Common Interview and Viva Questions

Differentiate between Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine with examples.What is the dorsoventral index and how is it used in leaf drug authentication?Name the...

• Differentiate between Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine with examples.
• What is the dorsoventral index and how is it used in leaf drug authentication?
• Name the three most commonly used DNA barcode regions for plant authentication and explain why a multi-locus approach is often preferred.
• What does the WHO GACP guideline require for wild-collected versus cultivated medicinal plants?
• Why does the Indian Pharmacopoeia 2022 mandate voucher specimen citation in herbal monographs?
• Explain the difference between acid-insoluble ash and total ash as an authentication-adjacent quality parameter.