{"id":494,"date":"2025-11-05T18:16:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:47:38","slug":"pharmacognosy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/pharmacognosy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacognosy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column course-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list check-list course-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/pharmaceutical-chemistry\/\">Pharmaceutical Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/pharmaceutics\/\">Pharmaceutics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/pharmacognosy\/\">Pharmacognosy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/pharmacy-practice\/\">Pharmacy Practice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/pharmaceutical-regulatory-affairs\/\">Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/pharmaceutical-analysis\/\">Pharmaceutical Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/pharmacology\/\">Pharmacology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/siju.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/siju.jpg 254w, https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/siju-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Dr. Siju Mathew<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">M.Pharm., PhD.<br>Professor &amp; HOD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pharmacognosy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/service-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/service-05.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/service-05-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mvminstitute.edu.in\/mvm-college-of-pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/service-05-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Pharmacognosy is dedicated to the scientific study of drugs derived from natural sources, including plants, animals, marine organisms, and other biological origins. Pharmacognosy continues to evolve as a dynamic and multidisciplinary field, integrating ethnobiology, ethnomedicine, phytochemistry, and phytomedicine. The discipline plays a pivotal role in the discovery, characterization, production, and standardization of crude drugs and natural product\u2013based therapeutics. Pharmacognosy maintains strong interconnections with botany, plant chemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, and modern analytical sciences, making it essential for developing safe, effective, and standardized natural health products and herbal drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pharmacognosy is one of the fundamental branches of pharmaceutical sciences, focusing on the identification, extraction, isolation, and evaluation of bioactive compounds from natural sources. The discipline encompasses the study of medicinal plants, animal-derived products, microorganisms (such as bacteria and fungi), and marine organisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research and academic activities in Pharmacognosy primarily emphasize:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Natural product\u2013based drug discovery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phytochemical investigation and characterization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biological evaluation of natural compounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Herb\u2013drug interactions and safety assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phytotherapy and evidence-based traditional medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FACULTY MEMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><strong>DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>S. No<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Name of the Faculty<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Designation<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Qualification<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Dr. Siju V Mathew<\/td><td>Professor &amp; HOD<\/td><td>M. Pharm., PhD.,<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Mr. V. Vijayanandhan<\/td><td>Assistant Professor<\/td><td>M. Pharm., (PhD)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Mr. Venkatachalam PA<\/td><td>Lecturer<\/td><td>M. Pharm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Siju Mathew M.Pharm., PhD.Professor &amp; HOD Pharmacognosy DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY The Department of Pharmacognosy is dedicated to the scientific study of drugs derived from natural sources, including plants, animals, marine organisms, and other biological origins. Pharmacognosy continues to evolve as a dynamic and multidisciplinary field, integrating ethnobiology, ethnomedicine, phytochemistry, and phytomedicine. 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