Pharmacognosy deals with the natural drugs obtained from organisms such as most plants, microbes, and animals. Up to date, many important drugs including morphine, atropine, galanthamine, etc. have originated from natural sources which continue to be good model molecules in drug discovery. The department of Pharmacognosy carryout isolation and characterization of active principle of natural products. Also, perform pharmacological screening of natural products to check biological efficacy like antiurolithiatic, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, antiarthritic, antiulcer. Currently, other effects such as isolation of anticancer drugs, and nano particles from natural agents are being investigated in many plants belonging to various families. Folk medicine, alterative systems of medicine are supporting guidelines in collective effort of pharmacognosy research and development. Natural product authentication, morphology, microscopy, phytochemistry and screening for diseases or disorders of human population are prime research fields of this science. The extended horizons of this pharma science are biotechnological approach, herbal cosmetology, herbal nutraceuticals, marine drug research, national biopyracy studies, fundamental research on alternative system of medicine etc. natural products have been scientifically processed and incorporated as ingredients in different pharmaceutical dosage forms. The revival of phytopharmacy as reflected by its untility in modern drug therapy is indeed, a significant contribution of all those engaged in research pertaining to this branch of pharmaceutical sciences.

Faculty:

Prof.R.R.Kulkarni

Equipment Details:

Career choices in Pharmacognosy:

Students can find good placements in key areas such as,
• Natural product research
• Herbal manufacturing including Production, QA/QC both in the private sector as well as Government sectors
• Regulatory affairs and
• Academics