B.Pharm Semester 4

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I
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Unit 1

Drug Classification and Quality Control

Unit 2

Medicinal Plant Cultivation and Conservation

Unit 4

Traditional Medicine and Metabolites

Unit 5

Natural Drugs and Primary Metabolites

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Practical 1

Chemical Identification of Tragacanth

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Practical 2

Chemical Identification of Acacia

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Practical 3

Chemical Identification of Gelatin

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Practical 4

Chemical Identification of Starch

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Practical 5

Chemical Identification of Honey

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Practical 6

Chemical Identification of Castor Oil

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Practical 7

Chemical Identification of Agar

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Practical 8

Stomatal Number and Stomatal Index

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Practical 9

Vein Islet Vein Termination and Palisade Measurements

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Practical 10

Starch Grain and Calcium Oxalate Crystal Size

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Practical 11

Fibre Length and Width

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Practical 12

Starch Grain Number by Lycopodium Method

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Practical 13

Ash Values of Crude Drugs

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Practical 14

Extractive Values of Crude Drugs

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Practical 15

Moisture Content of Crude Drugs

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Practical 16

Swelling Index and Foaming Index

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Unit 1Pharmacognosy: Sources, Classification, and Quality Control2 videos

Pharmacognosy & Classification of Drugs | Pharmacognosy I | B Pharm 4th Sem

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Quality control of drugs of natural origin | Pharmacognosy I | B Pharm 4th sem

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Unit 2Conservation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants1 video

Cultivation, collection, processing and storage of drugs of natural origin | B Pharm 4th sem

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Unit 3Plant Tissue Culture1 video

Plant tissue culture | Pharmacognosy I | B Pharm 4th sem

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Unit 4Role of Pharmacognosy and Secondary Metabolites1 video

Various systems of medicine & secondary metabolites | Pharmacognosy I | B Pharm 4th sem

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Unit 5Drugs of Natural Origin: Plant, Marine, and Primary Metabolites1 video

Plant metabolites: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids & marine drugs | B Pharm 4th sem

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  1. Compare classification methods and quality-evaluation approaches for crude drugs.
  2. Explain the importance of medicinal-plant conservation and responsible cultivation.
  3. Discuss the concept and applications of plant tissue culture in pharmacognosy.
  4. Classify secondary plant metabolites and describe their pharmaceutical significance.
  5. Compare plant and marine sources of natural drugs and the roles of primary metabolites.
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