Syllabus

🔹 Unit I – Economic Botany

Hours: 07 | Marks: 07

1.1 Wheat and Arhar

गहू (Triticum aestivum) आणि तूर (Cajanus cajan)

Study Points:

• Morphology (आकारशास्त्र)

• Varieties (जाती)

• Economic Importance (आर्थिक महत्व)

1.2 Spices and Condiments

मसाले

Plants:

• Cardamom (वेलदोडा) – Elettaria cardamomum

• Turmeric (हळद) – Curcuma longa

Economic uses:

• Food

• Medicine

1.3 Oilseed Crops

तेलबिया पिके

Plants:

• Soybean (Glycine max)

• Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)

Uses:

• Oil production

• Protein source

1.4 Commercial Crops

Plants:

• Banana (Musa paradisiaca)

• Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

Economic Importance:

• Sugar industry

• Export crop

🔹 Unit II – Economic Botany

Hours: 08 | Marks: 08

2.1 Fiber Yielding Crop

Cotton (कापूस)

Study:

• Morphology

• Varieties

• Economic importance

2.2 Timber Yielding Plants

Plants:

• Teak (Tectona grandis)

• Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo)

Uses:

• Furniture

• Construction

2.3 Vegetable and Fruit Plants

Plants:

• Mango (Mangifera indica)

• Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

2.4 Food Processing Industry

Plants:

• Amla (Phyllanthus emblica)

• Citrus

Uses:

• Juice

• Pickle

• Vitamin C source

🔹 Unit III – Ethnobotany

Hours: 08 | Marks: 08

3.1 Definition and Importance

Ethnobotany Meaning:

Study of relationship between plants and tribal people

3.2 Contribution of Indian Ethnobotanists

Scientists:

• Dr. S.K. Jain

• Dr. Janaki Ammal

3.3 Ethnomedicinal Plants

Plants:

• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

• Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)

• Adulsa (Justicia adhatoda)

Uses:

• Medicine

3.4 Role of Tribes

Tribes:

• Gond

• Korku

Role:

• Conservation of medicinal plants

Ethnomedicinal Investigation

Steps:

• Study area selection

• Data collection

• Analysis

🔹 Unit IV – Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Hours: 07 | Marks: 07

4.1 Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Meaning:

Study of medicinal plants and chemicals

Plants:

• Adulsa

• Shatavari

4.2 Phytochemistry Techniques

Techniques:

• Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

• HPTLC

Applications:

• Chemical identification

4.3 Major Phytochemicals

Types:

• Alkaloids

• Phenolics

• Flavonoids

• Terpenes

4.4 Phytochemical Profiling

Plants:

• Adulsa

• Ashwagandha

Uses:

• Medicine validation

 Identify economically important plants and classify them based on their uses.

 Explain the traditional knowledge systems and ethnobotanical significance of

selected medicinal plants.

 Demonstrate the applications of phytochemical techniques like TLC and HPTLC.

 Analyze the ethnomedicinal data collected from ethnic communities.

 Evaluate the pharmacognostic features and phytochemical contents of selected

medicinal plants.

 Create a scientific report that validates ethnobotanical claims using phytochemical

evidence.