International Islamic University Chittagong

Department of Pharmacy
B.Pharm (Hons) Program Mid-term Examination Autumn Semester 2019
Course Code: Pharm-1203 Course Title: Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry-I
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Full Marks: 30
(Answer any three questions from the followings. Figures in the right margin indicate marks)

1. a) Define modern concept of pharmacognosy. Represent the relationship between 1+3

pharmacognosy and pharmacy.
b) Illustrate the development of pharmacognosy giving historical background. 3
c) Discuss the scope of pharmacognosy. 3

2. a) What do you understand about crude drugs? Classify crude drugs based on their 1+2
chemical composition.
b) Enumerate the preparation of crude drugs for commercial markets. 5
c) How can you compare between organized and unorganized drugs? 2

3. a) What is carbohydrate? Explain three qualitative test of carbohydrate. 1+3

b) Describe the sources, chemical constituents and pharmaceutical uses of tragacanth. 4
c) Differences between reducing sugar and non-reducing sugar. 2
4. a) Illustrate the sources, chemical constituents and pharmaceutical uses of honey. 3
b) Note down the chemical constituents and pharmaceutical applications of starch. 2.5
c) Write short note on: 1.5X3
i. Sucrose
ii. Fructose
iii. Sorbitol

Dr. Md. Areeful Haque

Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy, IIUC