Pharmacognosy course out lines

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Pharmacognosy course out lines
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• 1. General introduction.
• What is Pharmacognosy
• Crude drugs.
• Commerce in drugs.
• Preparation of drugs for the commercial market.
• Classification of herbal drugs.
• 2. Morphological classification of the medical
  herbs.
• 3. Taxonomical classification of the medical
  plants.
• 4. Pharmacological classification.
• 5. Biochemical classification of the crude drugs.

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• 6. Preparing the crude drugs for the
  pharmaceutical market.
• Drying.
• Garbling and powdering.
• Collection.
• Cultivation.
• Storing process.
• Packing

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• 7. A medical plant leaves which utilized in
  medicine like
• Digitalis, Eucalyptus, Buchu, Bearberry Tobacco,
  Belladonna, Khat, Coca, Tea, Jaborandi, Thyme and
  Rosemary leaves.

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• 8. Medical herbs flowers which utilized in
  medicine like
• Chamomile, Passiflora, Wormseed, Insect Saffron,
  Lavender and clove flowers buds
• 9. Herbal fruits in medicine
• Anise, Bitter apple, Black Pepper, Khella, Star
  anise, Tamarinds, Capsicum, Caraway, Cardamom,
  Coriander, Cumin, Dill, Fennel, Hemlock, Parsley,
  Poppy and Vanilla fruits.
• 10. Medical herbs juices
• Aloe vera and Mescal buttons juices.

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• 11. Medical seeds-
• Calabar, Nux-vomica, Bitter and Sweet Almond,
  Mustard, Cacao, Castor, Coffee, Cola, Colchicum,
  Fenugreek Lin, Nutmeg, Sesame, Soy, Strophanthus,
  Nigella and Cotton seeds.
• 12. Barks-
• Cascara, Frangula, Cinnamon, Cinchona,
  Pomegranate and Willow barks.

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• 13. Medical plants roots and rhizomes
• Valerian, Aconite, Ginger, Ginseng, Hydrastis,
  Ipecac, Licorice, Rhubarb, Rauwolfia and
  Sanguinaria roots (and rhizomes).
• 14. Medical plants bulbs like
• Squill, Onion and Garlic bulbs.
• 15. Entire herbal organisms utilized in medicine
• Vinca, Ergot, Mint, Ephedra, Henbane , Datura
  and Lobelia plants.

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• 16. Sandal and Camphor Woods.
• 17. Brand names of Herbal drugs in the
  Palestinian market.

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