PHARMACOGNOSY-I
- Course
- PHAR301 - PHARMACOGNOSY-I
- Department
- Pharmacognosy - English - Master
- Course Type
- Scientific Preparation
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 0 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Mshelia HALILU
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course comprises pharmacopoeial and related drugs of biological origin; quality control of crude drugs. Hydrocarbons and derivatives; fatty acids, fats, fixed oils, waxes and balsam containing drugs, carbohydrates; monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, algal polysaccharides, homogeneous polysaccharides, heterogenous polysaccharides, carbohydrate containing drugs of biological origin. Phenols and phenolic glycosides; simple phenolic compounds, tannins, antraquinones and glycosides, flavone and related flavonoid glycosides anthocyanidins and glycosides, phenols and phenolic glycosides containing drugs. Coumarins and coumarin containing drugs. PHR 301 Lab comprises microscopic examination of powdered vegetable drugs; starches (potato starch, corn starch, rice starch), barks (Cinchona, cascara, cinnamon), roots and rhizomes (Liquiritia, Rhubarb, Ginger), Leaves (Senna, Digitalis, Hyoscyamus, Rosmary, Sage), Fruits (Anise), Seeds (Linseed), Flowers (Chammomile), examination of unknown samples.
PHARMACOGNOSY-I
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Course outcomes
- 01 1. Describe scope of pharmacognosy
- 02 2. Summarize production and preparation of vegetable drugs
- 03 3. Characterize botanical characters of carbohydrate and glycoside containing vegetable drugs
- 04 4. Analyze chemistry of carbohydrates and glycosides found in vegetable drugs
- 05 5. Apply methods for the isolation of carbohydrates and glycosides from vegetable drugs
- 06 6. Evaluate the therapeutic uses of carbohydrate and glycoside containing drugs
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Scope and Practice of pharmacognosy Lab: General information about Pharmacognosy Labs ,Lab demostrationtest |
| Week 2 | Principles related to the commercial production, quality control and Standardization of Natural Products Lab: Moisture and ash determination in Natural Products |
| Week 3 | Carbohydrates; Monosaccharides and oligosaccharides and their derivatives Lab: Production of strach and microscopic examination of starches |
| Week 4 | Carbohydrates; Algal polisaccharides and their drugs. Lab: Microscopic and chemical examination of Agar |
| Week 5 | Carbohydrates; Homogeneous polisaccharides. Lab: Microscopical characteristics of powdered root, bark and leaves |
| Week 6 | Carbohydrates; Heterogeneous polisaccharides; mucilages and gums. Lab: Microscopic examination of mucilage containin drugs and determinaton of swelling index |
| Week 7 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 8 | General information about glycosides, simple phenols and phenolic glycosides Lab: Microscopic and chemical examination of simple phenol glycosides containing drugs |
| Week 9 | Tannins and tannin containing drugs: Lab: Microscopic and chemical examination of tannin containing drugs |
| Week 10 | Flavonoids; Generalities, distribution, chemical structures and uses in therapy. Lab: Microscopic examination of flavonoid containing drugs and chemical identification of flavonoids |
| Week 11 | Flavonoid drugs. Lab: Microscopic examination of flavonoid containing drug and identification of flavonoids in phytomedicines |
| Week 12 | Antraquinones: Generalities, distribution, chemical structures, and uses in therapy. Lab: Microscopic examination of antraquinone containing drugs (roots and rhizomes) and chemical identification of antraquinones |
| Week 13 | Antrquinone containing drugs. Lab Microscopic examination of antraquinone containing drugs (Leaves) and examination of antraquinones in tablets by thin layer chromatography |
| Week 14 | Coumarins, Lignans and cyanogenic glycosides. Lab: Chemical identification of cyanogenic glycosides |
| Week 15 | Glucosinolates Lab: Quiz |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy (2009) William C. Evans, 16th ed. Saunders Elsevier, Edinburgh, London, New York , Philadelphia
- 02 Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy(2013) Micheal Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth Williamson, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier
- 03 Powdered Vegatable Drugs (1968) Betty Jacksoni Derek W. Snowden J. & A. Churchill Ltd. London
- 04 Microscopic characterization of Botanical Medicines (2011) R. Upton, Alison Graff, G. Jolliffe, R. Langer, E. Williamson, D. Swisher, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group
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