Syllabus
Pharmacognosy – basic terms, history.
Czech pharmacopoeia. Methods in Pharmacognosy.
Fatty oils, fats, waxes.
Amino acids, peptides, proteins.
Saccharides.
Monosaccharides.
Oligosaccharides.
Polysaccharides.
Glycosides.
Phenolic glycosides.
Lignans.
Flavonoids.
Isoflavonoids.
Anthocyanins.
Coumarins.
Anthraglycosides
Cardiac glycosides.
Glucosinolates.
Iridoids.
Saponins.
Cyanogenic glycosides.
Tannins.
Hydrolysable tannins.
Condensed tannins.
Essential oils.
Resins, balsams.
Alkaloids.
Protoalkaloids.
Isoquinoline alkaloids.
Indole alkaloids.
Quinoline alkaloids.
Imidazole alkaloids.
Pyridine and piperidine alkaloids.
Quinolizidine alkaloids.
Tropane alkaloids.
Purine alkaloids.
Pseudoalkaloids.
Annotation
Pharmacognosy studies active ingredients (medicinal substances) and excipients (auxiliary substances) of natural origin intended for human and veterinary use. It deals with all aspects of natural drugs – origin, production, processing, constituents, standardization and quality control, biological activities and use in therapy, adverse effects, and interactions with other substances.