lecture 1

Question 1

what is pharmacodynamics

Answer 1

the action of a drug on the body through its receptor interactions. biochemical and physiological effect of drugs

Question 2

what is a drug and its use

Answer 2

it is a substance used in the treatment od a disease
a synthetic or non biological substance synthesized outside of the body that produces effects or alters bodily functions.

USAGE: therapeutics or recreational or illegal purposes

Question 3

what is pharmacology?

Answer 3

a study of drugs includong origin, chemistry, nature, effects and mechanisms of action.
an actie ingredient: a substnace in a drug that is pharmacologically active.

Question 4

what is pharmacokinetics

Answer 4

it is the action of the body on a drug suxh as the absorption, distribution and elimination

Question 5

how do humans use drug olants compounds?

Answer 5

ritual, religious or magical use, medicinal use, toxic or poisonous use, recreational use (marijuana),

Question 6

example of medicinal plant

Answer 6

willow species used to treat gout, rheumatism, toothache et earache and mostly has an active ingredient of glycoside broken into salicylic acid when digested ans commony known as aspirin

Question 7

another example of medical plant

Answer 7

coffea arabica

Question 8

example of plant used for murder

Answer 8

conium maculatum or poison hemlock ehich have an active compound named alkaloid by the name of coniine and was used to kill socrates

Question 9

living organisms are organized into how many domains and what are they?

Answer 9

bacteria, archaea and eukaryota

Question 10

nomenclature was done by who?

Answer 10

Carl Linnaeus and foe plants we need to knom their phylum, family and genus and species

Question 11

important groups to know

Answer 11

kingdom fungi- fungi and fungi often contain hallucinogenic compounds
kingdom plantae- phylum ginkgophyta (ginkgo) Phylum Cycadophyta- Cycas
Phylum Gnetophyta Ephedra
Kingdom Plantae
 Phylum Anthophyta- Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)
 Plant phylum with the most diversity Includes hundreds of thousands of specimens

Question 12

active ingredient

Answer 12

Substance in a drug that is pharmacologically active or delivers a specific effect

Question 13

the witch brew

Answer 13

drug induced hallucinatory experience leading to believing to the idea that witches fly on broomsticks

Question 14

atropine and scopolamine

Answer 14

active ingredients from the Solanacaea family

Question 15

Willow species

Answer 15

active ingredient in salicin it is used in aspirin

Question 16

conium maculatun

Answer 16

poison hemlock, active ingredient is coniine

Question 17

lectin

Answer 17

carbohydrate binding protein