Botany and Medicinal Plants, Code PG101
Aim of the Course
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge necessary to identify and prepare a crude drug from the farm to the firm. Students should acquire knowledge concerning Dusting Powders, plant cytology, physiology and medicinal leafy plants.
Course Contents
- General introduction ( crude drug. origin, natural products) and cultivation
- Collection
- Drying and packing
- Preservation and adulteration
- Secondary plant metabolites
- Cytology and water relations
- Plant physiology(photosynthesis, respiration and dorman