinal plants / P.S. Slavny, L.M. Batsmanova. – K.: AVEGA, 2013. – 284 p. 4. Grodzinsky A.M. Ed. Medicinal plants. Encyclopedic reference book / A.M. Grodzinsky. – Kyiv: Olimp, 1992. – 542p. 5. Kovalev, V.M. Pharmacognosy with the basics of plant biochemistry / V.M. Kovalev, O.M. Pavliy, T.I. Isakova. – Kharkiv: Prapor, 2000. – 706 p. 6. Kunakh, V.A. Biotechnology of medicinal plants. Genetic and physiological and biochemical foundations / V.A. Kunakh. – K.: Logos, 2005. – 730 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Current control: 1. Modular control work 1 (remotely) - RN - 30 points /1 5 points 2. Modular control work 2 (remotely) - RN 1.1 -3.2-30 points /15 points Summary control: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Victoriia Nasarivna Belava
Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center