JNTUK B.Tech Pharmacognosy – I gives you detail information of Pharmacognosy – I R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
UNIT- I : Definition, history, scope and development of Pharmacognosy. General introduction to alternative systems of medicine like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy. 02
Brief introduction to natural sources of drugs with examples: Plant Source, Animal Source, Mineral Source, Marine Source and microorganisms.
LO : To make the students understand that drugs are obtained from different sources and crude drugs, are used in the indigenous systems of medicine.
UNIT-II : Classification of Crude Drugs: Alphabetical, morphological, pharmacological, chemical, taxonomical and chemotaxonomical methods of classification with suitable examples.
LO : To make the students understand that crude drugs can be classified based on several criteria.
UNIT-III : Cultivation, collection, processing, drying and storage of medicinal plants: 08
Factors influencing cultivation of medicinal plants. Plant hormones and their applications. Definitions and examples for polyploidy, mutation and hybridization with reference to medicinal plants.
Good Agriculture Practices:Strategies of obtaining improved cultivation of medicinal plants.
LO : To understand improve agricultural conditions provide high yield and the methods be standardized to get consistent yields.
UNIT-IV : Adulteration &Evaluation of crude drugs: 06
Adulteration of crude drugs: Different methods of adulteration of crude drugs and general methods for detection of adulterants. For example
i) Organoleptic ii) Microscopic iii) Physical iv) Chemical and Biological methods of evaluation.
LO : To provide enough knowledge to identify adulterants from genuine products and to provide quality products.
UNIT-V : Systematic pharmacognostic study of the following carbohydrates and derived products: Acacia, tragacanth, agar, starch, guargum, pectin, isabgol and honey.
LO : To provide quality products of the above as exceipients.
UNIT-VI : Systematic Pharmacognostic study of the following Lipids: Castor oil, cod liver oil, shark liver oil, linseedoil, cocoa butter, kokum butter, bees wax, wool fat, hydrocarpus oil, spremaceti, lard and olive oil. 08
Systematic Pharmacognostic study of the following volatile oils: Mentha, coriander, cinnamon, lemon oil,nutmeg, eucalyptus, ginger, cardamom, tulsi, lemon grass, caraway, cumin, dill, clove, fennel and black pepper.
LO : To maintain quality in fixed and volatile oils.
TEXT BOOKS
- Kokate C.K, Purohit AP &GokhalePharmacognosy S.B (Nirali)
- Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, Latest Edition.
- Tyler, Brady & Robert, Pharmacognosy.
- T.E.Wallis, Textbook of Pharmacognosy, Pub by CBS Publishers and distributors, New Delhi.
REFERENCES
- Atal C.R & Kapur B.M, Cultivation & Utilization of Medicinal Plants.
- Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Pub by Govt. of India.
- A.A. Farooqi& B.S. SreeRamu, Cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, University Press.
- CSIR Publications, Wealth of India.
- Handa and Kapoor, Text Book of Pharmacognosy.
- Gokhale, Pharmacognosy.
- Heinrich, Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy.
- Taylor and Evans, Text Book of Pharmacognosy.
- yengar, Pharmacognosy of Powdered Crude Drugs.
- R.N Chopra, S.L Nair and I.C Chopra, Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, CSIR, New Delhi.
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