Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Course Module

                         FACULTY OF PHARMACY                              
                       
                                                         Session- Jan-June 2011
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:
  1. Assignment must neatly presented
  2. Late submission is not permissible and will attract minimum awards.
  3. Presentation is compulsory
  4. Each group is assigned different subject for the presentation day.
  5. The presentation day attendance is equivalent to 4 lectures.
  6. The synopsis must be submitted one week before the presentation.
  7. 75% attendance is mandatory, below this percentage; student will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
  8. 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.