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AKTU Introduction to Pharmacognosy (Practical) (BP110P) Syllabus PDF – B.Pharm 1st Semester
Introduction to Pharmacognosy (Practical) BP110P
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Official AKTU syllabus of Introduction to Pharmacognosy (Practical) (BP110P) for B.Pharm 1st Semester – 1 credits, L-T-P 0-0-3. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Introduction to Pharmacognosy (Practical)
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Course Objectives
- Identify medicinal plants and crude drugs using morphological and microscopical characters.
- Analyze powdered drugs and perform quantitative microscopy.
- Evaluate crude drugs using physicochemical parameters.
- Introduce standardization and quality control of herbal materials.
- Collect medicinal plants and prepare voucher specimens.
Course Outcomes
| CO | Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to: |
| No. | |
| 1 | Identify medicinal plants and crude drugs using morphological and microscopical characters. |
| 2 | Analyze powdered drugs microscopically to identify diagnostic cell contents. |
| 3 | Perform quantitative microscopy for stomatal and vein parameters. |
| 4 | Evaluate quality and purity of crude drugs using physicochemical parameters. |
| 5 | Collect medicinal plants and prepare voucher specimens during field visits. |
Course Content
List of practices (Minimum 12 experiments must be performed)
- Morphological study of medicinal plants (as mentioned in Unit V Theory).
- Organoleptic evaluation and powder microscopical characters of the following drugs: Tulsi and Ashwagandha.
- Organoleptic evaluation and powder microscopical characters of the following drugs: Amla and Arjuna.
- Organoleptic evaluation and powder microscopical characters of the following drugs: Turmeric and Psyllium husk.
- Organoleptic evaluation and powder microscopical characters of the following drugs: Brahmi and Fenugreek.
- Determination of moisture content of crude drugs.
- Determination of swelling index and foaming index of crude drugs.
- Determination of stomatal number and stomatal index of leaf.
- Determination of vein islet and vein termination number of leaf.
- Determination of ash value and extractive values of crude drugs.
- Determination of foreign organic matter of crude drugs.
- Determination of dimensions of calcium oxalate crystals and phloem fibers by eyepiece micrometry.
- Determination of dimensions of starch grains by eyepiece micrometer.
- Experiential learning-based experiments involving collection, identification of medicinal plant material, preparation of voucher specimens and excursion visits to medicinal plant garden.
Recommended References
- Evans, W.C., 2009. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy. 16th ed. London: W.B. Saunders & Co.
- Tyler, V.E., Brady, L.R. and Robbers, J.E., 1988. Pharmacognosy. 9th ed. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.
- Wallis, T.E., Textbook of Pharmacognosy. London: J. & A. Churchill Ltd.
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