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BP 405T PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY-I (THEORY) 45 HOURS

Categories: 4th Semester
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Scope: This subject involves the fundamentals of pharmacognosy like scope, classification of crude drugs,their identification and evaluation, phytochemicals present in them and their medicinal properties.

Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to

1.To know the techniques in the cultivation and production of crude drugs

2.To know the crude drugs, their uses and chemical nature.

3.know the evaluation techniques for the herbal drugs.

4.To carry out the microscopic and morphological evaluation of crude drugs

Course Content

UNIT-I Introduction to Pharmacognosy:
(a) Definition, history, scope and development of Pharmacognosy (b) Sources of Drugs - Plants, Animals, Marine & Tissue culture (c) Organized drugs, unorganized drugs (dried latex, dried juices, dried extracts, gums and mucilages, oleoresins and oleo-gum-resins).

  • Definition, history, scope and development of pharmacognosy
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  • Sources of drugs – Plants, animals, marine& tissue culture
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  • Organized drugs, unorganized drugs (dried latex, dried juices, dried extracts, gums and mucilages and oleo gum resin
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  • Alphabetical, morphological taxonomical classifications
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  • Chemical, pharmacological chemo and sero taxonomical classification of drugs
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  • Quality control of drugs of natural origin:( Adulteration of drugs of natural origin
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  • Quality control of drugs of natural origin: ( Evaluation by organoleptic microscopic
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  • Quality control of drugs of natural origin: ( physical, chemical and biological methods and properties
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  • Quantitative microscopy of crude drugs including lycopodium spore method
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  • Quantitative microscopy of crude drugs including, leafconstants, camera lucida and diagrams of microscopic objects to scale with camera lucida.
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UNIT-II Cultivation, Collection, Processing and storage of drugs of natural origin:
Cultivation and Collection of drugs of natural origin Factors influencing cultivation of medicinal plants. Plant hormones and their applications. Polyploidy, mutation and hybridization with reference to medicinal plants

UNIT-III Plant tissue culture:
Historical development of plant tissue culture, types of cultures, Nutritional requirements, growth and their maintenance. Applications of plant tissue culture in pharmacognosy. Edible vaccines

UNIT IV Pharmacognosy in various systems of medicine:
Role of Pharmacognosy in allopathy and traditional systems of medicine namely, Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy and Chinese systems of medicine. Introduction to secondary metabolites: Definition, classification, properties and test for identification of Alkaloids, Glycosides, Flavonoids, Tannins, Volatile oil and Resins

UNIT V
Study of biological source, chemical nature and uses of drugs of natural origin containing following drugs Plant Products: Fibers, Cotton, Jute, Hemp Hallucinogens, Teratogens, Natural allergens Primary metabolites: General introduction, detailed study with respect to chemistry, sources, preparation, evaluation, preservation, storage, therapeutic used and commercial utility as Pharmaceutical Aids and/or Medicines for the following Primary metabolites: Carbohydrates: Acacia, Agar, Tragacanth, Honey Proteins and Enzymes Gelatin, casein, proteolytic enzymes (Papain, bromelain, serratiopeptidase, urokinase, streptokinase, pepsin). Lipids(Waxes, fats, fixed oils): Castor oil, Chaulmoogra oil, Wool Fat, Bees Wax Marine Drugs: Novel medicinal agents from marine sources

hybridization

PAPAIN

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