Miscellaneous Drugs Tobacco PH103.75

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 : PH-103 Topic : Miscellaneous Drugs Duration : 50 Mts Sub Topic : Tobacco Teaching Aids : PPT, Photographs PH103.75 ER-91/PH-103/1 of 5

Objectives On completion of this topic, you would be able to: The monograph of Tobacco PH103.75

Known to Unknown Identify the specimen and name it? What is the Telugu name of the specimen ? “Pogaku” Fig.75.1 PH103.75

Tobacco Biological Source : It consists of the dried leaves of Nicotiana tabacum Family : Solanaceae Fig.75.2 Tobacco PH103.75

Tobacco Geographical source : China U.S India Brazil Russia Turkey Italy PH103.75

Tobacco Organoleptic characters : Color : Green or slightly brown Odour : Characteristic , Nicotine like Taste : Bitter Size : 60 to 80 cm in length 35 to 45 cm in width Shape : Ovate, Elliptic or Lanceolate PH103.75

Tobacco Chemical constituents : Uses : It contains Pyridine-Piperidine type of alkaloids Nicotine, Nor-nicotine, Anabasine Uses : Stimulant on heart and nervous system, insecticide PH103.75

Summary In this class we learnt about : The monograph of Tobacco Tobacco consists of the dried leaves of Nicotiana tabacum Used as a stimulant on heart and nervous system Nicotine sulphate used as insecticide and sprayed on crops. PH103.75

Quiz Tobacco belongs to the family Compositae Solanaceae Liliaceae None of the above PH103.75

Quiz 2. Main chemical constituents present in Tobacco Jasmolin Cinerin Pyrethrin Nicotine PH103.75

Quiz 3. Tobacco is used as CNS stimulant Antihypertensive Strengthening memory All of the above PH103.75

Frequently Asked Questions Write the uses and Constituents of Tobacco Write the family and Biological source of Tobacco PH103.75