Pharmacognosy - II

B Pharmacy 2nd Year Annual

BPH – 216

Time: Three Hours                                                                         M. Marks : 80

Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Give an account of screening of alkaloids and flavanoids.
2. Write an essay on “Worldwide trade in medicinal plants”. How it can affect economy of India?
3. What are cardiac Glycosides? Discuss Digitalis under suitable Pharmacognostic scheme.
4. Write explanatory notes on the following:
   (A) Plant bitter and sweeteners
   (B) Silk
5. What are Indole Alkaloids? Discuss two important Indole Alkaloid containing drug under suitable pharmacognostic scheme.
6. Write explanatory notes on following:
   (A) Plant Bitters and Sweeteners
   (B) Silk
7. What are saponin glycosides? Give the source, cultivation, collection, processing, commercial varieties, chemical constituents, substitutes, adulterants, uses, diagnostic macroscopic and microscopic characters of liquorice and ginseng.
8. Write notes on the following:
   (A) Gambir
   (B) Gall
   (C) Bhasmas
   (D) Arishtas