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Also includes celery, carrots, parsley
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family
Mostly aromatic with hollow stems
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family
Anise
(Pimpinella anisum)
Fennel
(Foebiculum vulgare)
No definitive pharmacologic activity, their presence sometimes prevents the absorbability or potency ofthe active constituents.
INERT/INACTIVE CONSTITUENTS
Examples of inert constituents found in plants are
cellulose, lignin, suberin, cutin, starch, coloring matter, and albumin.
Examples of inert constituents found in animals are
keratin, chitin, muscle fiber, and connective tissue
Responsible for the therapeutic effect. Active principles are extracted, crystallized, and purified for therapeutic use.
ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS
Constituents that may cause precipitation or other chemical changes in a medicinal preparation.
PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE
Are responsible for the therapeutic activity of the drug, its either single chemical substances or mixtures of principle
PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE
EXAMPLES OF SINGLE CHEMICALS
✓ Sugars
✓ Starches
✓ Plant acids
✓ Enzymes
✓ Glycosides
✓ Steroids
✓ Alkaloids
✓ Proteins, hormones, and vitamins
✓ Fixed oils
✓ Fats
✓ Waxes
✓ Volatile oils
✓ Resins
✓ Oleoresins
✓ Oleo-Gum-Resins, and Balsams
Unani medicine is also called
Unani tibb, Arabian medicine, Islamic medicine
Are aldehydes or ketone alcohols
CARBOHYDRATES
Containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. CH20 which hydrogen and oxygen are generally in the same ratio as in water.
CARBOHYDRATES
There are also carbohydrates that do not contain usual proportions of hydrogen to oxygen. Ex:
Rhamnose (C6H12O5), Cymarose, And Digitoxose
There are also carbohydrates which contains nitrogen or sulfur in addition to
carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
are the first products formed in photosynthesis
CHO
Is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organism’s activity.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
is the simplest carbon dioxide.
DIOS
does not occur in nature
Hydroxyacetaldehyde
