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Address: Eftimie Murgu Sq. no. 2, 300041, Timisoara
Telefon: 0256/494604
E-mail: corina.danciu@umft.ro

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Head of the Academic Department

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📧 Email: corina.danciu@umft.ro

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General presentation

The University Department of Pharmacognosy – Phytotherapy brings together a complex of pharmaceutical sciences, integrating both fundamental and applied knowledge about plant-based products with therapeutic or dermato-cosmetic uses. The University Department of Pharmacognosy was established in 1993, alongside the development of the Faculty of Pharmacy in Timișoara. Starting in 2015, the discipline has been coordinated by Prof. Dr. Pharm. Corina Danciu, who, together with the department staff, has consistently contributed to strengthening teaching activities and expanding scientific visibility. In 2024, the discipline was renamed and now has the title University Department of Pharmacognosy – Phytotherapy.

Pharmacognosy is a science with a pronounced interdisciplinary character, positioned at the intersection of botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, phytotherapy, and related fields. The discipline studies medicinal plants as sources of active compounds—oses, polyholosides, polyphenolic derivatives, glycosides, terpenic compounds, alkaloids—by examining their botanical, biochemical, and therapeutic characteristics. From this perspective, through its fundamental subjects, Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy contribute to understanding the mechanisms through which plant-based products can be used for medicinal or cosmetic purposes, integrating theoretical principles with practical applications relevant to the pharmaceutical profession.

The role of the discipline in the professional training of pharmacists

The main educational objectives of the University Department of Pharmacognosy – Phytotherapy focus on developing an in-depth understanding of plant-derived products of pharmaceutical interest, the bioactive compounds they contain, and how they can be used in phytotherapy or dermato-cosmetology. The study of disciplines included in Pharmacognosy aims at recognizing and identifying plant raw materials, understanding phytochemical composition, applying extraction and analytical methods, and correlating natural active principles with their pharmacological actions. Through these competencies, future pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, and cosmetologists gain a comprehensive perspective on the role of medicinal plants in preventing and treating various conditions, as well as on their safe use in pharmaceutical practice.

Upon completing their university studies and the disciplines taught within the Department of Pharmacognosy–Phytotherapy, specialists trained in the Faculty of Pharmacy’s programs will be able to accurately evaluate the quality of plant-based products, identify active compounds, recommend appropriate phytopreparations, and provide guidance regarding therapeutic doses, possible adverse effects, interactions with synthetic drugs, and the limits of phytotherapy. The disciplines within our department thus contribute to developing critical and applied thinking, indispensable for effective communication with patients and for integrating phytotherapy into modern pharmaceutical practice.

The University Department of Pharmacognosy – Phytotherapy offers a rich curriculum within bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs, contributing to the professional and scientific development of students at the Faculty of Pharmacy.

Undergraduate Studies

The educational offer includes the following mandatory, optional, and elective courses in the bachelor’s program (Pharmacy, Romanian and French language tracks):

  • Pharmacognosy– 3rd year, semesters I and II
  • Minerals and Vitamins in Plant Resources– optional, 2nd year, semester I
  • Phytotherapy– optional, 5th year, semester I

Educational offer for the Pharmacy Assistants Program (Deva):

  • Plant Products– 2nd year, semester I
  • Phytotherapy– 2nd year, semester II
  • Micro- and Macro-elements in Plant Products– optional, 1st year, semester II

Educational offer for the Medical Cosmetics and Cosmetic Product Technology Program:

  • Plant-based Products in Cosmetics– 2nd year, semester II

Master’s Studies

Starting with the academic year 2025–2026, the Faculty of Pharmacy offers advanced studies through the two-year master’s program “Applied Phytotherapy”, coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Avram Ștefana. The program focuses on deepening knowledge regarding the therapeutic use of plant-based products and emphasizes modern methods of analysis, extraction, and formulation, preparing specialists capable of developing and evaluating safe and effective phytopreparations adapted to current pharmaceutical requirements.

Members of the department serve as lecturers in the master’s programs of the Faculty of Pharmacy, UMFVBT, teaching courses, practical works, and seminars in various disciplines.

Doctoral Studies

Doctoral training has been provided since 2018 by Prof. Dr. Pharm. Corina Danciu, within research directions dedicated to natural products with therapeutic potential and the development of innovative strategies in the pharmaceutical field.

Prof. Univ. Dr. Corina Danciu supervises bachelor’s theses, dissertations, and doctoral theses. Members of the discipline supervise annually a significant number of bachelor’s theses from graduates of the Faculty of Pharmacy—Romanian and French sections—and graduates of short-term study programs (ASF-D and CM), as well as annual dissertations.

VADA Program

Through the student volunteer program “Volunteering in Academic Development Activities” (VADA), conducted at the “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara since 2017, each year numerous high-performing students from both the Romanian and French sections participate in didactic and research activities within the University Department of Pharmacognosy–Phytotherapy.

Student scientific events

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ștefana Avram and Prof. Univ. Dr. Corina Danciu, together with department members, organized between February 17–19, 2025, the first edition in a series of continuing education and professional development events held within the Department of Pharmacognosy – Phytotherapy (FitoLab), titled:
“FitoLab Workshop 1: Improving Spectrophotometric Techniques in Plant Product Analysis.”

