
BP409P Pharmacognosy I Practical Lab Manual, PDF, Download
Pharmacognosy I Practical
- Analysis of crude drugs by chemical tests:
(i)Tragacanth
(ii) Acacia
(iii) Agar
(iv) Gelatin
(v) Starch
(vi) Honey
(vii) Castor oil - Determination of stomatal number and Determination of stomatal index
- Determination of vein islet number, vein islet termination and palisade ratio.
- Determination of the size of starch grains, and Determination of size of calcium oxalate crystals by eyepiece micrometre
- Determination of Fiber length and width
- Determination of the number of starch grains by Lycopodium spore method
- Determination of Ash value
- Determination of Extractive values of crude drugs
- Determination of moisture content of crude drugs
- Determination of swelling index and foaming
Recommended Books: (Latest Editions)
- W.C.Evans, Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, 16th edition, W.B. Sounders & Co., London, 2009.
- Tyler, V.E., Brady, L.R. and Robbers, J.E., Pharmacognosy, 9th Edn., Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1988.
- Text Book of Pharmacognosy by T.E. Wallis
- Mohammad Ali. Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, CBS Publishers & Distribution, New Delhi.
- Text book of Pharmacognosy by C.K. Kokate, Purohit, Gokhlae (2007), 37th Edition, Nirali Prakashan, New Delhi.
- Herbal drug industry by R.D. Choudhary (1996), Ist Edn, Eastern Publisher, New Delhi.
- Essentials of Pharmacognosy, Dr.SH.Ansari, IInd edition, Birla publications, New Delhi, 2007
- Practical Pharmacognosy: C.K. Kokate, Purohit, Gokhlae
- Anatomy of Crude Drugs by M.A. Iyengar
Second Year B Pharm Notes, Syllabus, Books, PDF Subjectwise/Topicwise
Suggested readings
Recommended readings:
- human anatomy and physiology
- Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Theory
- Determination bulk true density porosity



