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BP105T

Introduction to Pharmacognosy

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Unit I: Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy

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(a) Definition
History
Present status
Scope and development of pharmacognosy. (b) Sources of drugs: Plants
Animals
Microbial
Marine
Mineral and plant tissue culture. (c) Historical milestones in drug discovery: Morphine
Quinine
Aspirin
Warfarin
Penicillin
Cephalosporin
Taxol and artemisinin. (d) Introduction to different herbal / traditional pharmacopoeias: Indian Pharmacopoeia
British Herbal Pharmacopoeia
United States Pharmacopeia – Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements
Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India
Unani Pharmacopoeia of India and American Herbal Pharmacopoeia. (e) Official and non-official; codified and non-codified drugs. Classification of crude drugs: alphabetical
Morphological
Taxonomical
Chemical
Pharmacological and chemotaxonomic classification along with their merits and limitations.

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Course Code BP105T
Syllabus Status 100% PCI Aligned
Total Units 5 Units
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