Scientific activity

The Pharmacognosy–Phytotherapy discipline conducts intensive research within the Research and Processing Center for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Plant-Med), established on April 24, 2024. The center is equipped with modern infrastructure allowing:

  • processing plant raw materials, obtaining extracts, and isolating bioactive compounds;
  • physicochemical characterization of extracts and natural compounds;
  • evaluation of biological activity in vitro and in vivo, with emphasis on antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and chemopreventive effects.

Research focuses on pharmacognostic studies of species from wild and cultivated flora, as well as the analysis of natural compounds such as polyphenols and triterpenes. The activity is supported by students from years III–V, master’s students, and PhD candidates, integrated into research projects and in the preparation of bachelor’s, dissertation, and doctoral theses.

Members of the discipline collaborate with prestigious universities and institutes in Romania and abroad, and are actively involved in professional organizations and editorial boards of ISI-indexed scientific journals, contributing to the visibility and impact of research conducted at the Plant-Med center.

  • PhD Habil. DANCIU Corina H-index (2025): 32 (Web of Science), 39 (Google Scholar)
  • Prof. PhD AVRAM ȘtefanaH-index (2025): 24 (Web of Science), 30 (Google Scholar)
  • PhD MAGYARI-PAVEL Ioana ZinucaH-index (2025): 23 (Web of Science), 25 (Google Scholar)
  • PhD MINDA Ionela Daliana H-index (2025): 15 (Web of Science), 18 (Google Scholar)
  • Prof. PhD BORA LarisaH-index (2025): 6 (Web of Science), 7 (Google Scholar)
  • Natural compounds and/or plant extracts with anticancer effects for various cancer types in vitro (cell lines) and in vivo (experimental animal model). Physicochemical modulations for enhancing anticancer potential.
  • Natural compounds and/or total extracts with modulatory effects on angiogenesis in various pathologies; tolerability studies through topical application (in vivo model on the avian chorioallantoic membrane). Physicochemical modulations for increasing efficacy.
  • Natural compounds and/or total extracts with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Physicochemical modulations to enhance anti-inflammatory potential; applicability in skin disorders.
  • Natural compounds and/or total extracts with antimicrobial and antifungal effects. Physicochemical modulations to increase antimicrobial and antifungal potential.

Project director:

Prof. PhD Habil. DANCIU Corina

  • „Hidrogeluri inovatoare pe bază de micele polimerice ca sisteme de cedare pentru uleiul esențial de oregano: o abordare farmaceutică avansată pentru gestionarea papiloamelor cutanate”- PN-III-P1-1.1-TE- 2019-0130
  • „Populi gemmae– a double gain for the pharmaceutical field: therapeutic potential and bio-source for green synthesis of silver nanoparticles”- 3POSTDOC/1238/2020
  • „O nouă abordare fitofarmaceutică a melanomului murinic: incorporarea izoflavonoidei genisteină în nanostructuri cu livrare ţintă pentru receptorul PDGF ß”. Competiţie internă UMFT-15250-19.12.2012 (2013-2014)

Assoc. Prof. PhD AVRAM Ștefana 

  • „Potențialul antiinflamator, chemopreventiv și antitumoral în cancerul mamar al unor extracte vegetale standardizate din Melissa officinalis L. in nanoformulări cu ciclodextrine” ROINEXTRAMAM Competiție internă Parteneriate în cercetarea fundamentală inovativă UMFT Victor Babes III-C5-PCFI-2017/2018-04
  • „Melanomul malign cu mutație N-RAS: abordare experimentală țintită prin compuși naturali”, CAMMelRasNa Competiție internă Tineri cercetatori UMFT Victor Babes, PII-C2-TC-2014

Lect. PhD MAGYARI-PAVEL Ioana Zinuca

  • „Noi perspective privind chemopreventia cancerului cutanat: evaluarea acidului maslinic si al unui derivat de acid maslinic incorporati in nanoemulsii” – MANEWSKIN. PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2019-1231
  • „Cercetări experimentale privind efectele unui derivat de acid maslinic la nivel mitocondrial în urma expunerii la radiații ultraviolete și zinc” – UVB-ZN-MITO. PII-C4-TC-2016

Project responsible / Project coordinator:

Prof. PhD Habil. DANCIU Corina

  • „Noi abordări farmaceutice pentru modularea biodisponibilităţii unor flavonoide cu potenţial chemopreventiv pentru melanomul malign”- Parteneriate în cercetarea fundamentală inovativă-PIII-C2-PCFI-2015/2016 (FLAVOFORM)

Assoc. Prof. PhD AVRAM Ștefana

  • „Sinteza unor compuşi cu potenţială activitate antitumorală prin reacţii de derivatizare şi caracterizarea acestora prin tehnici hifenate. Evaluarea activităţii antiangiogenice, antineoplazice şi antiinflamatoare“, SYNTANTITUM Competiție internă Parteneriate în cercetarea fundamentală inovativă, UMFT Victor Babes, PROGRAMUL III – C1 – PCFI – 2014/2015

Member of the research team:

