Pharmacognosy

Pharmacognosy is a specific discipline that deals with the rapid developments in the knowledge and utilization of medicinal substances of biological origin (plant, microorganism and animal products) used for human and veterinary purpose. This subject provides information about the principal and procedure used in the identification, authentication, extraction and isolation of active constituents by chromatography techniques, purification, and development of herbal formulations and assay methods for the isolated constituents. The Pharmacognosy lab is equipped with Projection microscope, Soxhelt apparatus, Clevengers apparatus, stage micro-meter and Oculometers, Hot air oven, together with many crude drugs charts, and models.