Department of Pharmacognosy

and Herbal Medicines

Wroclaw Medical University

Borowska 211a, 50-556 Wrocław
tel. +48 71 78 40 220
fax. +48 71 78 40 218
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Scientific activity

specialisation

• isolation and identification of natural phenolics, saponins, triterpenes, steroids, alkaloids, tannins and coumarins
• screening for natural free radicals scavengers and antioxidants
• investigation of natural volatile substances
• standardisation of plant material and herbal medicines

• publications
• postdoctoral degree theses
• doctoral theses
• patents
• projects

Didactics

for the Faculty of Pharmacy - Pharmacy

• 5^th semester - Pharmacognosy - 9 ECTS pts.
• 8^th semester - Natural Medicines / Drugs of Natural Origin - 2 ECTS pts.
• 10^th semester - Master's theses - 20 ECTS pts.
• optional, non-obligatory courses
• foreign students (ERASMUS, summer exchanges, laboratory practice)

for the Faculty of Pharmacy - Dietetics

• Dietetics 1 (1-2 semester) - Biologically Active Compounds in Food
• Dietetics 1 (4-6 semester) - Bachelor's theses
• Dietetics 2 (4 semester) - Phytotherapy
• Dietetics 2 (1-4 semester) - Master's theses

for the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Training

• Doctoral theses

Students Scientific Association (for III-V year of Pharmacy students)

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Research fellowship

• headmaster, full professor
  prof. Zbigniew Sroka
• full professor
  prof. Izabela Fecka

• research fellow
  Michał Gleńsk PhD, DSc
• research fellow
  Adam Kowalczyk PhD, DSc
• research fellow
  Piotr Kuś PhD, DSc
• research fellow
  Piotr Okińczyc PhD
• research fellow
  Danuta Raj PhD
• research fellow
  Maciej Włodarczyk PhD

• researcher
  Beata Żbikowska MSc chem.
• researcher
  Kazimierz Piątek MSC chem.
• technician
  Marzena Ruszkiewicz

• PhD student
  Aneta Starzec MSc nutr.
• PhD student
  Katarzyna Bednarska MSc pharm.
• PhD student
  Maciej Spiegel MSc pharm.

Research equipment

• HPLC-DAD system (Knauer), analytical
• two HPLC-UV systems (Knauer), analytical and semipreparative
• flash LC system (Büchi)
• TLC densitometer with TLC applicator (Desaga)
• spectrophotometers (Hitachi, Cecil, Carl Zeiss)
• two freeze dryers and rotatory vacuum concentrator (Christ)
• SPE systems (Baker)
• vacuum evaporators (Büchi)
• analytical balance (Ohaus)