The field of Pharmacognosy is one of the oldest and broadest fields of science, encompassing the study of physical, chemical, biological and biophysical properties of natural drugs as well as the discovery of new drugs derived from natural sources. Traditional medicine is also a part of pharmacognosy and most of countries still depend on the use of herbal medicines. Consequently, pharmacognosy always keeps its popularity in pharmaceutical sciences and plays a critical role in drug discovery. Pharmacognosy incorporates various modern analytical techniques to authenticate and quality control of crude drugs as well as purified active extracts, fractions, and components, and even medicinal foods. Pharmacognosy has always been a translational or multidisciplinary science, and as the scope of this subject area has expanded to phytochemistry and phytochemical analysis have become essential components.
The Department of Pharmacognosy was established in 1990 with the vision of creating scientifically and technically competent qualified Pharmacognosists to cater to the demand of natural remedies for industrial pharmacognosy and to develop good interdisciplinary researchers through quality education and research.
The department has a highly experienced and qualified staff composed of five professors, one associate professor, and two assistant professors.The Department imparts quality education to undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students.
Vision
To prepare scientifically, technically competent qualified Pharmacognosist to cater the need of natural remedies for industrial pharmacognosy and create good interdisciplinary researchers through quality education and research.
Mission
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To provide excellence in education, research & public services in the disciplines of pharmacognosy & natural products chemistry.
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To integrate the disciplines of Natural Product Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical industry R&D departments.
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To develop suitable extraction/isolation & QA methods for natural products used as pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements & cosmetics.
Scope
The department of pharmacognosy responds to the ever-evolving demands of Industry by creating an conducive environment to learning and development to meet the needs of industry and academia.The increasing demand for standardisation and analysis of herbal drugs in pharmaceuticals, Herbal/ Ayurveda, Nutraceuticals and Cosmeceutical sectors has led to the need for trained staff.
Strength of the Department
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The strength of the department lies in its modern labs, sophisticated instruments, and high-quality research output.
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The department has produced about 125 postgraduates and 35 Ph.D.
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Necessary infrastructure and conducive environment for carrying out quality research relevant to Pharmacognosy.
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Well-experienced staff with research exposure at reputed national and international labs.
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Training of undergraduate students with projects thereby inculcating research interest.
Thrust areas
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Isolation/ characterization of active principles from medicinal plants
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Herbal formulation and Nanotechnology drug delivery systems.
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Screening, Prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of different diseases using isolated active principles with focus on metabolic disorder and cancer
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Standardization of tradional herbal formulations
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Nutraceutical and cosmeceutical product development
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Plants tissue culture of medicinally important
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Pharmacological evaluation of herbal formulations
Research and Development
The faculty members are experienced, attended and presented several research articles in National and international conferences. Staff members have published numerous research articles in reputed scientific journals.Faculty members have authoured several books in the field of pharmacognosy and contributed for number of book chapters.Also, patents have been published and granted. Department of Pharmacognosy has recieved funds from different funding agencies like AICTE, ICMR, UGC, VGST, DBT for research as well as for infrastucure strethening.
Faculty Awards
Dr.Sunil S Jalalpure recieved AICTE "National Technical Teacher’s Award (NTTA) 2022" (Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award) from the Ministry of Education Govt. of India, “Best Scientist Award” for the year 2020-21 from KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belagavi; “Awards for Research Publications (ARP)”for the year 2019-20 by the Vision Group on Science and Technology, Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S & T, Government of Karnataka; “IJPER Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy Award”for Best Paper in Pharmacognosy by Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI); "Dr. P.D. Sethi Memorial National Award 2017" Certificate of appreciation by Anchrom Enterprises, Pvt. Ltd; “Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award – 2017” by the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI); "ISP Eminence Award-2018" by the Indian Society of Pharmacognosy; "Sri Subbaraya Setty Teachers and Research Students award" by American Association of Government College of Pharmacy (Bengaluru) Alumini, New York, USA.
Recognitions
Faculty members of Pharmacognosy departments have been recogniozed as the members for various govenning bodies in reputed universities across india. Our faculty members served as chairpersons for various national and international conferences.
Career choices in Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry
Future Plan
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Development of standardization protocol for various ayurvedic / Siddha and Unani formulations.
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Commercialization of services like pharmacognostical and Physicochemical studies to Industries/academia.
