The Pharmacopoeia and Medicinal Plants
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The Pharmacopoeia and Medicinal Plants

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What is the recommended season for collecting bark from trees?

  • Any time of year
  • Spring or early summer (correct)
  • Winter
  • Fall
  • When should fruits be collected to ensure they are at the proper maturity level?

  • Immediately after flowering
  • Before they show any color change
  • When they are overripened
  • At full maturity but not completely ripened (correct)
  • What is the primary method for removing soil from underground drugs before drying?

  • Shaking and brushing (correct)
  • Brushing only
  • Drying in the sun
  • Washing under a stream of water
  • What is garbling in the context of drug treatment?

    <p>Removing foreign matter from collected drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following unorganized drugs requires collection in dry weather?

    <p>Resins and gums</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a pharmacopoeia?

    <p>To list all official drugs with their descriptions and usage requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a disadvantage of collecting wild plants for medicinal use?

    <p>Collections can lead to the extinction of the plant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is the best time of year to collect rhubarb for its medicinal properties?

    <p>In summer when it contains anthraquinones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What stage of development do solanaceous leaves have the highest alkaloid content?

    <p>At the flowering stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition is necessary for the optimal collection of flowers?

    <p>Collecting in fine, dry weather</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is important regarding the timing of collecting cardiac glycosides in Digitalis?

    <p>Afternoon collection is preferred to ensure higher levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should cloves be collected for their medicinal use?

    <p>At the bud stage before fruiting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of improper collection practices of wild medicinal plants?

    <p>Adulteration due to untrained collectors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Pharmacopoeia

    • A governmental publication outlining official drugs for human consumption
    • Includes descriptions, requirements, and suitability for use
    • Examples include British Pharmacopoeia (B.P), United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P), and Egyptian Pharmacopoeia (E.P)
    • The first Egyptian Pharmacopoeia was published in English in 1953 and in Arabic in 1961

    Disadvantages of Collecting Wild Plants for Medicinal Uses

    • Plants are distributed over vast areas, making collection challenging
    • Transportation is difficult for plants in remote locations like deserts or forests
    • Continuous collection can lead to plant extinction
    • Ignorance of collectors can lead to adulteration (contamination with unwanted substances)
    • Collected amount often insufficient to meet market demand

    Proper Time for Collection

    • Time of Year:
      • Active constituent content varies throughout the year
        • Rhubarb contains anthranols in winter and anthraquinones in summer
    • Time of Day:
      • Digitalis contains varying amounts of cardiac glycosides depending on the time of day
        • More in the afternoon than the morning

    Proper Stage of Development

    • Solanaceous Leaves:
      • Contain maximum alkaloid content during the flowering stage
    • Santonica Flowers:
      • Rich in the bitter principle santonin before expansion, decreasing as they expand

    Collection of Specific Plant Parts

    • Leaves:
      • Collect during flowering stage when plants are healthy
      • Dry weather is essential
    • Flowers:
      • Collect in fine, dry weather to preserve color
      • Gather during pollination, before fruit formation
        • Cloves are collected in buds
        • Chammomile flowers are collected after full expansion
    • Barks:
      • Collect in spring or early summer when cambium is active
      • Longitudinal and round incisions are made to strip off bark
    • Fruits:
      • Collect near ripening season when fully mature but not fully ripened
      • Gather in dry weather
        • Colocynth is an example
    • Seeds:
      • Collect mature seeds from fruits at the ripening stage
        • Fenugreek is an example
    • Unorganized Drugs (Resins, Gums, Latex):
      • Collect in dry weather, excluding vegetable debris
      • Acquired through incisions that shape the resulting drug
        • Acacia gum is an example

    Treatment of Drugs Before Drying

    • Cleaning:
      • Removes soil particles from underground organs by shaking, brushing, or washing
    • Decortication:
      • Removes undesirable tissues from certain drugs like Ginger and Cinnamon
    • Garbling:
      • Removal of foreign matter (sand, dirt, other plant parts) by hand or machine
    • Metallic Particles Removal:
      • Achieved by passing drugs over a magnet
    • Limits on Foreign Material:
      • Pharmacopoeias set limits on acceptable foreign material levels. Full removal is not practical.

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