About the Department
Pharmacognosy connects traditional knowledge of medicinal plants with modern pharmaceutical science. The department covers crude drugs, phytochemistry, plant tissue culture, and herbal formulation.
Students learn to identify, evaluate, and process plant-derived materials, preparing them for careers in herbal product development, quality control, and natural product research.
Key Focus Areas
- Crude drug identification and evaluation
- Phytochemistry and natural product chemistry
- Herbal drug standardization
- Traditional systems of medicine — Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha
- Plant-based formulations and nutraceuticals
