SYLLABUS FOR PRACTICAL BP408 P. PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY I (Practical) 1. Analysis of crude drugs by chemical tests: ( i)Tragaccanth (ii) Acacia (iii) Agar (iv) Gelatin (v) starch (vi) Honey (vii) Castor oil 2. Determination of stomatal number and index. 3. Determination of vein islet number, vein islet termination and paliside ratio. 4. Determination of size of starch grains, calcium oxalate crystals by eye piece Micrometer. 5. Determination of Fiber length and width. 6. Determination of number of starch grains by Lycopodium spore method. 7. Determination of Ash value. 8. Determination of Extractive values of crude drugs. 9. Determination of moisture content of crude drugs. 10. Determination of swelling index and foaming.
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