  • „Parteneriat strategic pentru creșterea calității cercetării științifice din universitățile medicale prin acordarea de burse doctorale și postdoctorale – DocMed.Net_2.0, POSDRU/159/1.5/S/136893”, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Burse doctorale pentru doctoranzi competitivi in Aria Europeana a Cercetarii” POSDRU/88/1.5/S/63117 (2010-2013), Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Evaluarea impactului radiaţiilor UV şi al terapiei antitumorale asupra fibroblaştilor dermici şi in cancerul cutanat experimental”- Modul III Cooperări bilaterale Nr. 665-22.04.2013, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Evaluarea unor formulări farmaceutice moderne obţinute prin complexarea unor triterpene pentaciclice cu derivaţi polizaharidici funcţionalizaţi”-Modul III Cooperări bilaterale Nr.674-22.04.2013, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Nanostructuri cu aurone, chalcone şi extracte vegetale standardizate: dezvoltarea unui nou prototip de agent chemopreventiv şi antiinflamator”, proiect bilateral international România-Franta, in colaborare cu Laboratorul de Farmacognozie al Facultatii de Farmacie a Universitătii din Marseille, contract RO-FR 789/30.06.2014, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Formulări pe bază de betulină și nanoparticule de aur în combaterea procesului de îmbătrânire a pielii”, PN-III-P2-2.1-BG-2016-0354, Contract de finațare 115/2016, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Potențialul antiinflamator, chemopreventiv și antitumoral în cancerul mamar al unor extracte vegetale standardizate din Melissa officinalis L. în nanoformulări cu ciclodextrine”- III-C5-PCFI-2017/2018-04  (ROINEXTRAMAM), Prof. Danciu Corina, Ș.l. Magyari-Pavel Ioana Zinuca, Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • „Centru de dezvoltare a abilitatilor practice in domeniul plantelor medicinale”- CNFIS-FDI-2018-0159, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Centru de dezvoltare profesională în domeniul produselor dermato-cosmetice pe bază de plante medicinale”, CNFIS-FDI-2019-0393, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „A comprehensive in vitro and in vivo evaluation of Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott standardised bio juice on blood pressure levels and endothelial damage. A prospective study”- 5DOC/1425/03.02.2020, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Lupeol as bioactive natural compound in the local treatment of wounds and inflammation from mild to severe pathologies: experimental evaluations and market pre-proposal”-1EXP-1233/ 30.01.2020, prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Absorbția şi bioaccesibilitatea in vitro a antocianilor si a metaboliților acestora”- PN-III-P1-1.1-TE- 2019-0960, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • „Hidrogeluri inovatoare pe bază de micele polimerice ca sisteme de cedare pentru uleiul esențial de oregano: o abordare farmaceutică avansată pentru gestionarea papiloamelor cutanate”- PN-III-P1-1.1-TE- 2019-0130, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana, Ș.l. Magyari-Pavel Ioana Zinuca
  • „Populi gemmae– a double gain for the pharmaceutical field: therapeutic potential and bio-source for green synthesis of silver nanoparticles”- 3POSTDOC/1238/2020, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana, Ș.l. Magyari-Pavel Ioana Zinuca, Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • „Compuși naturali cu efecte la nivel mastocitar : implicații în procesul angiogenezei“,  Bursă Postdoctorală, sub egida Fondului Social European, Programul Operaţional Dezvoltarea Resurselor Umane 2007-2013, contract nr. POSDRU/159/1.5/S/136893, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana
  • „Profilul farmacocinetic și farmacodinamic in vitro și in vivo al unor   nanoformulări cu compuși triterpenici cu efect antitumoral“, Proiectul UEFISCDI, PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2842, proiect “Tinere Echipe de cercetare” competitia  2014, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana, Ș.l. Magyari-Pavel Ioana Zinuca
  • „Nanostructuri cu aurone, chalcone și extracte vegetale standardizate: dezvoltarea unui nou prototipl de agent chemopreventiv și antiinflamator”Grant de mobilitate international UEFISCDI: proiect bilateral international Romania-Franta, in colaborare cu Laboratorul de Farmacognozie al Facultatii de Farmacie a Universitatii din Marseille, contract RO-FR 789/30.06.2014, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana
  • „Evaluarea unor formulări farmaceutice moderne obţinute prin complexarea unor triterpene pentaciclice cu derivaţi polizaharidici funcţionalizaţi“,  Modul III Cooperări bilaterale Nr.674-22.04.2013, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana
