Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Theory 1
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Ladi Alik kumar
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Course Name : Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry (Theory)- B. Pharmacy
Course Objectives
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.
Course Outcome
| CO | Statement | Mapping with POs |
| CO-1 | To know the techniques in the cultivation and production of crude drugs. | PO1, PO2, PO6 |
| CO-2 | To know the crude drugs, their uses and chemical nature. | PO1, PO6, PO8 |
| CO-3 | Know the evaluation techniques for the herbal drugs. | PO1, PO8, PO9 |
| CO-4 | To carry out the microscopic and morphological evaluation of crude drugs. | PO1, PO3, PO8 |
| CO-5 | A good knowledge of the basic and applied know- how and professional skills in Herbal drug Science and Technology and the necessary training for admission to the postgraduate courses in this field. | PO1, PO6, PO8 |
Course Syllabus
UNIT-I 10HOURS
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).
Classification of drugs:
Alphabetical, morphological, taxonomical, chemical, pharmacological, chemo and sero taxonomical classification of drugs
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,
leafconstants, camera lucida and diagrams of microscopic objects to scale with
camera lucida.
UNIT-II 10HOURS
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
UNIT-III 07HOURS
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 10HOURS
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 08HOURS
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
Session 1: Definition, history, scope and development of Pharmacognosy
Session 2: Sources of Drugs – Plants, Animals, Marine & Tissue culture Organized drugs, unorganized drugs
Session 3: Classification of drugs: Alphabetical, morphological, taxonomical, chemical, pharmacological, chemo and sero taxonomical classification of drugs
Session 4:Adulteration of drugs of natural origin. Evaluation by organoleptic, microscopic, physical,
Session 5: chemical and biological methods and properties.
Session 6:Cultivation and Collection of drugs of natural origin
Session 7: Collection of drugs of natural origin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxDwSnc0WVY
Session 8:Factors influencing cultivation of medicinal plants.
Session 9:Factors influencing cultivation of medicinal plants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtZ7CF3tLFI
Session 10:Plant hormones and their applications.
Session 11:Plant hormones- Auxins and gibberllins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ5tU45Ti_g
Session 12:Plant hormones- Cytokinin, Ethylene Ansisic acid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ji3g4yp4VE
Session 13: Polyploidy, mutation and hybridization with reference to medicinal plants Conservation of medicinal plants
Session 14: hybridization with reference to medicinal plants Conservation of medicinal plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71MSFPZ53zk
Session 15: Historical development of plant tissue culture, types of cultures, Nutritional requirements, growth and their maintenance.
Session 16: types of cultures, Nutritional requirements, growth and their maintenance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAdmQS8bsqg
Session 17: types of cultures, Nutritional requirements, growth and their maintenance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7CDfc8Lxd0
Session 18 : Applications of plant tissue culture in pharmacognosy. Edible vaccines
Session 19 : Applications of plant tissue culture in pharmacognosy. Edible vaccines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpwhWLBHlOA
Session 20: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.
Session 21:Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy and Chinese systems of medicine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y92SeKigJU
Session 22:Homeopathy and Chinese systems of medicine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcABmzwgiHo
Session 23: Chinese systems of medicine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9matCi3LM
Session 24:Introduction to secondary metabolites: Definition, classification, properties and test for identification of Alkaloids, Glycosides, Flavonoids, Tannins, Volatile oil and Resins
Session 25:Flavonoids, Tannins, Volatile oil and Resins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufG3UUUHr0M
Session 26: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
Session 27:Hallucinogens, Teratogens, Natural allergens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGX23pRlNs
Session 28: Proteins and Enzymes: Gelatin, casein, proteolytic enzymes (Papain, bromelain, serratiopeptidase, urokinase, streptokinase, pepsin).
Session 29: Lipids (Waxes, fats, fixed oils) : Castor oil, Chaulmoogra oil, Wool Fat, Bees Wax
Session 30: Novel medicinal agents from marine sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZzEn2BfxtY
Our Main Teachers
I am ladi alik kumar working as an asst professor in schoole of Pharmacy, Centurion University, rayagada campus. I am complete my M.Pharm at Gayatri institute of science and technology, Gunupur . Thenever i had worked as an Production asst at M/S Aurobindo Pharma , Vizag