PHARMACOGNOSY (PACOP Pink)
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1. In 780 A.D., he described about 600 plants with medicinal properties in his
book "De Materia Medica".
A. Galen
B. Dioscorides
C. Seydler
D. Fluckiger: B
2. C.A. Seydler was long thought to be the first person to introduce the term
Pharmacognosy. However,
recent historical research reveals earlier usage of this term in a book entitled
Lehrbuch der Materia
medica, which describes the study of medicinal plants and their properties.
Who wrote Lehrbuch der
Materia medica?
A. Pedanios Dioscorides
B. Paracelcus
C. J.A Schmidt
D. Galen: C
3. Papyrus Ebers, a document written in 1550 B.C. was found in the tomb of a
mummy, it contained
medicinal uses of plants and animals. Which ancient civilization wrote Papyrus
Ebers?
A. Babylonian
B. Lydian
C. Egyptian
D. Greek: C
4. These are vegetables or animal drugs that consist of natural substances that
have undergone only the
processes of collection and drying.
A. Natural Substances
B. Crude Drugs
C. Extractives
D. Derivatives: B
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5. What do you call plants growing in their native countries?
A. Indigenous
B. Naturalized
C. Cultivated
D. Local: A
6. This is the final step in the preparation of drugs for the commercial market,
consisting of the removal of
extraneous matter.
A. Packaging
B. Preservation
C. Garbling
D. Harvesting: C
7. Natural relationship existing among plants and among animals.
A. Taxonomy
B. Morphology
C. Phylogeny
D. Classification: C
8. In the preservation of crude drugs, this method is the simplest in preventing
insect, attacks and other form
of destruction.
A. Exposure of the drugs to a temperature of 65°C
B. Use of methyl bromide
C. Adding a few drops of chloroform: A
9. This refers to the evaluation by means of the sense organs and includes the
macroscopic appearance of
the drug, odor, taste, sound upon fracture and feel to the touch.
A. Physical Analysis
B. Chemical Analysis
C. Proximate Analysis
D. Organoleptic Analysis: D
10. The first commercial application of the technique in Pharmacognosy was
made by Eli Lilly Company.
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Using the non-disease producing strain of E. coli, this company produced the
hormone __________.
A. Glucagon
B. Somatostatin
C. Insulin
D. Somatomedin: C
11. Which of the following may influence the secondary constituents of plant
drugs?
A. Genetic Composition
B. Ontogeny
C. Environment
D. All of the above
E. Only A and B: D
12. These are products of natural origin many which without therapeutic effect
used by the laity in the self-
treatment diseases.
A. Health foods
B. Crude drugs
C. Extracts
D. All of the above: A
13. Which of the following statement is/are true?
I. Gums and mucilages are carbohydrates
II. Streptomycin is a carbohydrates
III. The concentration of secondary metabolites increases with age
IV. Biogenesis refers to the study of biochemical pathways leading to the
formation of secondary
constituents used as drugs.
A) III only
B) II and II
C) I, II and III
D) I, II and IV
E) I, II and IV: E
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14. Which of the following pairs are correct?
A) Reserpine-hypotensive
B) Sambong-stomachic
C) Bayabas-Diuretic
D) Lagundi- Analgesic: A
15. Which of the following statement is correct?
A) Synthetic Camphor is levorotatory
B) Natural Camphor is dextrorotatory
C) Both natural and semisynthetic camphor are racemic
D) A and B only
E) A and C only: B
16. Give the proper sequences of the following processes in the preparation of
natural drugs.
I. Garbling
II. Collection
III. Drying
IV. Harvesting
V. Packaging
A. III-I-IV-II-V
B. II-IV-III-I-V
C. II-I-IV-V-III
D. IV-I-III-V-II: B
17. This classification of drugs considers the natural relationship or phylogeny
among plants and
animals.
A) Taxonomic
B) Morphologic
C) Zoologic
D) A and B only
E) A and C only: E
18. The source of bassorin
A) Acacia
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1. In 780 A.D., he described about 600 plants with medicinal properties in his
book "De Materia Medica".
