BP105T · Semester 1 · B.Pharm
Unit III — Quality Control of Drugs of Natural Origin
Introduction to Pharmacognosy
This study page introduces Quality Control of Drugs of Natural Origin in Introduction to Pharmacognosy (BP105T), B.Pharm Semester 1. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- ADULTERATION OF DRUGS OF NATURAL ORIGIN
- EVALUATION OF DRUGS — ORGANOLEPTIC, MICROSCOPIC, PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL METHODS
- PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS — THE NUMBERS THAT CERTIFY QUALITY
- DNA BARCODING — THE GENETIC IDENTITY CARD
Definitions and short notes
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Adulteration
the debasement of a drug — replacing it wholly or partly with another substance, or mixing inferior/foreign material into it — so that the drug is no longer genuine, pure, or of the expected strength.
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Adulterant
the foreign or inferior material added to (or substituted for) the genuine drug.
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