PTU B-Pharma 8th Semester May 2019 72298 PHARMACOGNOSY VI Question Paper

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B.Pharma (2011 to 2016) (Sem.-8)

PHARMACOGNOSY-VI

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Subject Code : BPHM-803

M.Code: 72298

Time: 3 Hrs.

Max. Marks : 80

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :

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1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of FIFTEEN questions carrying TWO marks each.
2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students have to attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains FOUR questions carrying TEN marks each and students have to attempt any THREE questions.

SECTION-A

1. Answer briefly :
   1. Mention 2 advantages and 2 limitations of drugs of natural origin.

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   2. Mention 2 problems faced by the medicinal plant industry.
   3. Give complete biological sources of 2 drugs of marine origin.
   4. Mention 2 industries and 2 institutes involved with medicinal and aromatic plants.
   5. Enumerate 4 requirements for plant tissue culture.
   6. Medicinal plants can be obtained from wild and cultivated sources. Which is better?

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   7. Who are the major producers and consumers of medicinal plants?
   8. Give the basic structure of tropane alkaloids. Give 2 commercial sources of tropane alkaloids.
   9. Give complete source and uses of 2 plants used in cosmetics.
   10. What is the ideal temperature and pH for plant tissue culture?
   11. Give the source and structure of a natural photosensitizing agent.

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   12. Give the commercial sources and structure of diosgenin.
   13. What is totipotency?
   14. Mention 2 medicinal and 2 aromatic plants that India exports.
   15. Mention the different international and national agencies regulating aspects for herbal products.

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SECTION-B

2. What are the differences between cosmetics and herbal cosmetics? Name 2 industries producing herbal cosmetics internationally and in India
3. Compare callus and suspension culture.
4. Describe the production and utilization of mentha oil and its by-products.
5. How can the production of secondary metabolites be increased in plant tissue culture?

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6. Describe the WHO requirements for using medicinal plants.

SECTION-C

7. The trade in medicinal and aromatic plants is the backbone of a nation's economy. Justify with suitable examples.
8. Explain the following :
   1. Importance of chemotaxonomy.
   2. Natural allergens.

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9. Write notes on :
   1. Trade in natural laxatives.
   2. Commercial production and utilization of lemon grass oil.
10. What are the advantages and limitations of plant tissue culture? What are the applications of plant tissue culture in Pharmacognosy?

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