Department of Pharmacognosy

The Pharmacognosy department was started at Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara (JSS) College of Pharmacy, Mysuru with an objective to establish a platform for developing modern dosage forms by utilizing constituents from natural sources through innovative teaching, research and training. Department of pharmacognosy is involved in research in the field of discovery and development of herbal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals and microbial products; quality control and analysis of principal component/markers; studies on herbal cosmetics, immunomodulatory, anti-obesity and antidiabetic medicinal plants as well as screening of new drug molecules, standardized herbal drugs/extracts for their bioactivities

Vision

To emerge as a recognized centre for providing a quality education, training and research in natural product sciences.

Mission

To enrich the students by providing knowledge of modern techniques for isolation, screening and utilization of phytochemicals.

To update the skill of the students and provide training in identifying and characterizing the constituents of natural products.

To establish a dedicated phytochemistry and herbal drug standardization laboratory.

Objectives

  • To enrich the students by providing knowledge of modern techniques for isolation, screening & utilization of phytochemicals.
  • To update the skills of students in identifying & characterizing the constituents of natural resources.
  • To highlight the importance of drugs from natural origin in the treatment of diseases.

Thrust area of research

  • Scientific validation of traditional and folk medicinal herbs with emphasis on antioxidants
  • Standardization of herbal drugs
  • Isolation and identification of bioactive phytoconstituents

Department Highlights

  • Actively engaged in interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research
  • Collaborations with JSS Ayurveda Medical College, Mysuru, JSS College of Arts, Commerce & Science, Mysuru, Govt. Ayurveda Medical College & Hospital, Mysuru, JSS Dental College & Hospital, Mysuru, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bengaluru, CFTRI, Mysuru.
  • Department has Herbal Drug repository
  • Experienced faculty

Strategic Road Map

  • To establish phytochemistry laboratory by 2020
  • To establish Diploma in Ayurveda pharmacy