OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT:
Like many contemporary fields of science, Pharmacognosy has undergone significant changes in recent years and today represents a highly interdisciplinary science which is one of five major areas of Pharmaceutical education. The department is enriched with highly dedicated, experienced, service motived and highly qualified staff. It has one Professor with Ph.D., two Assistant professors, and one lecturer, among whom two have registered for their Ph.D. The department has medicinal plant garden with 50 species of medicinal and aromatic plants. The department is furnished with a separate library consisting of university prescribed books, in addition to the Central library.

Department Facilities:
The Department provides adequate facilities for the Standardization of herbal extracts, Pharmacological screening, isolation, purification and analysis of chemical constituents. The department is equipped with well furnished laboratories.

Important instruments & equipments available in the laboratories are :-

The department is one of the most important centers for phytochemical and Natural products studies and is actively involved in the following fields:

Phytochemistry (isolation and study of the structure of natural compounds); Standardization (quantitative and qualitative analysis of drugs and pharmaceutical products extracted from medicinal plants); Chemotaxonomic studies; In vitro cultures (regulation of biosynthesis of natural products in plant cell and tissue cultures) of various medicinal and aromatic plants of traditional value.

Over 40 research articles have been published in various national and international journals. 50 presentations in various national and international Conferences and Workshops.

1. The biography of Prof.Dr.K.Lakshman has been included in the 2009-2010 Edition of Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare
2. Prof.Dr.K.Lakshman has been selected as Editorial Adviser for “International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences”
3. Dr.K.Lakshman is a referee for the following Journals:-
   1. Journal of Natural Remedies (National)
   2. Journal of Pharmacy and Chemistry (National)
   3. African Journal of Traditional, Complimentary and Alternative Medicines (International)
   4. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (International)

1. Regular Journal club presentations to keep abreast of recent developments in the field.
2. Organized an International conference on the theme of “Current status and future perspective in Pharmaceutical Sciences” from 19th to 21st November 2009.
3. AICTE New Delhi sponsored two weeks Staff Development Programme on “New Strategies in Pharmaceutical Technology” was conducted from 8th June 2009 to 20th June 2009.
4. Organized a national seminar on “Industry-Institutional Approach Towards Herbal Drug Development” 24, Thursday- -Saturday the 26th July 2008.

The department has collaboration with the following Bangalore based Herbal Drug industries: - Natural Remedies, Himalaya Drug Company, Green Chem. and Avasthagen. Some PG research students are carrying out their work in Indian Institute of Horticulture Research, & National Institute of Malarial Research (ICMR), Bangalore

Twenty five (25) Students completed their M.Pharm research projects.

100% placement assistance for PG students