Syllabus (BOTANY)

Course Type: ME-4

Semester: 4

Course Code: BBOTMEA24C

Course Title: Herbal Technology

(L-P-Tu): 2-2-0

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: 1.To gain knowledge about different herbal and medicinal plants of India 2. To know about the phytochemistry and active principles of these plants and utilize them to make commercially available drugs

Learning Outcome: 1. Students will develop conceptual skill about traditional Indian medicinal system, herbal medicines, their processing, storage and marketing. 2. Gain knowledge about developing commercial enterprise of herbal medicines. 3. Learn the basic tools and tech

(Theory, Credit-2)

Unit	Topic	No. of Lectures/Hrs (30)
1	Herbal medicines: history and scope - definition of medical terms - role of medicinal plants in Siddha systems of medicine; cultivation - harvesting - processing - storage - marketing and utilization of medicinal plants.	6
2	Pharmacognosy - systematic position medicinal uses of the following herbs in curing various ailments; Tulsi, Ginger, Fenugreek, Indian Goose berry and Ashoka. Phytochemistry - active principles and methods of their testing - identification and utilization of the medicinal herbs; Catharanthus roseus (cardiotonic), Withania somnifera (drugs acting on nervous system), Clerodendron phlomoides (anti-rheumatic) and Centella asiatica (memory booster).	10
3	Analytical pharmacognosy: Drug adulteration - types, methods of drug evaluation - Biological testing of herbal drugs - Phytochemical screening tests for secondary metabolites (alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, triterpenoids, phenolic compounds).	8
4	Medicinal plant banks micro propagation of important species (ashwagandha, neem and tulsi- Herbal foods-future of pharmacognosy). National and state institutes related to the activity.	6

Practical: Credits-2/60hrs

1. Morphological and taxonomical study of Catharanthus roseus, Withania somnifera, Clerodendron phlomoides and Centella asiatica.
2. Preliminary Phytochemical Screening of Aqueous Extract of Neem for Alkaloids (Mayer’s Test), Flavonoids (Alkali Test), triterpenoids, phenolic compounds (Ferric Chloride Test)

Reading References:

1. Glossary of Indian medicinal plants, R.N.Chopra, S.L.Nayar and I.C.Chopra, 1956. C.S.I.R, New Delhi.

2. The indigenous drugs of India, Kanny, Lall, Dey and Raj Bahadur, 1984. International Book Distributors.

3. Herbal plants and Drugs Agnes Arber, 1999. Mangal Deep Publications.

4. Ayurvedic drugs and their plant source. V.V. Sivarajan and Balachandran Indra 1994. Oxford IBH publishing Co.

5. Ayurveda and Aromatherapy. Miller, Light and Miller, Bryan, 1998. Banarsidass, Delhi.

6. Principles of Ayurveda, Anne Green, 2000. Thomsons, London.

7. Pharmacognosy, Dr.C.K.Kokate et al. 1999. Nirali Prakashan.