Chapt

eri
wsemostf
requent
lyaskedquest
ionsf
or
Pharmacognosy
Chapt
er1-
Hist
ory
,Def
inat
ionandscopeofphar
macognosy
1.Whoder ivedthewor dpharmacognosy ?How? where,
Howandwhen? Def
inetheter
m
phar
macognosy .
2.Enli
stthet r
adit
ionalsy
stem ofmedicine.DescribeaboutAyur
vedaandSiddha.
3.Wr i
tecontri
buti
onofGal en,
Dioscor
ide,Hippocrate,
Shushur
ta,
Char
ak.
4.Definetheterm Crudedrugwithexampl es.
Chapt
er2Met
hodsofcl
assi
fi
cat
ionofnat
ural
drugs
1.
Enl
istt
hemethodsofcl
assif
icat
ionofcrudedrug.Descr
ibethemet
hodswi
thmer
it
sand
demeri
tsof(
Pharmacol
ogical,
chemical
,
Mor phologi
calmethod)
Chapt
er3-
Int
roduct
ionofpar
tsofpl
ant
s
1.Dif
ferenti
atebetweenOr ganizedandunor ganizeddrugs.
2.Dif
ferenti
atebetweenl eafandl eaflet.
3.Defi
net heter
msPal isader ati
o,v
einisletno,veint
erminat
ionno.
,
Stomat
alNo,
stomat
al
i
ndex.
4.Defi
neandcl assif
ySt omat a.
5.Writ
enot eonshapesofBar k
6.Writ
enot eonCol l
ectionofbar kandf ractur
esofbark.
7.Writ
enot eonstem.
8.Whati spharmaceutical f
ruit?
9.Whatar ecorm,t
uber,bulb,rhizome.
10.
Defi
net heter
m stolon,runner ,
sucker.
11.
Defi
newi thexamplesLat ex,Dri
edjuice,extr
act.
12.
Dif
ferenti
atebetweenGumsandMuci lage.
Chapt
er4Col
l
ect
ionandpr
epar
ati
onf
ormar
ket
1.Howthedrugsar
epreapar
edf
ormar
ket
?
2.Wri
tenot
eonDr y
ing.
Chapt
er5Adul
ter
ati
onanddr
ugev
aluat
ion
1.Def
ineAdul
terat i
on.Expl
ainthemet hodsofAdul t
erati
on.
2.Def
ineEval
uation.Enli
stthemethodsofev aluati
on.Expl
ainMor
phol
ogi
cal
,Chemi
cal
met
hod.
3.Wri
tenot
eonl y copodium spor emet hod.
4.Wri
tesi
gnif
icanceofmoi stur
econtent,AshValue.
5.Wri
tesi
gnif
icanceofphar macoepi
al st
andard.
Chapt
er6I
ntr
oduct
iont
ochemi
cal
Nat
ure
1.Def
ineandcl assifyalkal
oids.
2.Wri
teident i
fi
cati
ont estforAlkaloi
ds.
3.Def
ineGly cosi
de.Classif
yi t.
4.Wri
tesignifi
cance andpr ocedureofBor ntragersandkellerki
ll
ianitest,
Gol
dbeat erskintest,Morinv i
tal
lit
est,Swell
ingf act
ortest.
5.Whatarev olati
leoil
s?Wr i
temet hodsofi solationofoilsandclassif
yi t
.
6.Wri
tenoteonr esi
nandr esi ncombi nati
ons.
7.Di
ff
erenti
at ebetweencondensedandhy drolysabletanni
ns.
8.Di
ff
ernti
atebet weenVol atileoil
sandf i
xedoi l
s.
Chapt
er7.cl
assi
fi
cat
ionofdr
ugs(
All
cat
egor
y)
1.Namet hedr ugwhi chcontainf ol
lowingconstituents.
Vincri
st i
ne,Reser pi
ne,Emetine,Aloe-emodin,
Muci l
ge,Ol
eo-gum resi
n,st
arch,
colchi
cine,
Eugenol ,
VitA, VitC,Li
namar i
n,Mar gosine,
Fenchone, Aconit
ine.
2.Ment i
ont hesy nony msoffollowingdr ugs
Ephedr a,
Cl ove,Ashwagandha, Nut meg,Honey,Vinca,Gokharu,Lanol
i
n,Ci
nnamon, Rauwolf
ia
,
Nux- vomi ca,
Tul si,
Aconit
e,Rhubar b,
Vasaka,Aloe.
3.Whi chpar tofpl antusedasdr ug
Coriander,Aml a,Papaya,
Ajowan. Seenna,Tul
si,Vinca,VAsaka,Aconi
te,
Shatavar
i,Al
oe,
 Ginger ,Epher dr a,Cl ov e,Ar j
una, Rhubar b, Py r ethr um, Tobacco, Rauwol fi
a,Car damom.
