- •Введение
- •Theme 1 About myself and my future profession
- •Theme 2 Omsk State Medical University.
- •Theme 3 Health Service in Russia and in Great Britain
- •Theme 4 At the Polyclinic
- •Theme 5 The Human Body
- •Theme 6 Outstanding Foreign and Russian Doctors
- •Theme 7 Childhood diseases
- •Theme 8
- •Influenza and Other Infectious Diseases
- •Theme 9 Oral Health and Hygiene
- •Theme 10 Healthy Lifestyle
- •Theme 11 Outstanding Dentists
- •Theme 12 aFuturePharmacist
- •Theme 13 Medicinal Plants
- •Interesting facts.
- •Theme 14 Atthe Pharmacy
- •Theme 15
- •Vitamins
Interesting facts.
The 16th-century French diplomat JeanNicotbeing in Portugal saw a miraculous plant imported from Americaand brought tobacco leaves to Franceto treat Catherine de Medici for her migraines.Nicot believed that the plant could cure cancer, headaches and many other diseases. But time showed that he was absolutely wrong. We owe Nicot the word “nicotine”.
Task 1. Learn the following words and word combinations
medicinalplants |
[mə'dɪs(ə)n(ə)l][plɑːnts] |
лекарственные растения |
herbalremedies |
['hɜːb(ə)l]['remədɪz] |
лекарство растительного происхождения |
primaryhealthcare |
['praɪm(ə)rɪ][helθ][kɛə] |
первичный уход (помощь) за здоровьем |
to distinguish and name the kinds of plants |
[dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ][neɪm][kaɪndz] [plɑːnts] |
различать и называть виды растений |
chemicalcompounds |
['kemɪk(ə)l]['kɔmpaundz] |
химические соединения |
essential |
[ɪ'sen(t)ʃ(ə)l] |
существенный, важный |
maintenance |
['meɪnt(ə)nəns] |
поддержка |
secondary metabolites |
['sek(ə)nd(ə)rɪ][mə'tæbəlaɪts] |
вторичныеметаболиты |
estimate |
['estɪmeɪt] |
определять, устанавливать, оценивать |
defencemechanism |
[dɪ'fens]['mekənɪz(ə)m] |
механизм защиты |
to deter predation |
[dɪ'tɜː][pri'deɪʃən] |
зд. отпугиватьвредителей |
pollination |
[pɔlə'neɪʃ(ə)n] |
опыление |
to yield medicinal compound s |
[ji:ld] [mə'dɪs(ə)n(ə)l] ['kɔmpaundz] |
давать(производить) лекарственные соединения |
herbs and spices |
[hɜːbz][spaɪsəz] |
травыиспеции |
species |
['spi:ʃi:z] |
1.вид, 2.род (ед. и мн.число без изменений) |
purgativeaction |
['pɜːgətɪv]['ækʃ(ə)n] |
слабительное действие |
mucilage |
['mju:sɪlɪʤ] |
растительная слизь |
Task 2. Find the words and word-combinations in the text, reproduce the context they are used in and translate into Russian:
medicinal plants
the collection and use
all kinds of drugs
the father of medicine
the word drug comes from
means “dried plant”
currently available
herbal remedies
WHO
pharmaceuticals
Task 3. Answer the questions:
When did the collection and use of medicinal plants begin?
What does the word drug come from and what does it mean?
Do herbal remedies have a long history of use?
What part of the world’s population uses herbal medicine for primary health care?
What do all plants produce?
What substances do many plants synthesize?
What useful synthesized substances can we name?
How many secondary metabolites have been isolated?
What role do alkaloids play?
What do herbs and spices used by humans yield?
The functions of secondary metabolites are varied, aren’t they?
Are drug plants cultivated and collected today?
What are some drugs made from?
What is rhubarb used for? What part of the plant is used for medicinal purpose?
Althaea is used as a sedative and what forms is it used in?
Task 4. Mach English sentences to their Russian equivalents:
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Task 5. Translate the given sentences into Russian, close your book and translate then back into English:
The collection and the use of medicinal plans began many thousands years ago.
Such names of drugs as hemlock, gentian and others were mentioned by Hippocrates in his book about drugs.
The word drug comes from the Dutch word “droog”, which means “dried plant”.
The pharmaceuticals that are currently available to physicians were used as herbal drugs many years ago.
These herbal remedies are opium, morphine, codeine, aspirin, digitalis, quinine, etc.
80 percent of the world’s population presently uses herbal medicine for some aspect of primary health care.
Herbal medicine is used both in developing countries and industrialized world.
Alternative medicine practitioners all over the world consult population and give their recommendations on the use of medicinal plants.
Today many drug plants are cultivated and many are collected from fields and woods.
Some drugs are made of fruits, leaves, roots, flowers, seeds of the plants.
Task 6. Retell the text.