Pharmacognosy and Plant Chemistry Exam Study Guide.
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Pharmacology
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Pharmacology
Pharmacognosy and Plant Chemistry Exam
Study Guide.
Dioscorides - answerIn 780 A.D., he described about 600 plants with medicinal properties in
his book "De Materia Medica".
J.A. Schmidt - answerC.A. Seydler was long thought to be the first person to introduce the tern
Pharmacognosy. However, ...
Pharmacognosy and Plant Chemistry Exam
Study Guide.
Dioscorides - answer✔In 780 A.D., he described about 600 plants with medicinal properties in
his book "De Materia Medica".
J.A. Schmidt - answer✔C.A. Seydler was long thought to be the first person to introduce the tern
Pharmacognosy. However, recent historical research reveals earlier usage of this term in a book
entitled Lehrbuch der Materia Medica, which describes the study of medicinal plants and their
properties. Who wrote Lehrbuch der Materia Medica?
Egyptian - answer✔Papyrus Ebers, a document written in 1550 B.C. was found in the tomb of a
mummy, it contained medicinal uses of plants and animals. Which ancient civilization wrote
Papyrus Ebers?
Crude Drugs - answer✔These are vegetables or animal drugs that consist of natural substances
that have undergone only the processes of collection and drying.
Indigenous - answer✔What do you call plants growing in their native countries?
Garbling - answer✔This is the final step in the preparation of drugs for the commercial market,
consisting of the removal of extraneous matter.
Phylogeny - answer✔Natural relationship existing among plants and animals
Exposure of the drug to a temperature of 65 degrees Celcius - answer✔In the preservation of
crude drugs, this method is the simplest in preventing insect attacks and other form of
destruction.
Organoleptic Analysis - answer✔This refers to the evaluation by means of the sense organs and
includes the macroscopic appearance of the drug, odor, taste, sound upon fracture and feel to the
touch.
Insulin - answer✔The first commercial application of the technique in pharmacognosy was made
by Eli Lilly Company. Using the non-disease producing strain of E. coli, this company produced
the hormone _________.
Genetic Composition, Ontogeny, and Environment - answer✔Which of the following may
influence the secondary constituents of plant drugs?
Health Foods - answer✔These are products of natural origin many of which without therapeutic
effect used by the laity in the self-treatment diseases.
True; Carbohydrates - answer✔Gums and Mucilages are _________.
True; Carbohydrates - answer✔Streptomycin is a __________.
False; decrease - answer✔The concentration of secondary metabolites increase with age.
True; Biogenesis - answer✔___________ refers to the study of biochemical pathways leading to
the formation of secondary constituents used as drugs.
For asthma and cough - answer✔Lagundi
Analgesic for the different part of the body - answer✔Yerba Buena
Diuretic - answer✔Sambong
Stomachic and Anti-Diarrheal - answer✔Tsaang Gubat
Anthelminthic; for ascaris - answer✔Niyog-niyogan
Mouthwash; for gingivitis; for cleansing of wounds - answer✔Bayabas
Physical and Chemical - answer✔Natural and Synthetic Substances can often be distinguished
by their _______ and _______ properties.
Dextrorotatory - answer✔Natural Camphor
Racemic - answer✔Synthetic Camphor
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