Department of Pharmacognosy

Message from Head of the Department

It is with a deep sense of responsibility that I serve as the Head of the Department of Pharmacognosy. Pharmacognosy is a specific discipline which deals with studies of the crude drugs and various substances of biological origin like Plants, Animals & Minerals. This subject provides information about procedure used in manufacturing of materials of natural origin, evaluation of physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of molecules of natural origin. The various research activities involved in pharmacognosy department includes extraction, phytochemical screening, isolation of active chemical constituents, characterization and biological studies of phytoconstituents using animal models, formulation of herbal cosmetics, novel herbal formulations, and their standardization.It also aims at studying the morphological evaluation of practically important drugs. Pharmacognosy has undergone significant change in recent years and today represents a highly interdisciplinary science, which is one of the major pillars of Pharmaceutical education. Research in pharmacognosy is important because it leads to new forms of Biotechnology; new types of Therapeutic agents; new molecular probes that can be used to study molecular/cell biology; new pest controls to help protect crops; increased understanding of the pharmacological, ecological and biochemical roles of molecules produced by nature; information on herbal medicines; and new methods for the analysis of drugs, toxins and herbal preparations.

Pharmacognosy department is having the best infrastructural facilities, instructional area and highly qualified faculty in order to meet new age demands and support students for the challenging opportunities presents in the development of herbal medicines.

Our focus is to prepare the Pharmacy graduates with global thinking and futuristic mindset that will contribute to nation building with faith in Pharmacy profession.

Mr. R. G. Patrakar

Head of the Department