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Pharmacognosy-2 (PG303) Level 2 Clinical Pharmacy-Pharm D

Subterranean organs Questions

1- Complete the missing spaces in the following sentences:

a) The subterranean organ that is used as Anthelmintic (Vermifuge) is
…………………

b) The main active constituents of Ginseng are ……………… and it is mainly used
as…………….

c) The subterranean organ that is used as antitussive for dry irritable coughs (not
expectorant) is ………..

d) The best season for collecting medicinal subterranean drugs in general is
……………….

e) The official part used in Filix mas (Male fern) is …………………
f) The family to which Calumba roots belong is ………………………
g) The type of vascular bundles in Ginger rhizome is………………………
h) The uses of Galangal rhizomes are ……………...

2- Answer the following questions of the following Case Study:

35 years old male who presents with complaints of daily fatigue described going to bed at
8:00 p.m. each evening and sleeping soundly until his alarm goes off at 6:00 a.m. He is still
exhausted and finds it difficult to get to work on time. At home in the evening he eat fast
food he picked up on the way home. Sometimes he doesn`t eat at all. His lab work is within
normal limits, and there no other symptoms to indicate hypothyroidism or other medical
problems.

I. What is your recommendation?
II. What history you should take?
III. What are the side effects of the drug you recommended?

3- Complete the missing fields in the following tables:

Experiment Result? Reason?

Shaking powdered Liquorice with H₂O

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