Seat No.: Enrolment
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
B.PHARM SEMESTER EXAMINATION -WINTER 2018
Subject Code:BP305TP Date: 12/12/2018
Subject Name: Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:30 PM Total Marks: 80
Instructions:
1. Attempt any five questions.
2. Make Suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1

Write a note on proteolytic enzymes in brief.
06

What is adulteration? Describe its different methods with examples.
05

Give difference between fixed oil and volatile oil.
05
Q.2

Define Pharmacognosy. Explain in brief about scope and development of Pharmacognosy.
06

Write a note on conservation of medicinal plants.
05

Give detail about marine as sources of crude drugs.
05
Q.3

What is quantitative microscopy? Discuss its importance in standardization of crude drugs.
06

Give biological source, chemical constituents, method of preparation and uses of agar.
05

Describe the role of fertilizers and manures in cultivation of medicinal plants.
05
Q.4

Give name of different methods of classification of crude drugs. Describe chemical and pharmacological classification.
06

Explain importance of fibres in pharmaceutical industries.
05

Write biological sources, chemical constituents and uses of bees wax and Chaulmoogra oil.
05
Q.5

Explain meaning of evaluation of crude drugs. Enlist different methods of it and discuss any one method in detail.
06

Give definition of glycoside, essential oils and resins with examples.
05

Differentiate hydrolysable tannin and non-hydrolysable tannin.
05
Q. 6

Write note on Pharmacognosy of Tragacanth.
06

Give B.S., Chemical constituents, identification tests, method of preparation and uses of honey.
05

Write a note on Edible vaccines.
05
Q.7

Describe the role of Pharmacognosy in traditional systems of medicine.
06

Give a note on teratogens and natural allergens in brief.
05

Define alkaloids. Write properties and identification test for it.
05