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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 Produc ... t  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) *You can find a quizlet to help with the Lecture 2 material here: [Show More]

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