Information Package / Course Catalogue
Medicinal Plants
Course Code: TB304
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The importance of medicinal plants, its economy, growing techniques, the importance of secondary materials and its variability, to teach the general principles of growing some plants of economic importance for Turkey.

Course Content

The importance of medicinal plants, classification, economic, ecological requirements, culture, post-harvest operations, drugs, the importance of secondary metabolites, variability of effective substances, features of essential oils, its obtaining, determine of the quality in drugs, Introduction to plants containing essential oil, morphological, growing and consumption to some plants of including family Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, and Ranunculaceae.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the importance of medicinal plants
2.To be able to perceive the morphological characteristics with the general principles of cultivation of medicinal plants and to evaluate its practice
3.To be able to distingish the differences in the cultivation of medical plant according to field crops
4.To able to get information on drugs, and, drying, sterilization, storage of medicinal plants
5.To be able to grasp the duration of design to production and evaluation of some plant species for new plant gain
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ceylan, A., 1995. Medicinal plants I, Ege Univ, Faculty of Agriculture Publications, No: 312
2.Ceylan, A., 1996. Medicinal Plants II, Ege Univ, Faculty of Agriculture Publications, No: 481
3.Baydar, H., 2009. Science and Technology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Faculty of Agriculture, Suleyman Demirel Publication No.: 51
4.Compiled from different sources, and Lecture Notes Presentations Internet Resources
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The historical development and importance of medicinal plants
Week 1 - Practice
literature review
Week 2 - Theoretical
Flora and endemism of Türkiye
Week 2 - Practice
Examination of plant materials
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification and uses of medicinal plants and Submission of term project
Week 3 - Practice
Literature review
Week 4 - Theoretical
Economic importance of medicinal plants
Week 4 - Practice
Examination of plant seeds
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ecological requirements of medicinal plants
Week 5 - Practice
Preparation of nurseries and seed sowing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cultivation of medicinal plants
Week 6 - Practice
Introduction of field trials and cultivation procedures
Week 7 - Theoretical
Drying, sterilization, and storage of medicinal plants; drugs
Week 7 - Practice
Taking cuttings and planting in plants
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Secondary metabolites and their importance and Inspection and care of plants in the nursery
Week 9 - Theoretical
Variability of active substances in medicinal plants
Week 9 - Practice
Caring for plants in the nursery
Week 10 - Theoretical
Essential oils, their properties and extraction
Week 10 - Practice
Essential oil analysis
Week 11 - Theoretical
Botanical characteristics, cultivation, and consumption of some plants belong to the Apiaceae family (Pimpinella anisum, Coriandrum sativum, Cuminum cyminum, Carum carvi)
Week 11 - Practice
Inspection and maintenance of cuttings in the nursery
Week 12 - Theoretical
Botanical characteristics, cultivation, and consumption of some plants belong to the Apiaceae, Asteraceae, and Ranunculaceae families (Foeniculum vulgare, Matricaria recutita, Pyrethrum cinerariaefolium, Nigella sativa)
Week 12 - Practice
Inspection and maintenance of cuttings in the nursery
Week 13 - Theoretical
Botanical characteristics, cultivation, and consumption of some thyme species belong to the Lamiaceae family (Thymus, Origanum, Satureja, Thymbra, Coridothymus)
Week 13 - Practice
Term project presentations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Practice exam
Week 14 - Practice
Practice exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Practice1%10
Project1%5
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141128
Project1112
Practice Examination1112
Midterm Examination1729
Final Examination115217
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
5
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026