Module 1 Flashcards
(155 cards)
Greek word of drug
Pharmakon
Greek for study
Gnosis/gignosco
Study of drugs from natural sources
Pharmacogosy
Coined the term pharmacognosy in venia 1811
J.A Schimidt
Introduced pharmacognosy in his work
C.A Seydler
Written by C.A Seydler in 1815
Analecta Pharmacognostica
All information on medicines from natural sources
Plants
Animals
Microorganisms
Inorganic sources
Applied science that deals with living and natural things
Biologic
Applied science that deals with the pharmacological actions
Biochemical
Applied science that deals with where you can get it and how easy you can get it
Economic features of natural drugs and their constituents
Babylonians used
Clay tablets
Egyptians, discovered in the tomb of a mummy
Paper scrolls
Written by J.A Schmidt
Lehrbuch der materia medica
Poison that victimized Socrates
Coniine
Chichirica/madagascar periwnikle (chemotherapeutic agent)
Catharanthus roseus
Anti cancer drugs
Vincristine/vinca alkaloids
A plant that has hallucinogenic drug with mature leaves while young leaves have non hallucinogenic
Marijuana
Belief that objects, places and creatures possess a distinct spiritual essence
Animism
Egyptian (1500 bc)
Ebers papyrus
Father of medicine 460-377 BC
Hippocrates
Wrote de materia medica
Dioscorides 40-80 AD
De materia medica contains
600 medicinal plants
Who developed the most comprehensive scope and idea of pharmacognosy
Fluckiger
Pharmacognosy is a simultaneous application of various scientific disciplines with the object of acquiring knowledge of drugs from every point of view who quoted it?
Fluckiger