  • „Implementation Of Some Vegetal Antitumor Triterpenic Bioproducts Inclusive By Inclusion In Nanostructures, In Cutaneous Therapies By Their Efficacy/Toxicity Analysis“,  Proiectul UEFISCDI, PN II ID_1257/2007, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana
  • „Lymphangiogenesis in molecular subtypes of breast cancer: a prerequisite for targeted therapy of lymph node metastasis“ Proiectul UEFISCDI, Idei,  345/2011, Assoc. Prof. Avram Ștefana
  • Centru de dezvoltare a abilitatilor practice in domeniul plantelor medicinale- CNFIS-FDI-2018-0159, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana, Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • Centru de dezvoltare profesională în domeniul produselor dermato-cosmetice pe bază de plante medicinale, CNFIS-FDI-2019-0393, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana, Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • Dezvoltarea bazei de practică în domeniul plantelor medicinale a Universității de Medicină și Farmacie Victor Babeș Timișoara- CNFIS-FDI-2021-0498, Conf. Univ. Avram Ștefana, Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • „Formulări pe bază de betulină și nanoparticule de aur în combaterea procesului de îmbătrânire a pielii” – PN-III-P2-2.1-BG-2016-0354, Contract de finațare 115/2016, Ș.l. Magyari-Pavel Ioana Zinuca
  • „Noi abordări farmaceutice pentru modularea biodisponibilităţii unor flavonoide cu potenţial chemopreventiv pentru melanomul malign”- FLAVOFORM. Parteneriate în cercetarea fundamentală inovativă-PIII-C2-PCFI-2015/2016, Ș.l. Magyari-Pavel Ioana Zinuca
  • ERASMUS KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in higher education, project no.2022-1-RO01-KA220-HED-000088958, Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • Project 2023-1-RO01-KA220-HED-000164767 (INNO-SAFE-LIFE), Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • Implementarea de tehnici moderne pentru dezvoltarea continuă a bazei de practică în domeniul produselor vegetale medicinale a UMF Victor Babeș din Timișoara- CNFIS-FDI-2022-0484, Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • Augmentarea multifuncționalității bazei de practică în domeniul produselor vegetale medicinale prin inovare interdisciplinară cu transpunere în sfera digitală – CNFIS-FDI-2023-F-0448, Ș.l. Minda Ionela-Daliana
  • Nanostructuri inteligente țintite încarcate cu principii active antitumorale de tip triterpenic, utilizate în terapia hipertermiei magnetice- PN-IV-P2-2.1-TE-2.1-TE-2023-1941, Prof. Danciu Corina
  • Consolidarea educației doctorale și postdoctorale în domeniile medical, medico-dentar şi farmaceutic prin formare avansată, cercetare și inovare, în cadrul unui parteneriat academic-clinic (DOCTOMED) (Cod SMIS 350965), Prof. Danciu Corina
  • Ioana Maria Carmen Ienașcu, Adina Căta*, Antonina Evelina Lazăr, Nick Samuel Țolea, Gerlinde Rusu, Paula Sfîrloagă, Cristina Moşoarcă, Adriana Aurelia Chiș, Claudiu Morgovan, Corina Danciu, Delia Muntean, Iuliana Popescu*, Raluca Pop, Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Activity of N-(2-Bromo-Phenyl)-2-Hydroxy-Benzamide Derivatives and Their Inclusion Complexes, Pharmaceutics 2025, 17(7), 869; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics17070869, Impact factor 5,5
  • Sergio Liga,Ioana Zinuca Magyari-Pavel, Stefana Avram, Daliana Ionela Minda, Ana-Maria Vlase, Delia Muntean, Laurian Vlase, Elena-Alina Moacă and Corina Danciu, Comparative Analysis of Moringa oleifera Lam. Leaves Ethanolic Extracts: Effects of Extraction Methods on Phytochemicals, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and In Ovo Profile, Plants 2025, 14(11), 1653; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14111653, Impact factor 4,1
  • Ramona Fecker, Stefana Avram, Ileana Cocan, Ersilia Alexa, Larisa Bora, Daliana Minda, Ioana Zinuca Magyari-Pavel, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Corina Danciu. In Vitro and In Ovo Evaluation of Oenothera biennis Oil as an Alternative Preservative for Oil-Based Products, Foods 2025, 14, 332.https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14020332, Impact factor 4,7
  • Gabriela Valentina Ciobotaru, Iacob-Daniel Goje, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Corina Danciu, Ioana Zinuca Magyari-Pavel, Elena-Alina Moacă, Delia Muntean, Ilinca Merima Imbrea, Veronica Sărăteanu Georgeta Pop, Analysis of the Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity, Cytotoxic, and Anti-Migratory Properties of the Essential Oils Obtained from Cultivated Medicinal Lamiaceae Species, Plants 2025, 14(6), 846; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14060846 (registering DOI), Impact factor 4,1
  • Diana Haj Ali, Adriana Maria Dărăban, Diana Ungureanu, Adina Căta, Ioana Maria Carmen Ienascu, Stefania Dinu, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Corina Danciu, An Up-to-Date Review Regarding the Biological Activity of Geranium robertianum, Plants 2025, 14, 918, https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14060918, Impact factor 4,1
