Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I — Summer 2023

Enlist various methods of Classification of Crude drugs. Discuss pharmacological classification of crude drugs with examples.

Define pharmacognosy and discuss its scope and development

Write a note on marine as source of crude drug.

Enlist factors affecting Cultivation of medicinal plants and discuss any two in detail.

Differentiate followings:

Organized Drugs & Unorganized Drugs (ii) Volatile Oil & Fixed Oil

Enlist different traditional systems of medicines and explain Ayurvedic system of medicine.

Enlist methods of Evaluation of crude drugs. Explain physical evaluation of crude drugs.

Write a note on various method of adulteration with suitable example

Discuss the sexual and asexual methods of vegetative propagation in brief.

Explain different types of Culture in Plant tissue culture.

Give the applications of Plant Tissue culture Technique.

Discuss plant hormones and their applications in plant growth and development

Define glycoside. Classify and give identification test for it.

Define alkaloids. Write properties and identification test for it.

Give biological source, chemical constituents, method of preparation, identification tests and uses of honey. Q. 6 (a) Write biological sources, chemical constituents and uses of bees wax and castor oil

Give biological source, chemical constituents identification tests and uses of agar and tragacanth.

Write a note on microscopical evaluation of crude drug.

Define the following terms: i) Mutation ii) Hybridization iii) Plant tissue culture iv) Drug evaluation v) stomatal index

Define enzyme. Give detail note on papain and bromeline

Classify the Fibers and write a note on cotton in detail.