BP105T Important Questions Bank

Define pharmacognosy. Classify crude drugs using various schemes. Compare morphological and chemical classification with their advantages and disadvantages.

What is adulteration? Explain the different methods of crude drug evaluation with special emphasis on microscopic and physical evaluation parameters.

Classify secondary metabolites. Discuss the chemistry, classification, isolation methods, and general identification tests for Alkaloids and Glycosides.

Explain the Lycopodium spore method and its application in quantitative microscopy.

Describe the factors affecting cultivation of medicinal plants (altitude, temperature, nutrients).

Write a note on plant tissue culture and its role in the production of phytopharmaceuticals.

Explain the core philosophy of Ayurveda (Tridosha and Panchamahabhuta theory).

Define organized and unorganized crude drugs with one example each.

State the composition and color reaction of Dragendorff's reagent.

What is palisade ratio?

Define total ash value and acid-insoluble ash value.