  • Valentina Oana Buda, Camelia Oprean, Oana Isabella Gavriliuc, Zorita Diaconeasa, Adina Căta, Daniela Haidu, Daliana Minda, Andreea Păunescu, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Corina Danciu, Inorganic Element Identification and In Vitro Preliminary Evaluation of Three Types of Standardized Black Chokeberry Extracts Against Human Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells (HPAECs), Plants 2025, 14(8), 1202; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14081202, Impact factor 4,1
  • Grosu C, Jîjie A-R, Manea HC, Moacă E-A, Iftode A, Minda D, Chioibaş R, Dehelean C-A, Vlad CS. New Insights Concerning Phytophotodermatitis Induced by Phototoxic Plants. Life 2024, 14, 1019. Life. 2025; 15(3):337. https://doi.org/10.3390/life15030337, Impact factor 3,4
  • Prodea A, Milan A, Mioc M, Mioc A, Oprean C, Racoviceanu R, Negrea-Ghiulai R, Mardale G, Avram Ș, Balan-Porcărașu M, et al. Novel Betulin-1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives Promote In Vitro Dose-Dependent Anticancer Cytotoxicity. Processes. 2024; 12(1):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12010024, Impact factor 2,8
  • Milan A, Mioc M, Mioc A, Gogulescu A, Mardale G, Avram Ș, Maksimović T, Mara B, Șoica C. Cytotoxic Potential of Betulinic Acid Fatty Esters and Their Liposomal Formulations: Targeting Breast, Colon, and Lung Cancer Cell Lines. Molecules. 2024; 29(14):3399. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29143399, Impact factor 4,2
  • Liga S, Vodă R, Lupa L, Paul C, Nemeş NS, Muntean D, Avram Ș, Gherban M, Péter F. Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Puerarin: Characterization, Antimicrobial Potential, Angiogenesis, and In OvoSafety Profile Assessment. Pharmaceutics. 2024; 16(11):1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16111464, Impact factor 4,9
  • Buda V, Sturza A, Minda D, Diaconeasa Z, Iuhas C, Bădescu B, Dehelean C-A, Danciu C, Muntean M-D, Lighezan R, Dănilă M-D. Vasculo-Protective Effects of Standardized Black Chokeberry Extracts in Mice Aorta.International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(24):13520. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252413520, Impact factor 4,9
  • Similie D, Minda D, Bora L, Kroškins V, Lugiņina J, Turks M, Dehelean CA, Danciu C- An Update on Pentacyclic Triterpenoids Ursolic and Oleanolic Acids and Related Derivatives as Anticancer Candidates, Antioxidants (Basel), 2024, Aug 6;13(8):952., doi: 10.3390/antiox13080952, Impact factor 6,0
  • Semenescu I, Avram S, Similie D, Minda D, Diaconeasa Z, Muntean D, Lazar A.E, Gurgus D, Danciu C, Phytochemical, antioxidant, antimicrobial and safety profile of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. extract obtained from Romania, Plants 2024, 13(23), 3265; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13233265, Impact factor 4,0
  • Iftode C, Minda D, Draghici G, Geamantan A, Ursoniu S, Enatescu I. Aspirin–Fisetin Combinatorial Treatment Exerts Cytotoxic and Anti-Migratory Activities in A375 Malignant Melanoma Cells. Medicina. 2024; 60(7): 1125. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60071125, Impact factor 2,4
  • Magyari-Pavel IZ, Moacă EA, Avram Ș, Diaconeasa Z, Haidu D, Ștefănuț MN, Rostas AM, Muntean D, Bora L, Badescu B, Iuhas C, Dehelean CA, Danciu C.- Antioxidant Extracts from Greek and Spanish Olive Leaves: Antimicrobial, Anticancer and Antiangiogenic Effects, Antioxidants (Basel), 2024 Jun 27;13(7):774.,doi: 10.3390/antiox13070774, Impact factor 6,0
  • Bora L, Lombrea A, Batrina S.L, Buda V.O, Esanu O-M, Pasca O, Dehelean C.A, Dinu S, Zorita Diaconeasa, Danciu C-A Systematic Review of Cardio-Metabolic Properties of Lonicera caerulea , Antioxidants (Basel), 2024 Jun 5;13(6):694, doi: 10.3390/antiox13060694, Impact factor 6,0
  • Lombrea A, Watz C.G, Bora L, Dehelean C.A, Diaconeasa Z, Dinu S, Turks M, Luginina J, \ Peipinš U, Danciu C-Enhanced Cytotoxicity and Antimelanoma Activity of Novel Semisynthetic Derivatives of Betulinic Acid with Indole Conjugation, Plants 2024, 13(1), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010036, Impact factor 4,5
  • Semenescu I, Similie D, Diaconeasa Z, Danciu C.-Recent Advances in the Management of Rosacea through Natural Compounds, Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2024 Feb 6;17(2):212. doi: 10.3390/ph17020212, Impact factor 4,6
  • Bora L, Iftode A, Muț AM, Vlaia LL, Olteanu GE, Muntean D, Dehelean CA, Buda V, Coneac GH, Danciu C, Stability Profile and Clinical Evaluation of an Innovative Hydrogel Containing Polymeric Micelles as Drug Delivery Systems with Oregano Essential Oil against Fibroepithelial Polyps, Pharmaceuticals (Basel), 2023, July 8; 16(7):980. Doi: 10.3390/ph16070980, Impact factor 6
  • Burlec AF, Pecio L, Mircea C, Tuchiluș C, Corciovă A, Danciu C, Cioancă O, Caba IC, Pecio S, Oleszek W, Hăncianu M, Preliminary Phytochemical and Biological Evaluation of Rudbeckia hirta Flowers, Plants (Basel), 2023 August 4; 12(15):2871. doi: 10.3390/plants12152871, Impact factor 5
