F1inal exam of applied pharmacognosy

Q1-Put true or false

1-In cauterization the healer should be recognized to understand more about anatomy and
diseases than other healer in order to know where to place the red hot iron and how
deeply to burn ( ) .

2-The "law of similar " the basic principle of homeopathy , is even used in some
conventional medical therapies such as immunization and allergy treatment( ).

3-THM is more accessible than orthodox medicine because it blends with the culture of the
people ( ).

4-The traditional medicine clinic and the method of preparation of the remedies are not
always hygienic ( ).

5-Pestisides are commonly used to prevent the infestation of the botanical material with
large amount of unwanted species of plants , insects, or animals ( ).

6-Evaluation means determining the identity , purity and quality or activity of the drug ( )

7-If drugs are in broken or even in powdered condition , they can be identified by
microscopic characters ( ).

8-If foreign organic matter is in excess than the pharmacopoeial limits , the drug is
according to standard ( ).

9-The specific gravity of dill oil containing a higher percentage of dillapiol is less than oil
containing less quantity of dillapiol ( ).

10-Trichomes containing containing drugs such as hyoscyamus with glandular trichomes

have capacity of retaining clay and in these drugs acid-insoluble ash may be more ( )

11-Total ash of peeled drugs is more than those of unpeeled drugs ( ).

12-In mucilage containing drugs swelling factor , in gums viscosity , in saponins containing
drugs froath number and in anethole containing drugs congealing point are used for
determining the quality ( ).

13-In colocynth if light petroleum extract is more it suggests that the seeds containing
fixed oil are more than the limit ( ).

14-All drugs are at risk of decaying if the humidity in the drugs material exceed 15% ( ).

15-THM has a high degree of success in the grey area of what is called psychosomatic
illness problems to which modern medicine seems to have no satisfactory solution ( ).

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Q2 –Choose the correct answer :
1-Increase the amount of volatile oil in some instances be coupled with

a-The development of non glandular hairs

b-The development of glandular hairs

c-a and b are correct

2-With Belladonna , stramonium and cinchona full sunshine gives a

a-higher content of alkaloids than does shade

b-less content of alkaloids than does shade

c-higher content of alkaloids in shade days than Sundays

d-less content of alkaloids in sun days than shade days

3-The ultra-violet light in the range 290-380 nm

a-stimulates the synthesis of vinblastine

b-inhibit the synthesis of vinblastine

c-stimulate only the synthesis of vindoline

d-a and b are correct

4-Peppermint leaves grows under –long-day condition contain

a-menthone , menthol and traces of menthofuran

b-menthofuran , menthol and traces of menthone

c-menthol , menthofuran and traces of menthone

5-Pepperment leaves grows under –short-day condition contain

a-menthofuran as a major content of the volatile oil

b-menthole as a major content of the volatile oil

c-menthol as a major content of volatile oil

6-In the case of Cassia angustifolia ( tinnevely senna ) short –term drought

a-increase the concentration of sennosides A, and B

b-decrease the concentration of sennosides A and B

c-no effect on the formation of sennosides A and B

D-a and b are correct

7-Seeds of cannabis , grown in England rich in

a-CBD and devoid of THC

b-THC and devoid of CBD

C-CBD and THC

d-a and b are correct

8-In Eupatorium species growing in the tropic regions

a-have both flavones and flavanones

b-have flavones and no flavanones

c-have flavanones and no flavones

9-The effect of latitude on the formation of faty acids

a-increase the amount of fatty acids with double bound in cold region

b-decrease the amount of fatty acids with double bound in tropic region

c-increase the amount of fatty acids with out double bound in cold region

d-all are in correct

e-a and b are correct

10-The seeds of cannabis cultivated in Sudan started to produce

a-THC in first generation

b-CBD in first generation

d-THC and CBD in same proportion

Q3-Write short answer about the following

1-Diagnostic elements used in identification of crude drug in powder conditions

2-Write the physical constants used in identification of crude drug

3-Linear measurement used in identification of crude drug

4-Factors influence the activity of medicinal plants

Q4-Write the cause of the following :

1-The addition of C-source to the media

2-Wet season yield products with low quality

4-Herbovories increase the amount of active constituents

Good luck

Dr aref azadeen