Department of Pharmacognosy deals with the study of physical, chemical, biochemical, and biological inference of natural products for the purpose of medicinal or health benefit. Continuous interest in this field has led to the coming out of many allied fields of study such as natural product, pharmacology, biomedicine, spectrometry, and biotechnology. At present, prospecting for bioactive constituents from natural resources viz. plants, animals, and microbes, has become one of the most actively pursue endeavours in drug discovery programs. These components act as lead compounds and are used as templates for more potent, selective, and safe drugs. Resulting from these efforts, an enormous progress has been made in methodologies and instrumentation for isolation, purification, and molecular characterization, thus a massive number of naturally occurring molecular entities have been identified.
Faculty Members:
- Head of Pharmaceutics: Mrs. Renu Chaudhary
- Assistant Professor: Mr. Netra Pal
- Assistant Professor: Miss. Shweta Pundir