  • Avram S, Bora L, Vlaia L.L, Mut A-M, Olteanu G-E, Olariu I, Magyari-Pavel I-Z, MindaD, Diaconeasa Z, Sfirloaga P, Adnan M, Dehelean C.A, Danciu C, Cutaneous Polymeric-Micelles-Based Hydrogel Containing Origanum vulgare Essential Oil: In Vitro Release and Permeation, Angiogenesis, and Safety Profile In Ovo, Pharmaceuticals 2023, 16(7), 940; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16070940, Impact factor 4,6
  • Antal DS, Avram Ș and Heinrich M Editorial: Skin: benefits of natural products in topical applications. Front. Pharmacol. 14:1305705., 2023, doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1305705, Impact factor 6
  • Nistor G, Mioc A, Mioc M, Balan-Porcarasu M, Ghiulai R, Racoviceanu R, Avram Ș, Prodea A, Semenescu A, Milan A, Dehelean C, Șoica C. Novel Semisynthetic Betulinic Acid−Triazole Hybrids with In Vitro Antiproliferative Potential. Processes. 2023; 11(1):101. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11010101, Impact factor 352
  • Romanescu M, Oprean C, Lombrea A, Badescu B, Teodor A, Constantin GD, Andor M, Folescu R, Muntean D, Danciu C, Dalleur O, Batrina SL, Cretu O, Buda VO, Current State of Knowledge Regarding WHO High Priority Pathogens-Resistance Mechanisms and Proposed Solutions through Candidates Such as Essential Oils: A Systematic Review, Int J Mol Sci, 2023 Jun 4;24(11):9727.doi: 10.3390/ijms24119727, Impact factor 5,6
  • Zorita Diaconeasa, Cristian I. Iuhas, Huseyin Ayvaz, Mustafa Mortas Anca Farcas,  Mihaela Mihai, Corina Danciu, Andreea Stanila, Anthocyanins from Agro-Industrial Food Waste: Geographical Approach and Methods of Recovery—A Review, Plants 2023, 12(1), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010074, Impact factor 4,5
  • Adelina Lombre, Alexandra-Denisa Semenescu, Ioana Zinuca Magyari-Pavel, Māris Turks, Jevgeņija Lugiņina, Uldis Peipiņš, Delia Muntean, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Stefania Dinu, Corina Danciu, Comparison of In Vitro Antimelanoma and Antimicrobial Activity of 2,3-Indolo-betulinic Acid and Its Glycine Conjugates, Plants (Basel), 2023 Mar 9;12(6):1253. doi: 10.3390/plants12061253, Impact factor 4,5
  • Daliana Minda, Roxana Ghiulai, Christian Dragos Banciu, Ioana Zinuca Pavel, Corina Danciu, Roxana Racoviceanu, Codruta Soica, Oana Daniela Budu, Delia Muntean, Zorita Diaconeasa, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Stefana Avram. Phytochemical Profile, Antioxidant and Wound Healing Potential of Three Artemisia Species: In Vitro and In Ovo Evaluation. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(3):1359. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031359, Impact factor 2,679
  • Ghiulai R, Mioc M, Racoviceanu R, Prodea A, Milan A, Coricovac D, Dehelean C, Avram Ș, Zamfir AD, Munteanu CVA, Ivan V, Şoica C. Structural Investigation of Betulinic Acid Plasma Metabolites by Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Molecules. 2022; 27(21):7359. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27217359 10.3390/molecules27217359 eISSN 1420-304,  Impact factor 6
  • Ghiulai R, Mioc A, Racoviceanu R, Mioc M, Milan A, Prodea A, Semenescu A, Dehelean C, Barbu Tudoran L, Avram Ș, Trandafirescu C, Șoica C. The Anti-Melanoma Effect of Betulinic Acid Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles: A Mechanistic In Vitro Approach. Pharmaceuticals. 2022; 15(11):1362. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15111362, Impact factor 6
  • Bora L, Avram S, Pavel IZ, Muntean D, Liga S, Buda V, Gurgus D, Danciu C. An Up-To-Date Review Regarding Cutaneous Benefits of Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil. Antibiotics-Basel. 2022; 11(5):549. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050549, Impact factor 8
  • Smirnova I, Drăghici G, Kazakova O, Vlaia L, Avram S, Mioc A, Mioc M, Macasoi I, Dehelean C, Voicu A, Soica C. Hollongdione arylidene derivatives induce antiproliferative activity against melanoma and breast cancer through pro-apoptotic and antiangiogenic mechanisms. Bioorg Chem. 2022;119:105535 doi:10.1016/J.BIOORG.2021.105535, Impact factor 1
  • Kis, B., Pavel, I.Z., Avram, S., Moaca EA, Herrero San Huan M, Schwiebs A, Radeke HH, Muntean D, Diaconeasa Z, Minda D, Oprean C, Bojin F, Dehelean CA, Soica C, Danciu C. Antimicrobial activity, in vitro anticancer effect (MCF-7 breast cancer cell line), antiangiogenic and immunomodulatory potentials of Populus nigra L. buds extract. BMC Complement Med Ther, 2022, 22, 74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03526-z, Impact factor 9
