IMPACT OF MEDICINAL PLANTS ON SOCIETY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
VALUE ADDED ELECTIVE COURSE
VASC- 011 - IMPACT OF MEDICINAL PLANTS ON SOCIETY
Unit – I:
Medicinal Plants – Importance and Scope. Cultivation of medicinal plants –
Processing and utilization. Chemical nature of crude drugs - Extraction,
Preparation and preservation of crude drugs.
Unit – II:
Traditional herbal teas. Herbs for woman, Babies and children. Concepts of
Herbal garden– Home, School Herbal gardens.
Unit – III:
Classification and Estimation of primary metabolites- Carbohydrates, fatty acids,
aminoacids and Proteins. Secondary Metabolites - Classification , General
characters, Chemical nature, Extraction and Estimation methods for Glycosides,
Tannins, Volatile oils, Resinous substances, Terpenoids – Phenolic compounds
and Alkaloids.

Unit – IV:
Antioxidants - Role of antioxidants - Estimation of antioxidants – Ascorbic acid,
α – Tocopherol.
Unit – V:
Post-harvest technology in medicinal plants: scope and importance. Importance of
herbal marketing -Future prospects and constraints of the herbal drug industry -
Regulatory status of herbal medicine in India.
Practicals:
Estimation of Carbohydrates
Estimation of Proteins
Estimation of fatty acids
Estimation of Phenols
Estimation of Flavionoids
Preparation of crude extracts
Herbarium preparation
Estimation of Ascorbic acid and α – Tocopherol.
References:
1. Faroogi, A.A. and B. S. Sreeramu, 2004. Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic
crops. Revised edition, Universities Press (India) Private Limited, Hyderabad.
2. WHO, 2002. Quality control methods for medicinal plant materials, World
Health Organization, Geneva, A.I.T.B.S., Publishers and Distributors, New
Delhi.
3. Harbone, J.B. 1998. Phytochemical Methods; A guide to modern techniques of
plant analysis. 3rdEdn., Springer (India) Private Limited , New Delhi.
4. Halliwall, B. and J.M.Gutteridge. 1985. Free radicals in Biology and medicine.
Oxford university press.

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