Center for Excellence in Pharmacognosy

The Department of Pharmacognosy is a specialized branch that focuses on the study of medicinal drugs derived from natural sources, including plants, animals, and minerals. It plays a critical role in the discovery, identification, extraction, and quality evaluation of natural products used in traditional and modern medicine.

Pharmacognosy combines knowledge from botany, phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, and microbiology to explore bioactive compounds found in nature. Students in this department learn about medicinal plants, their morphology, microscopic characteristics, chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, and traditional uses. The subject also covers the preparation and standardization of herbal drugs, along with modern analytical techniques for their quality control.The department often conducts research on herbal medicines, natural product drug discovery, and development of plant-based pharmaceuticals. It also emphasizes sustainability and conservation of medicinal plant resources, which is especially important in the face of growing global interest in alternative and complementary therapies.Graduates trained in pharmacognosy are well-suited for careers in herbal drug research, phytopharmaceutical companies, quality control laboratories, regulatory bodies, and academia.