BPS 203 Lecture 1: BPS 203 Day 2
9 Feb 2017
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Pharmacognosy drug/remedy knowledge, study of drugs from nature. Any natural origin, not only plants could be any living organism, e. g. fungi, bugs, etc. Youngken books are like the bible of pharmacognosy, containing detailed info of the plants, etc, morphologically and drugs produced. 1 week to get a selfie with the youngken headstone, drop it in the dropbox. Old japanese professor is shimuzu, and dr. rowley made an appearance in class. In the first, compounds are formed and then are used in the later. Why organism uses such compounds, uses compounds with complex structures, concentrated complexity. E. g. poisonous leafs to ward off some animals and attractive colors for pollination. Fleming penicillin . how he discovered it, spores from mold got into his petri dish. Movie- apocalypse ; native people using some natural products. Phytochemicals plant chemicals; phytonutrients also used but it"s not right word. Ayurveda system and yoga (india) ; tcm uses acupuncture. (china) ;
