Department of Pharmacognosy
Vision
To be leading department in training of students in the fields of isolation or investigation of phytochemicals.
Mission
To be leading department in training of students in the fields of isolation or investigation of phytochemicals.
Objectives
- To provide adequate knowledge & skills to develop quality medicines & cosmetics.
- To update the students with modern techniques for isolation, screening & utilization of phytochemicals.
- Enrich the professional knowledge through problem solving attitude.
Department of Pharmacognosy is engaged in the study of the drugs from natural products i.e plant, animals, marine and other life origins. Research areas include extraction, isolation, characterization and biological studies of phytoconstituents using animal models. The department also deals with development and standardization of novel herbal formulations and cosmetics.
Strength of Department
- Development of sophisticated instrumental techniques to standardize herbal drugs and for the development of herb based formulations.
- Highly qualified and experienced faculty
- Instrumental in continuous up gradation of knowledge by providing regular training to students and faculty on advanced instruments and statistical tools
- Use of innovative teaching methods and ICT tools in teaching.
Research Area
- Screening and evaluation of natural products and traditional medicine
- Modern drug delivery system of natural products
- Quality control and standardization of natural products formulation
- High throughput screening for the lead finding in natural products
- Scientific validation of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy traditional medicine
- Phytochemical and phytopharmacological studies for lead findings in natural products from the great ancient treatise of India.
Course Outcomes
Theory: – On successful completion of theory topics student shall be able to:
- Know the crude drugs, their uses and chemical nature
- Know the evaluation techniques for the herbal drugs
- Know the modern extraction techniques, characterization & identification of the herbal drugs and phytoconstituents
- Understand the herbal drug interactions
Theory: – On successful completion of theory topics student shall be able to:
- Know the techniques in the cultivation and production of crude drugs
- Know the evaluation techniques for the herbal drugs
- Carry out the microscopic and morphological evaluation of crude drugs
- Know the modern extraction techniques, characterization & identification of the herbal drugs and phytoconstituents
Facilities
Medicinal Garden
Soxhlet extractor
Projection Microscope
Camera Lucida