Pharmacognosy

Department of Pharmacognosy

Department Title

Department of Pharmacognosy

The Department of Pharmacognosy was established with the aim of creating a platform for the development of modern dosage forms derived from natural sources, using innovative teaching, research, and training approaches.

The department is actively engaged in research and development in areas such as:

Herbal drug discovery and development
Phytopharmaceuticals and microbial products
Quality control and analysis of principal components/marker compounds
Herbal cosmetics
Medicinal plants with immunomodulatory, anti-obesity, and antidiabetic activity
Bioactivity screening of standardized herbal drugs and extracts

Vision

To emerge as a recognized center of excellence in education, training, and research in natural product sciences.

Mission

To equip students with knowledge of modern techniques for the isolation, screening, and utilization of phytochemicals
To train students in identifying and characterizing constituents from natural sources
To establish a dedicated phytochemistry and herbal drug standardization laboratory

Objectives

To enrich students with advanced knowledge and skills for the isolation, screening, and utilization of phytochemicals
To enhance students’ proficiency in identifying and characterizing bioactive compounds from natural sources
To emphasize the importance of drugs of natural origin in modern healthcare

Thrust Areas of Research

Scientific validation of traditional and folk medicinal herbs, especially with antioxidant potential
Standardization of herbal drugs
Isolation and identification of bioactive phytoconstituents

Department Highlights

Active participation in interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research
Maintains a Herbal Drug Repository
Team of experienced and research-oriented faculty

Strategic Roadmap

Establishment of a Phytochemistry Laboratory
Introduction of a Diploma Program in Ayurveda Pharmacy

Teaching Staff

Teaching Staff


Dr. Suresh H. M.	Dr. Sanjeev Heroor	Mr. Dhulappa S. Hugar	Mr. Prakash Korwar
Professor/ HOD	Associate Professor	Associate Professor	Assistant Professor

Courses & Syllabus

Syllabus

D Pharma Syllabus Click here to view syllabus
Pharm D Syllabus Click here to view syllabus
B Pharma Click here to view syllabus

Research

Research

Pharmacognostic evaluation of crude drugs to determine microscopy and micrometry of new medicinal plant
Phytochemical evaluation involving identification, isolation and spectral characterization of medicinal phytoconstituents by different chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques.
Validation of phytochemical and ethnopharmacocogical and alternative systems (Ayurvedic, Homeopathic, etc.) claims of medicinal plants.
Professional body funded research projects and publication in well known international professional impact journals and books.

Research activities of Dept. teaching staff

The institute has its credit to the pharmacognosy field on contributing RGUHS

Advanced Research Fund of Rs. 1,25,000/- ( Academic year 2020-21, duration – 2 years) for the research work entitled —

Development and evaluation of mucoadhesive gels of extracts of Pongamia glabra and Ficus glomerata and their phytosterols for the treatment of Oral sybmucosa fibrosis rats.

Principal investigator: Dr Sanjeev S Heroor, Associate professor, department of Pharmacognosy.

Pharmacognosy department Ph D program under RGUHS University, Bengaluru isrunning with the guidance of Department HOD, Dr Suresh HM, Prof. & HOD,entitled research work –

Phytochemical and pharmacological investigation of Shodhith Plubago

zeylanica

Activities

Activities Of The Department

Departmental activities

Department of Pharmacognosy has been engaged in pharmacognostic evaluation for the study of morphological characters and micrometry, phytochemistry involving isolation and characterization of phytoconstituents.

Academic activities

Regular conduct of theory and practical classes using charts, biological models and modern skills like LCD or LED projectors, smart boards, etc. as per the RGUHS / PCI prescribed syllabus.
Tutorials, group discussions, seminars and mentorship to inspire students to develop their confidence.
Internal assessments, slip tests and conduct of improvement exams to bring up the slow learners.

Practical skill development activities

Use of microtome device method to obtain good sections of plant parts for their transverse sections.
To train students for learning quantitative microscopic methods to determine the stomatal No. palisade ratio, No. of starch grains, etc.
To demonstrate the technique of using chromatographic methods like thin layer, column, HPLC and HPTLC methods for isolation of phytoconstituents.

Student-centric activities

Student care committee involving anti-ragging committee, girl students incharge, separate mentorship programmes, etc. for the protection and welfare of students.
Conduct of campus interviews, career guidance and counseling, quiz competitions, inter collegiate and university sports and other competitions, conferences, GPAT training, industry visit for final semester students.

Course

Program Outcomes

B Pharm – 4 Years (8 Semester)
D Pharm – 2 Years
Pharm. D – 6 Years
Ph D Programme

Future Plans

Future Plans

Future plans

Department of Pharmacognosy aims to impart skills like pharmacognostic, phytochemistry standardization of medicinal plants and explore their wide therapeutic applications and to develop them as herbal dosage forms that find an important place in the field of pharmaceutical science owing to their less harmful effects compared to allopathic healing agents. To motivate the staff and students by involving them in funded research, getting patents, publications, participation in conferences. To involve interdisciplinary, interdepartmental research projects to innovate new useful research work in the field of pharmaceutical field.