Phytochemistry & Pharmacognosy 1 Lab BIPH 3128

Course description:

The course is designed to provide the student basic information about Practical pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, including quality control using microscopy to identify different medicinal plants part including: root, rhizome, fruit and seeds in comparison with monographic data provided by pharmacopeia. The applications covered include some selected medicinal herbs and their extractions that are rich in various phytochemical groups such as: alkaloids, Flavonoids, Tannins, Saponion etc., particularly covered by the theoretical courses.

Course Aims:

  • Provide students with the required practical skills of natural product analysis including herbal sample preparation (drying and grinding), extraction, separation (chromatography; TLC), and characterization.
  • Provide the students with the appropriate knowledge and skills of the methods of Extraction and separation of natural plant constituents.
  • Provide students with methods to detect of the phytochemical groups by different chemical methods and TLC profiles supported by pharmacopeia.

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  • Acquire basic skills in using the microscope to identify plant powder. 
  • Extract, isolate and identify the active substances of the medicinal plants. 
  • Perform different laboratory procedures in the analysis of active constituents of natural sources. 
  • Handle properly chemicals in the laboratory and be aware of the rules of good laboratory practice.