Abstract:
The role of medicinal plants and apicultural products (honey, pollen, royal jelly, propolis) for the cure of various
disorders it has been known since ancient times. In our days, alongside of other biotherapies, phytotherapy and
apitherapy are maintaining their importance. In comparison with chemotherapeutical drugs, which can lead to
habituation or cause another disorder, phytotherapy and apitherapy constitute natural remedies for treatment, with no
adverse or harmful secondary effects, and which do not involve habituation. The analysis of the existing content of the
optional discipline “Education for health”, elaborated for 1st to 12th grades shows that there are not included themes
related to the use of medicinal plants and apicultural products for therapy. In this context, we consider that for
promoting health and imprinting a healthy life style is needed to inform the pupils about the existence of possibilities
for curing disorders, others than those offered by the modern medicine. The aim of this paper is to show how the
biology teacher can transmit primary knowledge of phytotherapy and apitherapy within the school activities, during the
9th grade, in the same time with notions of angiosperms plants, during the 11th grade, and primary notions of hygiene
and pathology specific to various systems in human body, by elaborating personal optional disciplines, and also within
extracurricular activities.
