Course Objectives
1. To introduce the learner to the chemistry, sources, cultivation and collection of crude drugs containing phytoconstituents like
steroidal, triterpenoidal, anthraquinone, flavonoid glycosides and alkaloids.
2. To introduce the learner to the biosynthesis of alkaloids obtained from different amino acids
3. To introduce the learner to glycoproteins with the representative examples and their utility in diagnosis or therapeutics.
4. To make the learner aware of regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani (ASU) Medicines
and Phytopharmaceuticals, monographs of herbal drugs
5. To make the learner understand formulation aspects and challenges of Herbal formulations, standardization and interactions of
drugs of natural origin
6. To apply the spectroscopic techniques in characterization of phytoconstituents of both aliphatic and aromatic nature
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course student will be able to:
1. Write the source, composition, general methods of extraction, evaluation, chemical tests, therapeutic uses of crude drugs containing
phytoconstituents like steroidal, triterpenoidal, anthraquinone, flavonoidal glycosides, alkaloids glycoproteins.
2. Write the biosynthesis of biosynthesis of alkaloids obtained from different amino acids
3. Understand regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani (ASU) Medicines and
Phytopharmaceuticals, monographs of herbal drugs
4. Apply the knowledge of excipients from natural origin and pharmaceutical technology to herbal formulation and understand the
challenges in herbal formulation
5. Understand the concept of herbal drug standardization and its application to herbal formulation
6. Apply the knowledge of pharmacology to understand pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic interactions of herbal drugs with food
7. Apply spectroscopic techniques to characterize small molecules both from the categories of aromatic and aliphatic nature
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