Pharmacognosy Part 2 Flashcards
Wood sugar
Xylose
Simplest sugar in plants
Xylose
Hydrolysis of corn cobs and straw w dilute acid
Xylose
Diagnostic aid for intestinal malabsorption & cystic fibrosis
Xylose
Fructose + Galactose
Lactulose
Alkaline rearrangement product of lactose
Lactulose
Stimulant laxative such as duphalac & lilac
Lactulose
Fructosan b-2,1 bonds
Inulin
Chicory root
Inulin
Cichorium intybus
Inulin
Component in culture medium
Inulin
Used for evaluation of renal function
Inulin
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Dextran
a-1,6 & a-1,3 bond
Dextran
10% plasma expander in shock patients
Dextran
Gives red color in iodine
Glycogen
Used to evaluate renal function, improved digestion & a component in culture medium
Inulin
6% plasma expander
Hetastarch
Sugar,inactive
Glycone
Non-sugar, active; linked by sugar ether bond (2 answers)
Aglycone & Genin
Test for unsaturated steroidal glycine
Libermann-Burchard & Salkowski
+ blue-green complex
Libermann-Burchard
+ Red color at the junction
Salkowski
Used in treating the bark of cascara sagrada to mask its bitter taste
Magnesium Oxide (MgO)
Cultivated in wetlands
Senna
Rice paddies
Senna
3 glycosides employed as cathartics
Barbaloin, Rhein Anthrones & sennosides
Used for treatment of addison’s & peptic ulcer
Licorice
Treatment for sickle cell anemia
Amygdalin or Vitamin B17
Treatment for capillary bleeding and fragility
Flavonoids or Vitamin P
Active constituent of uva ursi
Arbutin
Medicinal use of tannins
Astringent
Pyrogallol
Hydrolyzable tannin
Phenolic acids & sugar
Hydrolyzable tannins
Catechol
Non-hydrolyzable tannins or condensed tannins