Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
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BP205T

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Practical 1

Chemical Identification of Agar Acacia Tragacanth and Honey

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Practical 2

Chemical Identification of Castor Oil Olive Oil Wool Fat and Beeswax

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Practical 3

Chemical Identification of Asafoetida Catechu and Aloe

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Practical 4

Transverse Section and Powder Microscopy of Vinca Leaf

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Practical 5

Transverse Section and Powder Microscopy of Cinnamon Bark

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Transverse Section and Powder Microscopy of Fennel Fruit

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Practical 7

Transverse Section and Powder Microscopy of Clove Flower Bud

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Practical 8

Transverse Section and Powder Microscopy of Tulsi Stem

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Practical 9

Transverse Section and Powder Microscopy of Liquorice Root

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Practical 10

Effect of Maceration Decoction and Soxhlet Extraction on Crude Yield

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Practical 11

Isolation of Volatile Oil and Thin Layer Chromatography

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Practical 12

Isolation of Caffeine from Tea

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Practical 13

Isolation of Hesperidin from Lemon Peel

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Practical 14

Isolation of Glycyrrhizin from Liquorice Roots

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Practical 15

Isolation of Pectin from Orange Peel

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Practical 16

Evaluation of Field and Market Herbal Materials

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Unit 2Primary Metabolites1 video

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

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Unit 3Secondary Metabolites1 video

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

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Unit 4Extraction Methods for Medicinal PlantsComing soon

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Unit 5Isolation, identification and characterization of phytoconstituentsComing soon

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  1. Explain how major biosynthetic pathways are related to classes of plant metabolites.
  2. Compare carbohydrates, proteins and lipids as primary metabolites of natural drugs.
  3. Classify alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids and terpenoids with representative examples.
  4. Compare conventional and modern extraction approaches in terms of selectivity and quality.
  5. Explain how chromatographic and spectroscopic evidence supports phytoconstituent identification.
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