4.Namet hef ami li
esoff ollowi ngdr ugs.
Ar achi soi l
,Ar j
una, Aml a,Ashwagandha, Isabgol ,Tul si,Gokhar u,Neem, Cinchona, Aconite,
Tobacco, Vasaka, Col chi cum, Tr agacant h.
5.Wr i
teB. S.,C. C.andusesof
RAuwol f i
a,Vinca, Papay a,Ci nnamon, Gy nema, Nuxv omi ca, Pepper mint oi l
,
lemon
oil
shat av ar i
,Gar lic,,
lanol in,Aloe, Col chi cum, Vasaka, Senna, Aml a.
6.Def ineAnt isept i
candDi sinfet ant s.Wr iteB. S. andusesofNeem andbenzoi n.
7.Dr awawel llabel l
eddi agr am ofT. S. Nuxv omi ca,Ci nnamon, Cinchona. Clov e,senna.
8.Def ineOxy toci c. Wr i
teB. S.oandl i
fecy cleofEr got .
9.Whatar eAst ringent s.Wr i
teB. S.C. C.andusesofPal ecat echu.
10.Def ineAnt itussi v e.wr i
teB. S.,
C. C. usesofVAsaka.
11.Whatar eEnzy mes. Wr uteB. S. ,
C. C.ofPapay a.
12.Gi veFourchar act er ist i
csofUmbel li
fer ousf rui ts.
13.Descr i
becul tiv ation, col lectionofDi git ali
s, Rauwol fia, Senna.
14.Def inewi thexampl es
Diuretics, Antirheumat ics, Asr ingent s,car mi nat ive,St omachi c,enzy me,laxative,ant i
leproti
c,
Antidi
abetic,Ant i
tussi ve, Bal sams.
15.Def ineCAr di ot oni c.Wr it
eB. S.,C,CofDi git alis.
16.Namet heAdul terant sandSubst i
tut eof
Clov e,Senna, Rauwol fia,Senna, Cinnamon, Di gital i
s.
17.Wr i
teB. S.C. C.ofRauwol f
ia.
18.NAmet hedr ugsbel ongst of ollowi ngf ami l
ies
LAbi atae,Rubi aceae, Bur ser aceae, Rut aceae, Umbel li
f erae,Zy gophyllaceae, ,
Euphor bi
caea,
Legumi nosae, Sol anaceae, scr ophul ar aceae, zingi ber aceae, l
ili
aceae,lauraceae.
19.Dr awawel llabel l
eddi agr am ofDi agnost i
cchar act ersof
Fennel ,
Aconi t
e, Cor i
ander ,I
sabgol ,GAr li
c,Nut meg.
20.Whati si mpor tanceofpur fumesandf lav oringagent .Wr i
teB. S.andc. c.ofSandal wood.
21.Howy ouwi ll dist i
ngi ushPal eAndBl ackcat echu.
22.Wr i
techemi cal testof
Asaf oetida, Acaci a, Tur mer i
c,honey ,Tr agacant h,Star ch,gel ati
n,Cotton,Silk,Black
catechu, Shar k l
iv eroi l
,Aloe, Agar ,
Acai c, My r
r h,Nuxv omi ca.
23.Namet hedr ugswhi chhav ef ol l
owi ngsy nony ms
Nuxmoschat a,cer af lava,Indi an
saffron, per i
v i
nkl e, Ma- haung, monkshood, bandasoap, sar pagandha.
24.Wher ey ouwi llclassi fyt hedr ugsDi gi talis,Aml a,i
pecac, Cinnamoni nmor phol ogicaland
phar macl ogi cal met hod.
25.Wr i
teC. C.OfOpi um.
26.Def ineAnt idiabet ic.Wr iteB. S.,C. C.ofGy mnema.
27.Wr i
teB. S.,c.c.ofGuggul
28.Def inet echni cal pr oductwi thexampl e.
29.Wr i
teChemi cal testofdr ugswhi chcont ai n- ---Qui nine, Agar ose,Sennosi deA, Nat urali
nvert
sugar .
30.Def ineandcl assi fyPhar maceut ical Ai ds.
31.Wr itenot eonNat ur al insect iside, wr it
eB, S, ofTobacco/ Py rethrum.
Chapt
er8Sur
gical
dressi
ngandFi
bresandsut
ures.
1.Def
ineandclassif
ysur gi
calfibre.
2.Def
inesutur
e.Giveidealrequirementsofi t.
3.Def
inesurgi
caldressing.
Wr i
tei dealrequirementofit
.
4.Howcottonispreparedformar ket.
Wr it
eB. S.
ofcott
on
5.Howsil
kisprepared? writei
tsB. S.
6.Di
ff
ernt
iatebetweenAni mal andpl antfibers.
7.Di
ff
ernt
iatebetweenSut ureandLi gat ur
e.