A. Galen
B. Dioscorides
C. Seydler
D. Fluckiger: B
2. C.A. Seydler was long thought to be the first person to introduce the term
Pharmacognosy. However,
recent historical research reveals earlier usage of this term in a book entitled
Lehrbuch der Materia
medica, which describes the study of medicinal plants and their properties.
Who wrote Lehrbuch der
Materia medica?
A. Pedanios Dioscorides
B. Paracelcus
C. J.A Schmidt
D. Galen: C
3. Papyrus Ebers, a document written in 1550 B.C. was found in the tomb of a
mummy, it contained
medicinal uses of plants and animals. Which ancient civilization wrote Papyrus
Ebers?
A. Babylonian
B. Lydian
C. Egyptian
D. Greek: C
4. These are vegetables or animal drugs that consist of natural substances that
have undergone only the
processes of collection and drying.
A. Natural Substances
B. Crude Drugs
C. Extractives
D. Derivatives: B
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5. What do you call plants growing in their native countries?
A. Indigenous
B. Naturalized
C. Cultivated
D. Local: A
6. This is the final step in the preparation of drugs for the commercial market,
consisting of the removal of
extraneous matter.
A. Packaging
B. Preservation
C. Garbling
D. Harvesting: C
7. Natural relationship existing among plants and among animals.
A. Taxonomy
B. Morphology
C. Phylogeny
D. Classification: C
8. In the preservation of crude drugs, this method is the simplest in preventing
insect, attacks and other form
of destruction.
A. Exposure of the drugs to a temperature of 65°C
B. Use of methyl bromide
C. Adding a few drops of chloroform: A
9. This refers to the evaluation by means of the sense organs and includes the
macroscopic appearance of
the drug, odor, taste, sound upon fracture and feel to the touch.
A. Physical Analysis
B. Chemical Analysis
C. Proximate Analysis
D. Organoleptic Analysis: D
10. The first commercial application of the technique in Pharmacognosy was
made by Eli Lilly Company.
, PHARMACOGNOSY (PACOP Pink)
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Using the non-disease producing strain of E. coli, this company produced the
hormone __________.
A. Glucagon
B. Somatostatin
C. Insulin
D. Somatomedin: C
11. Which of the following may influence the secondary constituents of plant
drugs?
A. Genetic Composition
B. Ontogeny
C. Environment
D. All of the above
E. Only A and B: D
12. These are products of natural origin many which without therapeutic effect
used by the laity in the self-
treatment diseases.
A. Health foods
B. Crude drugs
C. Extracts
D. All of the above: A
13. Which of the following statement is/are true?
I. Gums and mucilages are carbohydrates
II. Streptomycin is a carbohydrates
III. The concentration of secondary metabolites increases with age
IV. Biogenesis refers to the study of biochemical pathways leading to the
formation of secondary
constituents used as drugs.
A) III only
B) II and II
C) I, II and III
D) I, II and IV
E) I, II and IV: E
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14. Which of the following pairs are correct?
A) Reserpine-hypotensive
B) Sambong-stomachic
C) Bayabas-Diuretic
D) Lagundi- Analgesic: A
15. Which of the following statement is correct?
A) Synthetic Camphor is levorotatory
B) Natural Camphor is dextrorotatory
C) Both natural and semisynthetic camphor are racemic
D) A and B only
E) A and C only: B
16. Give the proper sequences of the following processes in the preparation of
natural drugs.
I. Garbling
II. Collection
III. Drying
IV. Harvesting
V. Packaging
A. III-I-IV-II-V
B. II-IV-III-I-V
C. II-I-IV-V-III
D. IV-I-III-V-II: B
17. This classification of drugs considers the natural relationship or phylogeny
among plants and
animals.
A) Taxonomic
B) Morphologic
C) Zoologic
D) A and B only
E) A and C only: E
18. The source of bassorin
A) Acacia
