aF1BO2_12 Pharmaceutical Botany II

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Margita Dvorská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PharmDr. Renata Kubínová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Marcela Nejezchlebová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dominik Šimko (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Veronika Vaverková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D.
Department of Natural Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Timetable
Thu 17:20–19:00 45-135
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
aF1BO2_12/01: Tue 9:00–10:40 45-321, D. Šimko
aF1BO2_12/02: Tue 11:00–12:40 45-321, D. Šimko
aF1BO2_12/03: Tue 13:00–14:40 45-321, M. Nejezchlebová
aF1BO2_12/04: Wed 8:00–9:40 45-321, D. Šimko
aF1BO2_12/05: Wed 10:00–11:40 45-321, D. Šimko
aF1BO2_12/06: Wed 12:00–13:40 45-321, R. Kubínová
aF1BO2_12/07: Wed 14:00–15:40 45-321, R. Kubínová
aF1BO2_12/08: Thu 8:00–9:40 45-321, R. Kubínová
aF1BO2_12/09: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
aF1BO1_12 Pharmaceutical Botany I && STUDIJNI_SKUPINA(nastup_2025)
Basic knowledge of botany at the secondary level of education, knowledge of plant biology and physiology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The subject Biology of plants provides education for first class Master programme of Pharmacy. Basic course cover the areas of plant anatomy, morphology and physiology as well as systematics of lower and higher medicinal plants. The favour is mainly focused on selected genera with important secondary metabolities. An integral part of teaching are practice exercises of anatomy, systematics and field excursions.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of pharmaceutical botany within the range of syllabus.
Key topics
Lectures
1. Introduction to systematic botany. Nomenclature rules and principles, chemotaxonomy. Classification of organisms and their evolution with special attention to autotrophic organisms and mechanisms of symbiotic processes. Cyanobacteria - characteristics, systematics, ecology and their significance. Cyanotoxins. The pharmaceutical significance of cyanobacteria. Autotrophic representatives of Excavata, Rhizaria, and Chromalveolata - characteristics, systematics, ecology and their pharmaceutical importance. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
2. Archaeplastida - Biliphytae, Glaucophyta, Rhodophyta. Viridiplantae. Chlorophytae. Chlorophyta. Streptophytae. Charophytae and Charophyta. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
3. Bryophytae - Anthocerophyta, Marchantiophyta, Hepatophyta. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites. Tracheophytae - Lycopodiophyta, Pteridophyta. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
4. Spermatophyta - Pinophyta, Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Gnetophyta. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
5. Magnoliophyta. Amborellales, Nymphaeales, Austrobayleyalles, Chloranthales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
6. Magnoliids. Canellales, Laurales, Magnoliales, Piperales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
7. Monocots I. Acorales, Alismatales, Asparagales, Dioscoreales, Liliales, Pandanales, Petrosaviales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
8. Monocots plants II. Arecales, Commelinales, Poales, Zingiberales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
9. Eudicots. Basal orders - Ranunculales, Proteales, Trochodendrales, Buxales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
10. Core eudicots. Gunnerales, Dilleniales, Saxifragales, Santalales, and Caryophyllales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
11. Rosides, Eurosids I (Fabids). Vitales, Zygophyllales, Celastrales, Oxalidales, Malpighiales, Cucurbitales, Fagales, Fabales, Rosales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
12. Eurosids II (Malvids). Geraniales, Myrtales, Brassicales, Malvales, Sapindales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
13. Asterids. Cornales, Ericales. Lamiids. Boraginales, Gentianales, Lamiales, Solanales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
14. Campanulids. Aquifoliales, Asterales, Dipsacales, Apiales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • Procházka S. Botanika. Morfologie a fyziologie rostlin. MZLU, 2002. ISBN 80-7157-313-2. info
  • Kubát, K. et al. Klíč ke květeně České republiky. Academia Praha, 2002. info
  • Slavíková Z. Morfologie rostlin. UK, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0327-6. info
  • Procházka S. Fyziologie rostlin. Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0586-2. info
  • Kousalová I., a kol. Praktikum z cytologie a anatomie rostlin. MU, 1998. ISBN 80-210-1982-4. info
    recommended literature
  • Hejný S., Slavík B. Květena České republiky. 1-6 díl. info
  • Naše liečivé rastliny. info
  • JAHODÁŘ, Luděk. Farmaceuticky významné semenné rostliny. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2022, 358 stran. ISBN 9788024649528. info
  • JAHODÁŘ, Luděk. Rostliny způsobující otravy. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2018, 380 stran. ISBN 9788024640501. info
  • Plant biology. Edited by Alison M. Smith. New York: Garland Science, 2010, xv, 664. ISBN 9780815340256. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture
Demonstration
Projection (static, dynamic)
Laboratory work - practicals
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Mark
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
a. 100% attendance at exercises
b. 70% success rate of credit tests
c. keeping the protocols from the exercise
d. herbarium of 40 pharmacologically and toxicologically significant representatives of selected families
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