CLASSIFICATION OF CRUDE DRUGS, EXAMS OF PHARMACOGN
CLASSIFICATION OF CRUDE DRUGS, EXAMS OF PHARMACOGN
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Classification of Crude Drugs
Pharmacognos
y NMIMS
University 7
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CLASSIFICATION OF CRUDE DRUGS
Introduction
Definition of crude drug
The term “CRUDE DRUG” generally applies to the products from plants and animal origin
found in a raw form.
They are unprocessed form of natural products which are treated for their packing and to
prevent them from deterioration.
Crude drugs are further grouped as Organized (cellular) and Unorganised (acellular),
according to whether they contain a regular organized cellular structure or not.
ORGANISED UNORGANISED
As the name indicates, these are the organs of These are derived from parts of plants or
the plants or animals and are made up of cells or animals by some process of extraction, followed
definite structure. by purification, if necessary or maybe a
pathological product.
These are solid in nature. These are solid/semi-solid/liquid in nature.
Botanical or zoological terminology can be used Such terminologies are inadequate but physical
to describe these drugs. characters such as solubility, density, optical
rotation, refractive index are important for
description.
Microscopic characters are important criteria for Chemical tests and physical standards are
identification. important for their identification.
Eg: Digitalis, cinchona, clove, fennel, jalap, Eg: Aloe, Agar, opium, castor oil, beeswax , gum
ephedra etc. acacia etc.
In pharmacognosy, crude drugs maybe classified according to :
1. Alphabetical order
2. The taxonomy of plants and animals from which they are derived.
3. Their morphology
4. The chemical nature of their active constituents
5. Pharmacological actions and therapeutic applications.
6. Chemotaxonomical status.
ALPHABETICAL CLASSIFICATION
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