The Pharmacognosy department was started with an objective to establish a platform for developing modern dosage forms by utilizing constituents from natural sources through innovative teaching, research and training. Department of Pharmacognosy is involved in research covering several aspects of natural drug development, which plays a vital role in grooming a student into a true Pharmacy Professional. The department offers undergraduate four years B. Pharm and two-year master’s program in Pharmacognosy. Institute has research center in Pharmacognosy since 2009. The Pharmacognosy department ensures quality education in students by imparting basic knowledge for easy understanding of principles involved in herbal drug science, along with practical skills by training them on morphological, microscopical evaluation of crude drugs, isolation of Phytopharmaceuticals and cultivation of medicinal plants to safeguard the environment.

 Vision

To emerge as a recognized centre for providing a quality education, skill development and research in natural product sciences.

 Mission

• To enrich the students by providing knowledge of modern techniques for isolation, screening and utilization of phytochemicals.
• To modernize the skill of the students and provide training in identifying and characterizing the constituents of natural products.
• To establish a dedicated Phytochemistry and herbal drug standardization laboratory.

 Objectives

• To Enrich the Students by Providing Knowledge of Modern Techniques for Isolation, Screening & Utilization of Phytochemicals.
• To Update the Skills of Students in Identifying & Characterizing the Constituents of Natural Resources.
• To Encourage Students for Discovering Active Moieties from Natural Sources by in-vitro and in-vivo Pharmacological Screening.
• Development & Standardization of Herbal Formulations.
• To Highlight the Importance of Drug from Natural Origin in the Treatment of Disease.
• To Incline the Students towards Entrepreneur in Herbal Industries.

 Thrust area of research

• Morphological and Histological Analysis of Crude Drug
• Standardize Medicinal Plants, Plant Extract and Phytoconstitutents as Per WHO Guidelines
• Chromatographic identification of Phytoconstitutents.
• Bridging Traditional and Modern Medicine
• Evaluation of Marketed Traditional Herbal Formulations.
• Formulation & Evaluation of Herbal Cosmetics by Modern Techniques.
• In-vitro and in-vivo Screening of Medicinal Important Plant for its Pharmacological Potency.

 Department Highlights

• Experienced faculty
• Department Actively engaged in interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research
• Well-equipped with Analytical Pharmacognosy necessities
• Department has well maintained Herbarium collection
• Well maintained Medicinal Plant garden with significant plant species.