Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
I Year B. Pharm Degree Examination — 07-Nov-2023
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Time: Three Hours Max. Marks: 70
PHARMACOGNOSY - I (RS4)
Q.P. CODE: 2627
Your answers should be specific to the questions asked
Draw neat, labeled diagrams wherever necessary
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LONG ESSAYS (Answer any Two) 2 x 10 = 20 Marks
- Define Crude drugs. Explain chemical and pharmacological classification of crude drugs with examples
- Write biological source, chemical constituents, uses and cultivation of opium
- Discuss the morphology and microscopy of Datura and Nux-Vomica
SHORT ESSAYS (Answer any Six) 6 x 5 = 30 Marks
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- Explain the scope of pharmacognosy
- Define soil and soil fertility. Explain methods of cultivation of crude drugs.
- Discuss about Neem as natural pesticide
- Discuss the morphology and microscopy of Fennel with a neat labelled diagram
- Write Biological source, chemical constituents, chemical tests and uses of Tragacanth
- Explain the method of production for silk and wool.
- Define Stomata and write the different types of stomata with examples
- Write the identification tests for Benzoin and Honey.
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SHORT ANSWERS 10 x 2 = 20 Marks
- Define Chemotaxonomy
- Write any four factors influencing the cultivation of medicinal plants.
- Write a note on Castor oil.
- Chemical tests for the identification of lignin and mucilage
- Define garbling and coppicing
- Differentiate gums and mucilages
- Define a) Swelling index b) Pharmacognosy
- Write the chemical constituents and uses of Rauwolfia and Clove.
- Write the biological source and chemical constituents and uses of crude drug used in the treatment of Asthma
- Write the general microscopical characters of bark.
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