Intro Flashcards
(50 cards)
applied science that deals w/ the biological, biochemical & economic features of drugs of biologic origin & their constituents
the discipline of medicinal chemistry
study of drugs of biologic origin
Pharmacognosy
Three disciplines (Basic) devoted to drugs
Pharmacology
Pharmacognosy
Three disciplines (Basic) devoted to drugs
Pharmacology
Pharmacognosy
Medicinal Chemistry
Constituents
Active Constituents
Inert Constituent
which dealt w/ drug actions & effects
Pharmacology
the science of synthetic drugs
Medicinal Chemistry
covering all information on medicines from natural sources – plants, animals, & microorganism
Pharmacognosy
compounds that are responsible for
the therapeutic effect
Active Constituents
differentiated to active constituents and have no pharmacologic activity
Inert Constituents
three principal factors that influences secondary constituents
- Heredity (genetic composition)
- Ontogeny (Stage of Development)
- Environmental Factors
study of the biochemical pathways leading to the formation of secondary constituents used as drugs
Drug Biosynthesis/Biogenesis
Egyptian document
Details the use of plant & animals in medicine
By George Ebers
Papyrus Ebers
Greek Physician
De Materia Medica
Dioscorides
description of ~600 medicinal plants
De Materia Medica
Greek Physician
De Materia Medica
Dioscorides
Greek pharmacist-physician
“Galenical Pharmacy”
Claudius Galen
method of processes of preparing
formulas containing animal & plant drugs
Galenical Pharmacy
Coined the term Pharmacognosy
C.A. Sydler
method of processes of preparing
formulas containing animal & plant drugs
Galenical Pharmacy
pharmakon means
drug
gnosis means
knowledge
First one to use the term Pharmacognosy in literature
J.A. Schmidth
French Pharmacist
Quinine w/ the collaboration of Pelletiere
Joseph Caventou