Organic Chem Flashcards
(227 cards)
solvent used in the process of extraction
which is selective in its action
Menstruum
chief constituent of the drug
Derivatives/extractives
undissolved portion of the drug that remains
after the extraction process
Marc
knowledge of drugs or pharmaceuticals
Pharmacognosy
Father of Modern Plant Chemistry
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
are vegetable/animal drugs that consist of natural
substances that have undergone only the processes of
collection & drying
Crude drugs
study of the composition of plant principles with their
extraction, biosynthesis and identification
Phytochemistry
obtained from drugs
of biologic origin or prepared synthetically or semi
synthetically
Drug Constituents
antigenic matter or antibody
preparations capable of developing a state of immunity in
the patients
Biologics
Galen
Greek pharmacist-physician described the method
of preparing formulas containing plant & animal
drugs (galenical preparations)
Wrote “De Materia Medica”
Pedanios Dioscorides
first to introduce the word pharmacognosy in
his title “Lehrbuch der Materia Medica”
J.A. Schmidt
first to coined the word Pharmacognosy in his
work “Analectica Pharmacognostica
C.A. Seydler
A collection of hymns predating 1000 B.C.
Vedas of India
Paper scroll
Egyptian Papyrus Ebers
Chinese drug encyclopedia
Pen-ts’ao kang mu
Abundant in plants but lower in value
Primary Metabolites
modified drying process that converts inert
constituents to its active form
Curing
Cause precipitation/other chemical changes in a
medicinal preparation
Pharmaceutically Active
final step in the preparation of crude drugs
Garbling
essential to the study of adulterants in powdered
drugs & in the identification of powdered drugs
Microscopic
Unique to a particular specie, usually possessing
therapeutic value
Secondary Metabolites
refers to the intrinsic value of the drug; amount of
medicinal/active principles/constituents present
Quality
includes macroscopic appearance, odor & taste,
sound of snap of fracture, & the feel of the drug
Organoleptic