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Lecturer(s)
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Pexová Kalinová Jana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Medicinal plants: importance, terminology, definitions. Active substances. Seed of medical plants. Harvest of medical plants. Drug drying and storage. Production in the Czech Republic and in the world. Legislation conected with growing medical plants. Organic medical plant cutlivation. Cultivation technology of selected medical plants (milk thistle, ergot, caraway, coriander, fennel, mint, chamomile etc.). New species of medical plants - plants with stimulative effects. Qualitative evaluation of drugs.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Preparation for credit
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 20 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 20 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 56 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The objective of the subject is provide knowledge about growing medicinal, and spicy plants and about their utilization and significance.
Students are able to orientate in the field of medicinal plants - overview of cultivated species, knowledge of their importance, biology, crop management and possibilities of utilization.
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Prerequisites
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Standard knowledge of field crop management.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination
Active participation in exercises and excursions, understanding the curriculum defined for the exam.
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Recommended literature
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Gromová, Z. Speciální plodiny. Nitra, 1993.
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Habán, M., Boroš, J. Manažer pestovania liečivých rastlín. Nitra, 2007.
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Mitáček, T. Pěstování léčivých a kořeninových rostlin v ekologickém zemědělství. Olomouc, 2010.
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Neugebauerová, J. Pěstování léčivých a kořeninových rostlin. Brno, 2006.
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Štolcová M. Léčivé, aromatické a kořeninové rostliny (CD). ČZU, Praha, 2004..
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