Pharmacognosy Part 1 Flashcards
Chief principles of crude drugs that separated (thru extraction) and used in a specific manner
Extractives/Derivatives
Plants growing in a foreign land or locality other than native source
Naturalized plants
Known for making clay models of the human body
Babylonians
They examine the color, size and condition of the liver to diagnose a disease
Babylonians
Mother of all healing arts
Ayurveda (Hindu)
Science of Life
Ayurveda (Hindu)
He discovered Papyrus Ebers in 1550
George Ebers
They wrote the papyrus ebers
Egyptians
Book of information about the human anatomy and use of plants
Papyrus Ebers
What did egyptians use for embalming?
Myrrh
Pedanius Dioscorides (book)
De Materia Medica
Father of Pharmaceutical Compounding
Claudius Gallen
Introduced Galenical Pharmacy
Claudius Gallen
3 Examples of galenicals
Cold cream, rose water & lanolin
He coined the term pharmacognosy in the book Analectica Pharmacogniostica in 1815
CA Seydler
First to use the term pharmacognosy in the book Lehrbuch der Materia Medica in 1811
JA Schmidt
Who composed the comprehensive definition of pharmacognosy
FA Fluckiger
“Simultaneous application of various specific disciplines with the objective of acquiring drugs from every point of view”
Comprehensive definition of Pharmacognosy by FA Fluckiger
Pierre Robiquet discovered what
Codeine
Who discovered Morphine
Friedrich Serturner
Pierre Joseph Pelletier & Joseph Caventou isolated…..
Quinine
Rudolf Branded discovered what
Atropine
Marc definition
Undissolved portion
Product of extraction
Extractive
Solvent of fat
Hexane
Solvent for chlorophyll
Acetone
Solvent for resins & inulin
Alcohol
Solvent for chysarobin
Hot benzene
Pectin solvent
Dilute acid
Solvent for solanine
Acetic acid
Maceration with gentle heat
Digestion
Solid ingredients are placed in a stoppered container w the prescribed solvent and allowed to sit there for at least 3 days in a warm place w frequent agitation
Maceration
Slow passage of suitable solvent thru a column of drug
Percolation