  • Brigitta Kis, Ioana Zinuca Pavel, Stefana Avram, Elena Alina Moaca, Martina Herrero San Juan, Anja Schwiebs, Heinfried H. Radeke, Delia Muntean, Zorita Diaconeasa, Daliana Minda, Camelia Oprean, Florina Bojin, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Codruta Soica, Corina Danciu, Antimicrobial Activity, In Vitro Anticancer Effect (MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line), Antiangiogenic and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Populus Nigra Buds Extract, BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2022; 22(1): 74.
  • Amir Mahgoub Awadelkareem, Eyad Al-Shammari, AbdElmoneim O. Elkhalifa, Mohd Adnan, Arif Jamal Siddiqui, Danish Mahmood, Z. R. Azaz Ahmad Azad, Mitesh Patel, Khalid Mehmood, Corina Danciu and Syed Amir Ashraf, Anti-Adhesion and Antibiofilm Activity of Eruca sativa Miller Extract Targeting Cell Adhesion Proteins of Food-Borne Bacteria as a Potential Mechanism: Combined In Vitro-In Silico Approach, Plants, 2022, 11, 610. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11050610, Impact factor 4,658
  • Valentina Buda, Minodora Andor, Anca Tudor, Octavian Crețu, Carmen Cristescu, Corina Danciu, Ionut Ledeți, Zorin Crainiceanu, Mircea Onel, Diana Aurora Bordejevic, Mirela Cleopatra Tomescu, Oana Suciu, Lucian Petrescu, Dana Emilia Man, The plasma level of soluble endoglin in hypertensive patients undergoing long-term treatment with candesartan, Farmacia,70 (1):90-101, 2022 https://doi.org/10.31925/farmacia.2022.1.14, Impact factor 1,433
  • Larisa Bora, Stefana Avram, Ioana Zinuca Pavel, Delia Muntean, Sergio Liga, Valentina Buda, Daniela Gurgus and Corina Danciu, An Up-To-Date Review Regarding Cutaneous Benefits of Origanum vulgare Essential Oil, Antibiotics 2022, 11(5), 549; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050549, Impact factor 5,222
  • Mirabela Romanescu, Valentina Buda, Adelina Lombrea, Minodora Andor, Ionut Ledeti, Maria Suciu, Corina Danciu , Cristina Adriana Dehelean and Liana Dehelean, Sex-Related Differences in Pharmacological Response to CNS Drugs: A Narrative Review, J. Pers. Med. 2022, 12, 907. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12060907, Impact factor 3,508
  • Brigitta Kis, Elena-Alina Moaca, Lucian Barbu Tudoran, Delia Muntean, Ioana Zinuca Magyari-Pavel, Daliana Ionela Minda, Adelina Lombrea, Zorita Diaconeasa, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Stefania Dinu and Corina Danciu, Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Populi gemmae Extract: Preparation, Physicochemical Characterization,Antimicrobial Potential and In Vitro Antiproliferative Assessment, Materials 2022, 15, 5006. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ma15145006, Impact factor 3,748
  • Ioana Maria Carmen Ienașcu, Adina Căta, Mariana Nela Ştefănuț Iuliana Popescu, Gerlinde Rusu, Paula Sfîrloagă, Daniel Ursu, Cristina Moşoarcă, Anamaria Dabici, Corina Danciu, Delia Muntean, Raluca Pop, Novel Chloro-Substituted Salicylanilide Derivatives and Their β-Cyclodextrin Complexes: Synthesis,Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity, Biomedicines 2022, 10(7), 1740; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10071740, Impact factor 4,757
  • Ramona Fecker, Ioana Zinuca Magyari-Pavel, Ileana Cocan, Ersilia Alexa, Iuliana Popescu, Adelina Lombrea, Larisa Bora, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Valentina Buda, Roxana Folescu, Corina Danciu, Oxidative Stability and Protective Effect of the Mixture between Helianthus annuus L. and Oenothera biennis L. Oils on 3D Tissue Models of Skin Irritation and Phototoxicity, Plants 2022, 11(21), 2977; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11212977, Impact factor 4,658
  • Larisa Bora, Tobias Burkard, Martina Herrero San Juan, Heinfried H. Radeke, Ana Maria Muț, Lavinia Lia Vlaia, Ioana Zinuca Magyari-Pavel, Zorița Diaconeasa Sonia Socaci, Florin Borcan, Brigitta Kis, Delia Muntean, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Corina Danciu, Phytochemical Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Origanum vulgare Essential Oil Formulated as Polymeric Micelles Drug Delivery Systems, Pharmaceutics, 2022, 14,2413. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14112413, Impact factor 6,525
  • Corina Danciu – Implicaţiile fitoestrogenilor cu structură izoflavonoidică în recuperarea leziunilor tegumentare de tip melanom malign, Editura Victor Babeş, 2013, ISBN 978-606-8456-05-8
  • Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Corina Danciu, Georgeta Maria Simu, Codruţa Marinela Şoica-Elemente de metodologia cercetării ştiinţifice, Editura Victor Babeş, 2013, ISBN 978-606-8456-13-3
  • Corina Danciu, Cristina Dehelean, Codruta Soica- Natural Compound Genistein: From Consecrated to New Utilizations and Formulations, in Biotechnology – Drug Discovery, Vol.7, Chapter 2, pp 43-61, Series ISBN: 1-62699-022-0, Vol. ISBN:1-62699-015-8, 2014, Studium Press, LLC, USA
  • Codruţa Şoica, Cristina Trandafirescu, Florin Borcan, Corina Danciu, Georgeta Simu, Cristina Dehelean-Nanoformulations with cyclodextrins as carriers for skin targeting of active drugs, in Biotechnology- Novel Drug Delivery, Vol. 8, pag 29-56,  Series ISBN: 1-62699-015-8, Vol. ISBN No.: 1-62699-023-9, 2014, Studium press LLC, USA
