PLANT PHOTOGRAPHS
FOR OSPE STATION
EXERCISE NO. 1
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it. (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant. (1)
• The plant photograph is Atropa belladonna and the drug obtained from it
is Atropine
• The two clinical uses of atropine are
• 1. As a vagolytic in Partial Heart Block
• 2. As an antidote for organophosphorous poisoning
EXERCISE NO. 2
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it. (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant. (1)
• The plant photograph is Digitalis lanata and the drug obtained from it is
Digoxin
• The two clinical uses of Digoxin are
• 1. Congestive heart failure
• 2. Cardiac arrhythmia
EXERCISE NO. 3
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant (1)
• The plant photograph is Papaver somniferum and the drug obtained from
it is Morphine
• The two clinical uses of Morphine are
• 1. As an analgesic to manage cancer pain
• 2. Myocardial infarction
EXERCISE NO. 4
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant (1)
• The plant photograph is Pilocarpus microphyllus and the drug obtained
from it is Pilocarpine
• The two clinical uses of Pilocarpine are
• 1. To reverse mydriasis after fundoscopy
• 2. In open-angle glaucoma
EXERCISE NO. 5
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant (1)
• The plant photograph is Vinca rosea and the drug obtained from it is
Vincristine
• The two clinical uses of Vincristine are
• 1. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
• 2. Ewing’s sarcoma
EXERCISE NO. 6
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant (1)
• The plant photograph is Cinchona officinalis and the drug obtained from it
is Quinine
• The two clinical uses of Quinine are
• 1. Falciparum malaria, chloroquine resistant Vivax malaria.
• 2. Falciparum Malaria during pregnancy.
EXERCISE NO. 7
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant (1)
• The plant photograph is Artemisia annua and the drug obtained from it is
Artemether
• The two clinical uses of Artemether are
• 1. Falciparum malaria
• 2. Schistosomiasis
EXERCISE NO. 8
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant (1)
• The plant photograph is Ephedra Vulgaris and the drug obtained from it is
Ephedrine
• The two clinical uses of Ephedrine are
• 1. Treatment and prevention of asthma
• 2. Prevention of hypotension during spinal anaesthesia
EXERCISE NO. 9
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant (1)
• The plant photograph is Camelia sinensis and the drug obtained from it is
Theophylline
• The two clinical uses of Theophylline are
• 1. Asthma
• 2. Emphysema
EXERCISE NO. 10
1. Identify the plant photograph and name the drug obtained from it (1)
2. Name two important uses of the drug obtained from this plant (1)
• The plant photograph is Colchicum autumnale and the drug obtained
from it is Colchicine
• The two clinical uses of Colchicine are
• 1. Prevention and treatment Gout
• 2. Acute pericarditis