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5. Comparison of the rate of respiration of various plant parts.
6. Separation of chloroplast pigments by solvent method;
7. Determination of osmotic potential of vacuolar sap by plasmolytic method.
8. Determining of water potential of any tuber.
9. Separation of amino-acids in the mixture of paper chromatography and their identification
by comparison with standards.
10. Bioassay of auxin, cytokinin, GA, ABA and ethylene using appropriate plant material.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

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1. Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., (2010). Plant Physiology. Sinauer Associates Inc., U.S.A. 5 Edition.
2. Hopkins, W.G., Huner, N.P., (2009). Introduction to Plant Physiology. John Wiley &
Sons, U.S.A. 4th Edition.
3. Bajracharya, D., (1999). Experiments in Plant Physiology- A Laboratory Manual. Narosa
Publishing House, New Delhi.

Bot.322 Medicinal Botany and Ethnobotany 3+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

 To focus on the conservation, cultivation, research, and educational activities related to
plant species known for medicinal purpose.
 Proper documentation of indigenous knowledge about medicinal plants and to train people
and students for utilization and conservation of plants.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

This course will enable the students to understand:
 Recognize and describe plant characteristics (plant composition, function, and diversity)
and the use of plants by humans.
 Study the origins of human-plant relationships to understand the use of plants through
history to current day.
 Describe how the use of plants as medicines contribute to human well-being and survival
 Analyze global issues and potential solutions from a multidisciplinary perspective using
plants, and describe how different societies respond to such issues

THEORY (45 Hours)

UNITI: History, Scope, and Importance of Medicinal Plants (15 Hours)
Indigenous Medicinal Sciences; Definition and Scope-Ayurveda: History, origin,
panchamahabhutas, saptadhatu and tridosha concepts, Rasayana, plants used in ayurvedic
treatments,Siddha:Origin of Siddha medicinal systems, Basis of Siddhasystem, plants used in
Siddha medicine.Unani:History,concept: Umoor-e-tabiya, tumorstreatments/therapy, polyherbal
formulations.

UNIT 2: Conservation of endangered and endemic medicinal plants (15 Hours)
Definition: endemic and endangered medicinal plants, Red list criteria; In situ conservation:
Biosphere reserves, sacred groves, National Parks; Ex situ conservation: Botanic Gardens,
Ethnomedicinal plant Gardens. Propagation of Medicinal Plants: Objectives ofthe nursery, its
classification, important components of anursery, sowing, pricking, use of green house for

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