Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PCG 301 — Pharmacognosy I

PCG department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

identify natural sources and uses of resins and oleoresins
recall ethnomedicinal uses and ethnobotanical sources of phytoenzymes
classify and evaluate surgical fibers and sutures; and 102
describe pharmacognosical profile of toxicants of higher plants

Course contents

Resins and Oleoresins: Introduction, classification, active constituents and pharmacological uses of turpentine, benzoin, cannabis, myrrh and balsam enzymes: Enzymes obtained from plant sources (phytoenzymes) Papain, Bromelain and malt extract. Enzymes obtained from animal sources, renin, pepsin, pancreatin and pancrelipase.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PCG 301.

PCG 301 — Pharmacognosy I

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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