  • Corina Danciu, Stefana Avram, Ioana Zinuca Pavel-Farmacognozie-Partea I, Editura Victor Babeş, 2015, ISBN 978-606-8456-44-7
  • Corina Danciu, Stefana Avram, Ioana Zinuca Pavel – Farmacognozie-Partea I-Format electronic, Editura Victor Babeş, 2015, ISBN 978-606-8456-58-4
  • Corina Danciu-Pharmacognosie.Notes de cours-Partie I, Editura Victor Babeş, 2015, ISBN 978-606-8456-74-4
  • Stefana Avram, Corina Danciu, Ioana Zinuca Pavel – Farmacognozie-Partea II, Editura Victor Babeş, 2017, ISBN
  • Stefana Avram, Roxana Ghiulai, Ioana Zinuca Pavel, Marius Mioc, Roxana Babuta, Mirela Voicu, Dorina Coricovac, Corina Danciu, Cristina Dehelean and Codruta Soica (2017). Phytocompounds Targeting Cancer Angiogenesis Using the Chorioallantoic Membrane Assay, Natural Products and Cancer Drug Discovery, Dr. Farid Badria (Ed.), Chapter 3, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.68506. Print ISBN 978-953-51-3313-1
  • Danciu Corina, Soica Codruta, Antal Diana, Alexandra Popescu, Stefana Avram, Roxana Ghiulai, Ioana Zinuca Pavel, Minda Ionela Daliana, Cristina Dehelean- An update of  natural compounds and their modern formulations for the management of malignant melanoma, “Phytochemistry – Natural Products and Cancer”, ISBN 978-953-51-3314-8, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3313-1, Intech 2017
  • Corina Danciu, Suciu Oana,  Diana Simona Antal, Florina Ardelean, Aimée Rodica Chiș, Codruța Șoica, Florina Andrica, Cristina Dehelean, Vlaicu Brigitha- New insights regarding the potential health benefits of isoflavones, “Flavonoids”, ISBN 978-953-51-5338-2, Intech 2017
  • Codruta Soica, Diana Antal, Florina Andrica, Roxana Babuta, Alina Moaca, Florina Ardelean, Roxana Ghiulai, Stefana Avram, Corina Danciu, Dorina Coricovac and Cristina Dehelean- Lupan-skeleton pentacyclic triterpenes with activity against skin cancer:preclinical trials evolution, “Unique Aspects of Anti-cancer Drug Development”, ISBN 978-953-51-3348-3, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3347-6, Intech 2017
  • Codruta Soica, Iulia Pinzaru, Cristina Trandafirescu, Florina Andrica, Corina Danciu, Marius Mioc, Dorina Coricovac, Cassian Sitaru, Cristina Dehelean-Silver, gold and iron based metallic nanoparticles: biomedical applications as therapeutic agents for cancer,p161-241 in Design of nanostructures for theranostics applications, Ed.AM Grumezescu, Elsevier 2018, ISBN-978-0-12-813669-0
  • Corina Danciu, Diana Antal, Stefana Avram, Valentina Buda, Ioana Zinuca Pavel, Daliana Minda, Florina Ardelean, Mirela Nicolov, Cristina Dehelean. Essential Mineral Elements: Macronutrients and Micronutrients from Herbs in Human Health- Phytochemicals: Plant Sources and Potential Health Benefits,Ed. Iman Ryan, Series: Plant Science Research and Practices, ISBN: 978-1-53615-478-8, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , New York, USA, 2019
  • Ursula Stănescu (editor), Monica Hăncianu, Cerasela Elena Gîrd- Farmacognozie. Produse vegetale cu substanțe bioactive. Corina Danciu– Capitol: Produse vegetale care conțin izoflavone, Editura Polirom, Iași, 2020, ISBN-978-973-46-7996-6
  • Valentina Buda, Minodora Andor, Antal Diana, Florina Ardelean, Ioana Zinuca Pavel, Cristina Dehelean, Codruta Soica, Roxana Folescu, Felicia Andrei, Corina Danciu, Cardioprotective Effects of Cultivated Black Chokeberries (Aronia spp.): Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Therapeutic Effects, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.92238, Intech 2020.
  • Corina Danciu, Ștefana Avram, Daliana Minda, Ioana-Zinuca Magyari-Pavel-Farmacognozie: note de curs, Timișoara, Editura Victor Babeș, 2025, ISBN general- 978-606-786-467-0, ISBN vol I 978-606-786-466-3
  • Corina Danciu, Ștefana Avram, Larisa Bora, Pharmacognosy, Lecture Notes, Part I, Editura Victor Babeș, 2025, ISBN general: 978-606-786-452-6, ISBN vol. I: 978-606-786-451-9
For students
  • Electronic versions (PDF format) of course and practical work slides available on the Moodle platform https://moodle.umft.ro/
  • Corina Danciu, Ștefana Avram, Daliana Minda, Ioana-Zinuca Magyari-Pavel-Farmacognozie: note de curs, Timișoara, Editura Victor Babeș, 2025, ISBN general- 978-606-786-467-0, ISBN vol I 978-606-786-466-3
  • Corina Danciu, Ștefana Avram, Larisa Bora, Pharmacognosy, Lecture Notes, Part I, Editura Victor Babeș, 2025, ISBN general: 978-606-786-452-6, ISBN vol. I: 978-606-786-451-9
  • Danciu C, Avram S, Pavel IZ -Farmacognozie-Partea I, Editura Victor Babeş, 2015, ISBN 978-606-8456-44-7
  • Danciu C- Pharmacognosie. Notes de cours-Partie I, Editura Victor Babeş, 2015, ISBN 978-606-8456-74-4
  • Avram S, Danciu C, Pavel IZ -Farmacognozie-Partea a II-a, Editura Victor Babeş, 2017
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