Exam 1 Study Guide
Lecture 1 - Basic Concepts of Pharmacognosy (10 Points)
Pharmacognosy
The science of biogenic or nature-derived pharmaceuticals and poisons
Herbal Medicine vs Natural Product
Herbal Medicine -
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Exam 1 Study Guide
Lecture 1 - Basic Concepts of Pharmacognosy (10 Points)
Pharmacognosy
The science of biogenic or nature-derived pharmaceuticals and poisons
Herbal Medicine vs Natural Product
Herbal Medicine - Mixtures
Natural Product - Pure substance
Lecture 2 - History (10 points)
History of Pharmacognosy
Developed continuously since 1500 BC
Ancient Greek Medicine
Pedanius Dioscorides (father of Western medicine)
o Wrote De Materia Medica
Chinese Traditional Medicine
Shen Nong (Devine Countryman) - mythical sage ruler
o Tried all of his herbal medicines
Tao Hongjing
o Collected commentaries of Shen Nong and summarized
o 365 drugs of botanical origin
Li Shizhen - 16th century
o Wrote Ben Cao Gong Mu
o Each treatment based on person
Ben Cao Gang Mu - Information about medicinal drugs, monographic treatment
Unique and systematic examination, diagnosis, prescription and medication
Merging of Chinese traditional medicine and western modern medicine
Debate on:
o Formulation, active ingredients, therapeutic implication
Ayurveda (Ancient Hindu Medicine)
Knowledge of life
Jamu (Indonesian traditional medicine)
Unique herbal remedies
Includes topical herbs
Kampo (traditional Japanese medicine)
Combination of Chinese traditional medicine and Japanese native medicine
European Traditional Medicine
Knowledge in chemistry and progress in separation techniques -> birth of natural product
William Withering - Understood why treatment works because he knew the science behind
it
Discovery of quinine was the switching point from herbal medicine to isolating chemical
entity (synthetic drug)
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