Pharmacognosy (103331) Course Coordinator : Nidal Jaradat, PhD

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Pharmacognosy (103331) Course Coordinator
Nidal Jaradat, PhD
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Course Objectives

• Pharmacognosy is the objective study of crude
  drugs of vegetables, animals and mineral origin,
  treated scientifically.
• It is plays an important role between
  pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical
  technology and phytochemistry.

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• Pharmacognosy deals primarily with information on
  the sources and constituents of natural drugs and
  pharmacology is concerned with their action and
  effects.
• It is the subject that deals with the general
  study of the important medicinal plants. The
  study includes their origin, morphology,
  histology, constituents and uses. The drugs are
  classified into groups according to their main
  therapeutic indications, or the morphology of
  these medical herbs.

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• In this course the, Pharmacy College students can
  learn the main drugs which obtained from natural
  sources, their indications, side effects and
  their classifications.

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PharmacognosyCourse Examination Policy

• First examine 25
• Second examine 25
• Final examine 50

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