Taxonomical Classification

• Taxonomical Classification – Systematic arrangement of organisms into hierarchical ranks based on shared traits.
• Taxonomical Classification – Organizes biodiversity into kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
• This classification follows botanical and zoological taxonomy, grouping drugs based on their family, genus, and species according to the classification system of Carl Linnaeus.

Examples:

1. Family: Solanaceae

   • Atropa belladonna (Belladonna)
   • Datura stramonium (Datura)
   • Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane)

2. Family: Papaveraceae

   • Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy)

Advantages:

• Helps in identifying related species that may have medicinal value.
• Provides a scientific basis for classification.

Disadvantages:

• Requires botanical knowledge to understand plant families.
• Not useful for pharmacists and medical professionals who are more concerned with therapeutic effects.

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