DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY

The department involves in various research activities like
  • Authentication of medicinal plants
  • Standardization of herbal drugs
  • Isolation and evaluation of therapeutically important phytoconstituents
  • Histochemical studies, isolation, formulation and evaluation of volatile components
  • Characterization of such isolated compounds
Received various grants from
  • All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi under Research and Development Programme
  • Tamil Nadu Pharmaceutical Sciences Welfare Trust (TNPSWT), Chennai
  • Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), Chennai
  • Organized many State level Workshops and Staff Development Programme (SDP) sponsored by the AICTE, New Delhi
The department maintains
  • Herbal conservation area (1 acre) having 150 species of medicinal plants
  • Herbal museum with a display of crude drugs, herbarium & photographs of rare medicinal plants to promote herbal research
Publications
  • Medicinal plant booklet - "Medicinal Plants & their uses"
  • Paper publication - 58
  • Paper presentation - 81

Highlights

34 years of
ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH
ISO 9001: 2008 certified
Pharmacy Institution in Tamil Nadu
STATE FIRST RANK in
D.Pharmacy Board examinations
BEST CHAPTER AWARD - 2014
by Indian Society for Technical
Education (ISTE)
Ph.D CENTRE Recognized
Ph.D CENTRE under The Tamilnadu
Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS in
National Journals - 322
International Journals - 134