Animal sources of drugs, medicines and perfumes. Submitted By: Tarique Bin Aziz MSc. in Zoology (Specialization in Wildlife & Biodiversity Conservation) BSc. (Honors) in Zoology Department of Zoology Jagannath University, Dhaka

1. Submitted By:
Tarique Bin Aziz
MSc. in Zoology (Specialization in Wildlife & Biodiversity
Conservation)
BSc. (Honors) in Zoology
Department of Zoology
Jagannath University, Dhaka
Animal sources of drugs, medicines and perfumes

2. Animal sources of drugs, medicines and
perfumes

3. Introduction
According to the world health organization, between
75% and 80% of world’s population use traditional
folk medicine and drug.
In the world, drugs and medicine are used in the
treatment and preservation of diseases and people all
over the world use body spray and perfumes to
remove the ill smell.

4. Drug, medicine and perfumes can be obtained from
various sources .
The sources are –
 Plant sources
 Animal sources
 Micro- organism sources
 Mineral sources
 Synthetic sources
 Semi- synthetic sources

5. Definition of drugs and medicines
 Drug is a chemical substances also called medicine.
Which is used in the treatment and prevention or
diagnosis of diseases or used to otherwise enhance
physical or mental well being.
 We can also say that, Drug is any substance or product
used or intended to be used to modify or explore the
physiological state or pathological condition for the
well being of recipient.

6. Animal sources of Drugs :
 Pancreas is a source of insulin used in treatment of diabetes .
 Urine of pregnant women gives human chronic gonadotropin
(HCG) used for the treatment of infertility.
 Sheep thyroid used in hypertension.
 Cod liver is used as a source of vitamin A and D.
 Blood of animals are used in preparation of vaccines.
 Immunoglobulin G is prepared by the injecting antigen into an
animal and collecting the antibody formed as a reaction to the
antigen. For example, horse globulin containing anti-tetanus and
anti-diphtheria toxin has been extensively used at one time

7. Animal Sources of Homeopathic Drugs:
 Drugs are derived from animals in general or their secretions or products;
embracing the different kinds of worms, lice, insects, beetles, flies, crabs, toads,
snakes.
 Whole animals: Living animals, spiders, snail, and dried animals are used as
homeopathic drugs.
 Different parts : Different parts of animal also used in drugs. Some are given
below:-
1. Spongia from skeletons
2. Calcarea calcinata from shells
3. Gadus lota from back bone of a fish
4. Castor from thumb nail of horse
5. Sepia from inky juice of the cuttle fish
6. Lecithin from animal brain or egg-yolk

8.  Secretions:
Orchitinum from testicular extracts of man,
Ophorinum from ovarian extract of cow.
Milk and milk products:
1. Colostrum from first part of human milk
2. Lac caninum from bitch milk
3. Lac defloratum from skimmed cow-milk
4. Lac felinum from the cat milk

9.  Venoms of poisonous animals:
Scorpions, Apis virus, Bufo vulgaris, Ampnisboena
vermicularis (venoms of lizard snake)
Vipera betus, Vipera lachesis (from the venoms of
poisonous snakes).

10. Advantages :
1.Huge amounts of drugs can be produced
2.Drug can be obtained in pure form.
3.It is less antigenic.
Disadvantages :
1.Well equipped lab is required.
2.Highly trained staff is required.
3.It is a complex and complicated technique

11. Animal sources of perfumes
Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds,
fixatives and solvents used to give the human body. Animals, foods,
objects and living-spaces an agreeable scent.
 Sources:
1. Ambergris:
Sources:
Lumps of oxidized fatty compounds, whose precursors were secreted and expelled
by the sperm whale.
Uses:
It has a marine fecal odor. Highly valued by perfumers.

12. 2. Castoreum :
Sources:
Obtained from the odorous sacs of the mature North American beaver and the
European beaver.
Uses:
used as a tincture in some perfumers.
3. Civet :
Sources:
Obtained from the odorous sacs of the civets, animals in the family Viverridae, related
to the mongoose.
Uses:
This is also called Civet Musk. Used in perfume.
4. Hyraceum : Commonly known as "Africa Stone“
Sources:
Obtained from both urine and feces excreted by Cape Hyrax.
Uses:
Used in traditional perfumery.

13. Advantages:
1.Animals are highly valued for perfumery.
2.It possesses a sweet, generous, aromatic intensity and longevity.
Disadvantages:
1. Extensive hunting of male musk deer for their pods in recent
history has resulted in the detriment of the species.
2. World Animal Protection investigated African civets caught for
this purpose which is harmful for their population.

14. Fig : Animal sources of Drugs, Medicines and perfumes.

15. Conclusion
Animals serve as a great source for both drugs
and perfumes. They are highly valued for
those purpose but sometimes detriment of the
species occurs as a result of extensive hunting.

16. Thank You……..