Classification of Crude Drugs - A Review Article

Authors

  • Dr. D. S. Ghotekar  Department of Chemistry, N. V. P. Mandal's, Arts, Commerce and Science College, Lasalgaon - Niphad, Dist - Nashik, Maharashtra, India
  • Vishal N Kushare  Department of Pharmaceutics, S. N. D College of Pharmacy, Babulgaon, Yeola, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Crude drugs , Alphabetical classification , Pharmacological classification , Chemical classification

Abstract

The present article describes Crude drugs are plant, animal or their parts which after collection are subjected only to drying or making them into transverse/ longitudinal slices pieces or peeling them in some cases. They exist in natural form. Because of their wide distribution the arrangement of classification in a definite sequence is necessary to understand easily. Although each system of classification has its own merits and demerits, but for the purpose of study the drugs are classified in the following different ways: Alphabetical classification ,Morphological classification, Taxonomical classification, Pharmacological classification ,Chemical classification, Chemo-taxonomical classification

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

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2016-02-26

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Volume 2, Issue 1, January-February-2016

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Dr. D. S. Ghotekar, Vishal N Kushare "Classification of Crude Drugs - A Review Article" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 2, Issue 1, pp.218-222, January-February-2016.