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  2. Department of Pharmacognosy
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  6. Introduction to Phytochemistry
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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
FTT506 - Introduction to Phytochemistry 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Required Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. FATİH DEMİRCİ
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources *Çelebioğlu, S. (1949) Farmakognozi. İstanbul: İstanbul Üniv.Yay.No.421. *Baytop, T. (1986) Farmakognozi Ders Kitabı, Cilt I. İstanbul: İstanbul Üniv.Yay.No.3399. *Baytop, T. (1983) Farmakognozi Ders Kitabı, Cilt II, İstanbul: İstanbul Üniv.Yay.No.2003. *Wallis, T.E. (1967) Textbook of Pharmacognosy. London: J. A.Churchill Ltd.. *Evans, W. C. (2002) Trease and Evans\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' Pharmacognosy, 15th Ed.. Edinburg, UK: W.B.Saunders. *Tyler, V. E., Brady, L. R., Robbers, J. E. (1988) Pharmacognosy. Philadelphia: Lea Febiger. *Baytop, A. (1991) Bitkisel Drogların Anatomik Yapısı. İstanbul: İstanbul Üniv.Yay.No.3678. *Harborne, J.B. (1984) Phytochemical Methods, 2nd Edition. Chapman and Hall. *Türk Farmakopesi 1974, T.C.Sağlık ve Sosyal Yardım Bakanlığı Sayı:435, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, İstanbul. *British Pharmacopoeia 1998, Volume I- II, The Stationary Office, London, 1998. *The United States Pharmacopeia (USP24) / The National Formulary (NF19) 2000 , United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.12601 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, 1999. *European Pharmacopoeia (EP), 5th Edition, Council of Europe, 67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France, 2005. *Shellard, E.J. (1958) Exercises in the Evaluation of Drugs and Surgical Dressings. London: Pitman Medical Publishing Co.Ltd
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introduction, Terminology, Resources
Week - 2 History of plant use
Week - 3 Photosynthesis, biosyntheses, phytochemistry
Week - 4 Botany, plants, drugs, herbal drugs
Week - 5 From nature or from agriculture
Week - 6 Plant collection or harvest, and after?
Week - 7 Pharmacognostic methods
Week - 8 Workup preparation and Extraction of Herbal Drugs
Week - 9 Methods for Herbal Drug Identification
Week - 10 Chromatography and Analyses
Week - 11 Chemical characterisation of herbal and natural products
Week - 12 Carbohydrates, gums and mucilages
Week - 13 Carbohydrate herbal drugs
Week - 14 Evaluation and Discussion

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