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USE OF MATRICARIA RECUTITA, VISCUM ALBUM AND OTHER PLANTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE TEACHING PROGRAMS
Article number
749_35
Pages
275 – 282
Language
English
Abstract
The University of Veterinary Medicine (UVM) in Koice has two educational divisions, General Veterinary Medicine (GVM) and Food Hygiene (FH), where are students trained in all, in experimental work, in the therapy of diseases, pathological states of animals, in the supervision of veterinary hygiene, and control of good technology practices in the food industry.
The educational curriculum includes pharmacology courses where students are instructed in the use of pharmaceuticals.
In the courses students are presented with basic information about the composition and properties of drugs, especially those of conventional, but also of phytotherapeutic origin.
Students are provided with basic information about Matricaria recutita L., Viscum album L. and other phytotherapeutic plants, and their preparations such as tinctures, infusions and others.
These drugs are utilized in all, but predominantly in medium-sized animals (e.g. calves), and similarly in small animals (e.g. cats). Matricaria is mainly employed in antiphlogistics and spasmolytics, but also in carminative and cosmetic drugs.
It contains active agents including chamazulenes, /-/-α-bisabolol, spiroethers, flavonoids, coumarins and others. Viscum contains agents such as choline, GABA and other amino acids, flavonoids, triterpenes, viscotoxin, histamine and other natural products.
These agents exhibit efficacy in the gastrointestinal tract, brain, heart, and blood.
Although these agents do not possess potent curative activity they can be employed as auxiliary and complementary drugs for symptomatic and palliative therapy of noninfective inflammation and some pathological states in animals.
The objective of our paper is to inform interested parties on the education process of our students utilizing procedures of Microsoft methods.
The educational curriculum includes pharmacology courses where students are instructed in the use of pharmaceuticals.
In the courses students are presented with basic information about the composition and properties of drugs, especially those of conventional, but also of phytotherapeutic origin.
Students are provided with basic information about Matricaria recutita L., Viscum album L. and other phytotherapeutic plants, and their preparations such as tinctures, infusions and others.
These drugs are utilized in all, but predominantly in medium-sized animals (e.g. calves), and similarly in small animals (e.g. cats). Matricaria is mainly employed in antiphlogistics and spasmolytics, but also in carminative and cosmetic drugs.
It contains active agents including chamazulenes, /-/-α-bisabolol, spiroethers, flavonoids, coumarins and others. Viscum contains agents such as choline, GABA and other amino acids, flavonoids, triterpenes, viscotoxin, histamine and other natural products.
These agents exhibit efficacy in the gastrointestinal tract, brain, heart, and blood.
Although these agents do not possess potent curative activity they can be employed as auxiliary and complementary drugs for symptomatic and palliative therapy of noninfective inflammation and some pathological states in animals.
The objective of our paper is to inform interested parties on the education process of our students utilizing procedures of Microsoft methods.
Authors
V. Sutiak, I. Sutiaková, E. Čellárová, L. Droppová, B.F. Kania
Keywords
education, drugs, illnesses, phytotherapy, research, vertebrates
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