Course Module
Subject: PHARMACOGNOSY-VI Subject Code: PHM 4.8.4
Class: B.Pharmacy Semester -VIII Total Lectures: 38
Theory: 3 hr/week Practical: 3 hr/week
Lecturer: Mr. Neeraj Choudhary Ext-561 E-mail: Neeraj_pharm2008@rediffmail.com
Objectives:
The major objective of this subject to study the modern and advancement in Herbal Drug Resarch. The knowledge and deep understanding of Pharmacognosy helps a student to apply the knowledge in herbal pharmaceutical industry.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures, Tests, Assignments, Presentations and activities
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module, student will be able to:
Ø Understand the world wide trade of medicinal plants.
Ø Plant based industries and institutions involved in work on medicinal and aromatic plants in India.
Ø Utilization and production of phytoconstituents such as quinine, calcium sennosides, podophyllotoxin, diosgenin, olasodine, and tropane alkaloids.
Ø Utilization of aromatic plants and derived products with special reference to sandalwood oil, mentha oil, to lemon grass oil, vetiver oil, geranium oil and eucalyptus oil.
Ø Describe Chemotaxonomy of various secondary metabolites.
Ø Understand the Marine Pharmacognosy and novel medicinal agents from marine sources.
Ø Describe about the concept of herbal products.
Ø Natural allergens and photosensitizing agents and fungal toxins.
Module Outline:
Lectures | Topics |
1. | World-wide trade in medicinal plants and derived products with special reference to diosgenin ( diascorea). |
2. | World-wide trade of taxol ( Taxus sps) digitalis. |
3. | World-wide trade of tropane alkaloid containing plants, papain. |
4. | World-wide trade of Cinchona, Ipeacac, Liquorice. |
5. | World-wide trade of Ginseng, Aloe, Valerian. |
6. | World-wide trade of Rauwolfia and plants containing laxatives. |
7. | A brief account of plant based industries and institutions involved in work on medicinal and aromatic plants in India. |
8. | Utilization and production of phytoconstituents such as quinine, calcium sennosides, |
9. | Utilization and production of phytoconstituents such as podophyllotoxin, diosgenin, |
10. | Utilization and production of phytoconstituents such as olasodine, and tropane alkaloids |
11. | Utilization of aromatic plants and derived products with special reference to sandalwood oil, mentha oil, |
12. | Utilization of aromatic plants and derived products with special reference to lemon grass oil, vetiver oil. |
13. | Utilization of aromatic plants and derived products with special reference to geranium oil and eucalyptus oil. |
14. | Introduction to Chemotaxonomy. |
15. | Steps involved in chemotaxonomy. |
16. | Chemotaxonomy of medicinal plants. |
17. | Chemotaxonomy of Alkaloids. |
18. | Chemotaxonomy of Alkaloids. |
19. | Chemotaxonomy of Flavonoids. |
20. | Introduction to Marine pharmacognosy |
21. | Introduction to novel medicinal agents from marine sources. |
22. | Anticancer compounds from marine source. |
23. | Antiviral compound from marine source. |
24. | Anti-diabetics compound from marine source. |
25. | Anti-hypertensive compound from marine source. |
26. | Probiotics. |
27. | Antifungal compound from marine source. |
28. | CNS acting compound from marine source. |
29. | Description about Natural allergens |
30. | Photosensitizing agents. |
31. | Photosensitizing agents. |
32. | Fungal toxins. |
33. | Herbs and health foods. |
34. | Herbs and health foods. |
35. | Herbs and health foods. |
36. | Herbal cosmetics. |
37. | Herbal cosmetics |
38. | Herbal cosmetic preparation |
OBT(open book test)- will be conducted before 1st hourly test
Modes of Assessment:
Modes of Assessment | Score |
Assignment | 10 |
Presentation | 10 |
Mid semester exam | 40 |
1st Hourly test | 20 |
2nd Hourly test | 20 |
Total marks | 100 |
Books Recommended
1. Atal, C.K. and Kapur, B.M. Cultivation & Utilization of Medicinal Plants, RRL Jammu.
2. Kalia, A.N. Textbook of Industrial Pharmacognosy, CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi.
3. Ansari, S.H. Essentials of Pharmacognosy. Third Edition 2009, Birla Publication Pvt. Ltd., Delhi.
4. Remington. The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Vol. I & II, Mack Publishing Company,
Pennsylvania.
5. Wagner, H. and Bladt, S. Plant Drug Analysis- A Thin Layer Chromatography Atlas, Second Edition,
Springer India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Topics for Presentation & Assignments | |
World-wide trade in medicinal plants and derived products with special reference to diosgenin ( diascorea). | Utilization of aromatic plants and derived products with special reference to lemon grass oil, vetiver oil. |
World-wide trade of taxol ( Taxus sps) digitalis. | Chemotaxonomy of medicinal plants. |
World-wide trade of tropane alkaloid containing plants, papain. | Introduction to Marine pharmacognosy |
World-wide trade of Cinchona, Ipeacac, Liquorice. | Introduction to novel medicinal agents from marine sources. |
World-wide trade of Ginseng, Aloe, Valerian. | Anticancer compounds from marine source. |
World-wide trade of Rauwolfia and plants containing laxatives. | Antiviral compound from marine source. |
A brief account of plant based industries and institutions involved in work on medicinal and aromatic plants in India. | Anti-diabetics compound from marine source. |
Utilization and production of phytoconstituents such as quinine, calcium sennosides, | Anti-hypertensive compound from marine source. |
Utilization and production of phytoconstituents such as podophyllotoxin, diosgenin, | Description about Natural allergens |
Utilization and production of phytoconstituents such as olasodine, and tropane alkaloids | Photosensitizing agents. |
Pharmacognosy Practical
S.No. | Name of experiment |
1 | Isolation of volatile oil from lemon grass. |
2 | To perform TLC of lemon grass oil. |
3 | Isolation of volatile oil from Eucalyptus. |
4 | To perform TLC of Eucalyptus oil. |
5 | Isolation of aloin from aloe vera |
6 | To prepare herbal cold cream. |
7 | To prepare Suntan oil. |
8 | Introduction to plant tissue culture. |
9 | Preparation of culture media for plant tissue culture. |
10 | Preparation of callus culture. |
11 | Analysis of ayurvedic dosage form (kayam churna). |
Instruction for students:
- Assignment must neatly presented
- Late submission is not permissible and will attract minimum awards.
- Presentation is compulsory
- Each group is assigned different subject for the presentation day.
- The presentation day attendance is equivalent to 4 lectures.
- The synopsis must be submitted one week before the presentation.
- 75% attendance is mandatory, below this percentage; student will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
- The student will record the details of practicals in the practical note book and get it checked every time from the instructor after the experiment has been completed.