Download RGUHS (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) M.Pharma 2018 May (Master of Pharmacy) 2nd Year 5174 Advanced Pharmacognosy II Previous Question Paper

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Second Semester M. Pharm Degree Examination - MAY-2018
[Time: 3 Hours]
[Max. Marks: 75]
Advanced Pharmacognosy-II
Q.P. CODE: 5174
Your answers should be specific to the questions asked.
Draw neat, labeled diagrams wherever necessary.
LONG ESSAY (Answer any Three)
3 X 10 = 30 Marks
1.
Explain the efficacy and safety of herbal medicine products.
2.
Describe the different types of adulteration/substitution of herbal drugs. Add a note on
determination of foreign organic matter in herbal drugs.
3.
Define ethnobotany. Discuss the role of ethnobotany in drug development.
4.
Explain the in-vitro and in vivo evaluation techniques of anticancer herbal drugs.
SHORT ESSAY (Answer any Nine)
9 X 5 = 45 Marks
5.
Write a note on new development in herbal drugs.
6.
Describe the analytical profile of Andrographis paniculata.
7.
Write a note on in vivo evaluation of herbal drugs for cardioprotective activity.
8.
Write a note on determination of microbial contamination in herbal formulations.
9.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of DNA fingerprinting techniques in identifying
herbal drugs?
10.
Write a note on Bioprospecting and Biopiracy.
11.
Describe the analytical profile of Boswellia serata.
12.
How is reverse pharmacology valuable in drug discovery? Explain.
13.
Describe the analytical profile of Coleus forskholii.
14.
Explain the assessment of efficacy of herbal medicinal products.
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