Adulteration of Herbs and Spices Quiz

Which method is used to determine the solubility, melting point, and water content of crude drugs?

What type of assays are carried out to determine the effects of drugs in various methods for the identification of antimicrobial drugs?

Which method is considered to be less precise, more time consuming, and more expensive?

What is the main purpose of evaluating crude drugs?

What does organoleptic evaluation involve?

What type of adulteration involves substituting an original drug with an inferior but similar drug?

What is the purpose of microscopic evaluation in drug evaluation?

What is the purpose of qualitative chemical tests in plant chemical evaluation?

What color does the Dragendroff reagent turn when it reacts with alkaloids?

What type of analysis is used to analyze the chemical groups of phytoconstituents?

Which method is NOT a type of chromatographic method used in plant chemical evaluation?

What is the purpose of biological evaluation in the context of drug evaluation?

Which method is commonly used in microbiological assays for identifying antimicrobial drugs?

What physical characteristics of herb material are typically evaluated in crude drug evaluation?

What type of adulteration results from incorrect storage and leads to impaired or destroyed medicinal value of herbs?

Which type of adulteration involves the drug containing another species of herbs or foreign materials that are not medicinally valuable?

What type of adulteration occurs when the required drug is substituted by using different materials that have no medicinal activities?

When the fruits of opium poppy contain less than 10% of anhydrous morphine, it is considered a case of which type of adulteration?

What is the purpose of organoleptic evaluation in the context of drug evaluation?

What type of adulteration involves substituting an original drug with an inferior but similar drug?

What does the evaluation of drugs primarily ensure?

What method of evaluation involves using microscopic techniques to identify plant herbs and detect adulterants?

What is the purpose of instrumental analysis in phytoconstituent evaluation?

Which reagent is used to identify alkaloids by giving a white color reaction?

What is the purpose of quantitative chemical tests in phytoconstituent evaluation?

Which type of chromatographic method is commonly used in plant chemical evaluation?

What is the primary reason for practicing the adulteration of herbs (drugs) when the herb is expensive?

What type of adulteration involves the drug containing foreign materials such as stones and dirt, or another species of herbs that are not medicinally valuable?

When is a drug considered to be adulterated due to inferiority?

What type of adulteration involves substituting the required drug with different materials that have no medicinal activities?

What method is commonly used to determine the solubility, melting point, and water content of crude drugs?

Which type of evaluation ensures the determination of pharmacological activity, potency, and toxicity of the plant or extract?

What method is employed in the identification of antimicrobial drugs in microbiological assays?