About M.Pharm Pharmacognosy

The growing scope of medical sciences and their influence on the natural substances and resourses have been providing numerous forms of medical relief in the field of healthcare through their healing capacities. The Faculty of Pharmacy offers a two year post graduate in Pharmacognosy which endevours to provides the students with an enriching exposure to the various means and methods of healing patients. The field of pharmacognosy allows the students to expore the various forms of medicines which are derived from nature and natural resources and throughtout the study the students will get an enriching exposure to the interlinking which occurs between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function. The growing scope of the natural health industries such as ayush, have created a growing acceptance in the use of natural substances therefore creating a market for experts who are trained in this field and the pharmacognosy program has been designed to respond to these needs. As a way of providing the students with the most enriching practical exposure during the course of their studies, the Faculty is laboratories which are equipped with instruments connected with widely used technologies like UV – Visible spectroscopy, Infrared spectrophotometer and High performance liquid chromatography amongst others. The Faculty is also affiliated with a 750 bedded multi speciality hospital along with an Ayuverdic Hospital which goes on to provide the students with the much needed knowledge and understanding which they require to navigate the scope of this field.  This program will prepare the students for their endless careers in the time to come.