(Module 1) Pharmacognostical Scheme and Terms to Remember Flashcards

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includes biological names of plants or animals yielding the drug and family to which it belongs

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Biological Source

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2
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includes areas of cultivation, collection, and route of transport of drug

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Geographical Source

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3
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important to mention because they are responsible for the quality of a drug

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Cultivation, Collection, and Preparation

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4
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morphological characters that include the length, breadth, thickness, surface, colour, odour, taste, shape,

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organized drugs

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5
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organoleptic properties (colour, odour, taste and surface) should be mentioned

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unorganized drugs

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6
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one of the most important aspects of pharmacognosy as it helps in establishing the correct identity of a drug. under this heading all the detailed microscopical characters of a drug is described

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Microscopical Characters

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7
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determines the intrinsic value of a drug to which it is used is generally described

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Chemical Constituents

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8
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includes pharmaceutical, pharmacological, and biological activity of drugs or the diseases in which it is effective

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Uses

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9
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drug used during non-availability

same type of physiological API but percentage quality may be different

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Substituents

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10
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substance added to a product but not listed as ingredient

may cause a product to be harmful/inactive

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Adulterants

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11
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more important in case of unorganized drugs whose morphology cannot be identified

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Chemical Tests

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12
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plants growing in native countries

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Indigenous plants

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13
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plants growing in foreign lang

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Naturalized plants

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14
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study of relationships between plants and humans

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Ethnobotany

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15
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biologically active, naturally occurring chemical compounds found in plants

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Phytochemicals / Natural Products

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16
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use of plant extract for medicinal purposes

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Phytotherapy

17
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leaves, roots, and flowers of plants grown and processed for use

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Herbs

18
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vegetable or animal drugs of natural substances that have undergone ONLY collection and drying

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Crude Drugs

19
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chief principle separated from crude drugs that are used for more specific therapeutic use

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Derivatives or Extractives

20
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way of separating the desired substance from a mixture using a suitable solvent in which the desired substance is soluble

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Extraction

21
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product of extraction aka derivatives

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Extractives / Percolate

22
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Menstruum

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Solvent

23
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Undissolved portion of drug that remains after extraction

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Marc

24
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chemical entities that are contained in crude drugs / responsible for therapeutic properties

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Plant Constituents / Active Constituents

25
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no definite pharmacologic activity

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Inert constituents

26
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causes chemical changes in the preparation

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Pharmaceutically Active

27
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responsible for therapeutic activity

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Pharmacologically Active

28
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biochemical pathways leading to the formation of secondary constituents used as drugs

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Biogenesis

29
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abundant in plants but lower in value

Carbohydrates, Protein, Lipids

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Primary Metabolites

30
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unique to a particular species usually possessing therapeutic effect

Alkaloids, Steroids, Flavonoids

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Secondary Metabolites