




This document summarizes organized and unorganized crude drugs. It defines crude drugs as substances obtained from natural sources like plants, animals, and minerals that are used as is without processing except drying and size reduction. Organized crude drugs are obtained from definite anatomic parts of plants like flowers and leaves, have a cellular structure, and are solid. Unorganized crude drugs do not have a cellular structure, can be solid, semisolid or liquid, and are identified through chemical and physical tests rather than microscopic examination. Examples of each type are provided.




