pharmacological classification of drugs-pharmacognosy

1. Presented by-
•SRIJITA SEN
GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGICAL
CLASSIFICATION OF
DRUG
B.Pharm 2nd Semester Section-B
srijita.sen.2801@gmail.com

2. 1.Introduction
2.Classification
3.Examples
4.Merit-Demerit
5.Reference
6.Conclusion

3. DRUG from natural origin ( crude drug )
Same pharmacological action
Grouped into same category
is Pharmacological classification.
According to this system of classification:
CINCHONA
ARTEMISIA
placed in same class
Anti-malerial drug

4. CARDAMOM
ISAPGHULA
LIQUORICE
Carminatives – Dill, Mentha ,
Cardamom
Emetic - Ipecacuanha
Antiamoebic - Kurchi
Bulk-laxative - Agar ,Banana,
Isapghula
Purgative – Senna , Castor
- oil
Peptic ulcer treatment –
Raw Banana , derivatives of
Glycyrrhetinic acid
(liquorice)

5. TULSI
STRAMONIUM
EXPECTORANT : stimulate & expel
bronchial mucus. - Vasaka , Liquorice etc.
ANTIEXPECTORANTS : Stramonium
leaves ( Atropine)
ANTITUSSIVES : suppress the
cough.- Tulsi , Opium etc.
BRONCHODIALATORS : relax
the bronchial muscle , used to
control asthma .- Ephedra, Tea
( theophylline ) etc.

6. Increase strength &
rate of myocardial
contraction
Constriction of
blood-vessels
Retard physiological
action of heart
Reduce high blood-
pressure

7. Coffee
Opium , Hyoscyamus
OPIUM
: Opium
: Nux-vomica , Camphor
NUX-VOMICA and seeds of nux-vomica
POPPY LATEX DATURA
ADRENERGICS : Ephedra
CHOLINERGICS : Physostigma
ANTICHOLINERGICS: Belladonna, Datura
Cannabis ,Poppy latex

8. ANTICANCER Vinca , taxus
ANTIRHEUMATICS Colchicum , Aconite
ANTHELMINTICS Quassia , Male fern
IMMUNOMODULATORY
AGENT
Tulsi, Asparagus,
Ashwagandha
ASTRINGENT Black catechu
LOCAL ANAESTHETICS Coca
VINCA
ASPARAGUS

9. Helpful to find out a particular drug for a specific disease.
Drugs having more than one pharmacological effect cause difficulty in
catagorisation.
As for example-
Cinchona has both antimalerial and antiarrythmic effect.
MERIT
DEMERIT

10. Alternative drugs can be
easily find out from
this classification.
Bacopa moniera
Asafoetida

11. Kokate C.K. , Purohit A.P. & Gokhale S.B. : PHARMACOGNOSY ( 50th Edition )
- NIRALI PRAKASHAN
General introduction-
classification of crude drug
[ Page No. 1.11 to 1.13 ]

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