Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 1 B.Pharm 4th Semester Books

Pharmacognosy And Phytochemistry I

Author’s Name	S B Gokhale, C K Kokate, M G Kalaskar A U Tatiya
Editions	Latest Edition
Publishers	Nirali Prakashan

PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY- I (SEM IV)

Author’s Name	ATUL KABRA SANJAY SETIA
Editions	Latest Edition
Publishers	S VIKAS AND COMPANY (PV)

PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY – I

Author’s Name	Dr. Kuntal Das
Editions	First Edition
Publishers	Nirali Prakashan

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 1 Topic-wise Summary

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

Classification of Drugs

• Alphabetical
  
• Morphological
  
• Taxonomical
  
• Chemical
  
• Pharmacological
  
• Chemo-taxonomical and Serotaxonomical classification
  

Quality Control of Drugs of Natural Origin

• Adulteration of drugs of natural origin
  
• Evaluation by organoleptic, microscopic, physical, chemical, and biological methods and properties
  
• Quantitative microscopy of crude drugs including:
  
  • Lycopodium spore method
    
  • Leaf constants
    
  • Camera lucida and diagrams of microscopic objects to scale with camera lucida
    

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
  
• Conservation of medicinal plants
  

Plant Tissue Culture

• Historical development of plant tissue culture
  
• Types of cultures
  
• Nutritional requirements, growth, and maintenance
  
• Applications of plant tissue culture in Pharmacognosy
  
• Edible vaccines
  

Pharmacognosy in Various Systems of Medicine

• Role of Pharmacognosy in allopathy and traditional systems of medicine, namely:
  
  • Ayurveda
    
  • Unani
    
  • Siddha
    
  • Homeopathy
    
  • Chinese systems of medicine
    

Introduction to Secondary Metabolites

• Definition, classification, properties, and tests for identification of:
  
  • Alkaloids
    
  • Glycosides
    
  • Flavonoids
    
  • Tannins
    
  • Volatile oils
    
  • Resins
    

Study of Biological Source, Chemical Nature, and Uses of Drugs of Natural Origin

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 uses, and commercial utility as pharmaceutical aids and/or medicines for the following:
  
  • 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, Beeswax
    

Marine Drugs

• Novel medicinal agents from marine sources