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AVANOS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS / TAB 219 - MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

Code: TAB 219 Course Title: PHYTOTHREAPY AND AROMATHREAPY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ATA ESKİN (ataeskin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ATA ESKİN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
What is phytotherapy and aromatherapy? What is the importance of phytotherapy and aromatherapy in the medicinal and aromatic plants program? Teach students the answers to some important questions such as.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can show how to get the drug to be used in the treatment. PO-
Examination
LO-2 Can evaluate the effect of drugs on the treatment. PO-
Examination
LO-3 Can express the essential oils and effects to be used in aromatherapy. PO-
Examination
LO-4 Can learn how to prepare massage oil mixtures. PO-
Examination
Quiz
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Importance of herbal medicines. Differences between herbal medicines and synthetic drugs. Consideration in the use of herbal drugs in complementary medicine. Herbal medicine shapes.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 What is aromatherapy and Phytotherapy? Historical development, origin of treatment with plants, Phytotherapy and aromatherapy today. Lecture, question and answer
2 Importance of herbal medicines, differences between herbal medicines and synthetic drugs, considerations for the use of herbal drugs in complementary medicine, forms of herbal medicine. Lecture, question and answer
3 Preparation of medical teas (infusion, decoction, maceration) , considerations in preparation and types of medical teas (bag tea, granulated Tea, instant teas), their contents. Lecture, question and answer
4 Phytotherapical effects of sage, Hawthorn, rosehip, nettle and Jasmine. Lecture, question and answer
5 Phytotherapical effects of horse chestnut, Horsetail, Rosemary, Yarrow, parsley, chamomile and Daffodil. Lecture, question and answer
6 Phytotherapic effects of blueberry, camel thorn, flax and cantarone, licorice and hops. Lecture, question and answer
7 Phytotherapical effects of hibiscus, echinacea, ginko biloba, ginseng, thyme and fennel. Lecture, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Phytotherapical effects of marshmallow, Hayit, Linden, anise and cat grass. Lecture, question and answer
10 The use of essential oil of German chamomile, Juniper, bergamot, tea tree and Rosemary in aromatherapy. Lecture, question and answer
11 Perception of odors, sense of smell and physiology. Lecture, question and answer
12 The use of essential oil of basil, grapefruit, rose and ITIR in aromatherapy. Lecture, question and answer
13 The use of essential oil of thyme, lavender, lemon, ylang ylang and balm in aromatherapy. Lecture, question and answer
14 The use of essential oil of Myrtle, mint, neroli and eucalyptus in aromatherapy. Lecture, question and answer
15 The use of essential oils of orange, sandalwood, cedar and cypress and the use of fixed oils (sweet almond , olive, wheat extract, jojoba, hazelnut, sesame and grape seed oil) used in aromatherapy. Lecture, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Zeybek, U., 1999. Aromaterapi ve Aromakozmetikte kullanılan Uçucu Yağlar. Tanıtım Kitabı.
2 Fitoterapi ve Aromaterapi, N. Özata, Doğan Yayıncılık.
Required Course instruments and materials
Projector, laptop, vegetable oils and drugs, general glass laboratory materials.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 10 20
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 6 12
       c) Performance Project 2 5 10
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 2 1 2
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 1 2
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 2 4
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 80