Pharmacognosy Flashcards
Identification test for Glucose
Moore’s test (VPR: caramel)
Discovered Atropine
R. Brandes
Discovered Quinine
J. Caventou and Pelletier
Discovered Morphine
F. Serturner
Cane sugar is known as:
Sucrose
Glu + Gal
Lactose
Food for diabetic patients and also known as fruit sugar
Fructose
Left after cream separates
Skimmed milk
Cream, united fat globules
Butter
Liquid separated from coagulum
Whey
Acer saccharum
Maple
Skimmed milk + rennin
Cheese
Liquid separating from butter
Buttermilk
VPR of bial’s test
Blue green
Plant acid that is a by product of wine industry
Tartaric acid or 1,2,3 dihdroxybutane dioic acid
Test for mannose
Osazone test (VPR: yellow ppt)
Classification of Carob pulp
Seed Gums
Classification of Furcellaria fastigiata
Marine Gums (common name: Danish agar)
Non swelling constituent of carageenan
Lambda carageenan
Classification of Gelidium cartilagineum
Marine Gums (common name: Agar)
Classification of Macrocystis pyrifera (brown seaweed)
Marine Gums (common name: Algin)
Quince seed is classified as:
Seed Gums (common name: cydonium)
Has a pseudoplastic activity which enables toothpaste and ointment both to hold shape and spread readily
Xantham Gum (Xanthomonas campestris)
Rose bay is classified as:
Cardiac glycoside (common name: Oleander/Adelfa)
Andira araroba is classified as:
Anthraquinone Glycosides (common name: Chrysarobin)
Mexican Yam is known as:
Dioscorea
Prunus serotina is classified as:
Cyanophore Glycosides (common name: Wild Cherry)
Glycoside used as aphrodiasiac and adaptogen or antistress
Ginseng (saponin glycoside)