Miscellaneous Drugs Linseed Oil PH103.71

Department of Technical Education Andhra Pradesh Name : B.Sri Rama Murty Designation : Head of Pharmacy Section Branch : PHARMACY Institute : Govt.,Polytechnic for Women, Srikakulam Year/Semester : I Year Subject : Pharmacognosy Subject code : PH103 Topic : Miscellaneous Drugs Duration : 50 Mts Sub Topic : Linseed Oil Teaching Aids : PPT, Photographs PH103.71 ER-91/PH-103/1 of 5

Objectives On completion of this period you would be able to know about : The monograph of Linseed PH103.71

Known to Unknown What are edible oils? Name them. Name one Non-edible oils Does Linseed oil has high saponification value? (YES/NO) PH103.71

LINSEED Boilogical Source : It consists of fixed oil obtained from dried fully ripe seeds of Linum usitatissimum Family : Linaceae Fig. 71.1 Linseed plant PH103.71

Linseed Geographical source: India Egypt Algeria Spain Italy Greece Turkey Afghanistan Russia Fig. 71.2 Linseed PH103.71

Linseed Organoleptic characters: Color : Yellow coloured clear liquid Odour : Charcteristic Taste : Pleasant PH103.71

Linseed Standards: Specific gravity : 0.927 to 0.931 Refractive index : 1.4786 to 1.4815 Saponification Value : 188 to 195 Iodine value : 160 to 200 Acid value : Not more than 4 Unsaponifiable matter : Not more than 1.5 PH103.71

Linseed Chemical constituents : Sterols, Tocopherol, Squalene Palmitic, Stearic, Oleic, Linoleic & Linolenic acids Sterols, Tocopherol, Squalene Mucilage 5% Fixed oil 20 to 40% Fig.71.3 PH103.71

Linseed Uses : Used in the preparation of Non-staining Iodine ointment, soaps, lotions, liniments To treat Scabies and other skin diseases Nutritive, Emollient PH103.71

In this class we learnt about : Summary In this class we learnt about : The monograph of Linseed Linseed consists of fixed oil of dried fully ripe seeds of Linum usitatissimum It is used as preparation of Iodine ointments, lotions, Liniments and used for treating Scabies PH103.71

Quiz Linseed belongs to family Liliaceae Solanaceae Linaceae Gentianaceae PH103.71

Quiz Main chemical constituents present in linseed Diosgenin Picroside II Kutkoside Linamarin PH103.71

Quiz 3. Linseed is used as Bitter tonic Treat scabies Febrifuge All of the above PH103.71

Frequently Asked Questions Write the uses and constituents of linseed Write the family and biological source of linseed Write the monograph of linseed PH103.70