PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY I

Course Plan PCOGWorkload Pcog

Scope: The 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

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