Research
The department of pharmacognosy has been actively involved in the field of herbal research. With highly qualified and experienced faculty, the continual input to the department has led to excellent infrastructure and spacious, well-equipped labs with state-of-the-art equipment specially designed for the development and evaluation of herbal products.The department having sophisticated equipments like HPLC, HPTLC,Flash Chromatography, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, Roatry evaporator etc.
Research Areas
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Development of new techniques for the extraction, isolation and purification of extracts from various natural sources.
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Preliminary Structural characterization of the isolated components from natural sources
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Preliminary biological screening of the isolated components from natural sources
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Exploring new drug molecules from natural sources
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Development of Analytical techniques for standardization of crude drugs
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Development of Polyherbal formulations
Research Outputs
Faculty members have published numerous research articles in reputed scientific journals.Faculty members have authoured several books in the field of pharmacognosy and contributed for number of book chapters.Also, patents have been published and granted. Department of Pharmacognosy has recieved funds from different funding agencies like AICTE, ICMR, UGC, VGST, DBT for research as well as for infrastucure strethening.
Patents
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Title of the Patent filed
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Authors
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Patent application number
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Status
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Monoolein based self assembled Resveratrol and Piperine loaded Cubosome for the management of Melanoma using Transdermal Cubogel
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Mr. Bhaskar Kurangi, Dr. Sunil Jalalpure et al
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202141018014 A
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Granted |
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A Novel Burn Wound Healing Apparatus |
Sunil Jalalpure, Bhaskar Kurangi, Dnyaneshwar Nirmale
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Design No:363757-001 |
Granted |
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3 |
Development of Berberine Loaded Cubosomal Nanoformulation for the Topical Treatment of Acne |
Mr. Bhaskar Kurangi, Dr. Sunil Jalalpure et al
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202241054958 A
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Granted |
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Quercetin Loaded Nanostructured Liquid Crystalline Dispersion For the Management of Melanoma Skin Cancer |
Dr. Bhaskar Kurangi & Dr. Sunil Jalalpure et al |
202241053410 A
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Published |
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Development of In-Situ Gel Forming Vinpocetine Loaded Niosomes For Brain Delivery
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Dr. Bhaskar Kurangi & Dr. Sunil Jalalpure et al. |
202241051540 A
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Published |
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Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) Based Transdermal Patches of Colchicine.
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JOSHI S.A. & JALALPURE S. S. |
201821015784 A |
Published |
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An improved method for quantitative determination of Adenosine in Adenosine Solution for Injection |
Chandrawadan Panchal, Jalalpure Sunil et al
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201721004362A
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Published |
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A method of extraction and purification of phytoconstituents from botanical materials.
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Gadage Navneet and Jalalpure Sunil |
2524/MUM/2010 |
Published |
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Diuretic and antiurolithiatic herbal composition and use thereof. |
Gadage Navneet and Jalalpure Sunil |
2209/MUM/2010 |
Published |
Text Books:06
1. A text book of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Elsevier Publications.Authors: Kokate CK, Jalalpure Sunil, Hurakadle PJ
2. A text book on “Chemistry of Natural Products” [For Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students in Pharmaceutical Sciences] Publisher: Nirali Prakashan, ISBN: 9789388897778, Year: April 2019, 195 Pages Authors: Dr. Sunil S. Jalalpure, Hamid Yahiya Hasni Sayyed, Dr. Javesh K. Patil
3. A Text Book on “A Textbook of Herbal Drug Technology” Publisher: Vallabh Prakashan, ISBN: 9789385529276, Year: 2020, Pages: 168 Authors: Sunil S. Jalalpure, Bhaskar K Kurangi
4. A Text Book on “Quality Control and Standardization of Phytomedicines” Publisher: Nirali Prakashan, Serial Number: N2375 Year: 2022 Authors: Dr. Sunil S. Jalalpure, Dr. Bhaskar K. Kurangi, and Shailendra Suryavanshi
5.Textbook of “Computer aided drug design of Phytochemicals’’ Nirali Prakashan, Pune Publisher: Nirali Prakashan, Serial Number: N2375 Year: 2022. Authors: Dr. Sunil S. Jalalpure, Mr.Shailendra Suryavanshi
6.Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy for D.Pharm Students.Dr.Chaitali R Pawar, Dr.Kalpana S Patil, Dr.Raju R.Wadekar, Publisher: Everest Publishing House, Edition: 2022
Publications
Faculty members have published numerous research articles in reputed scientific journals with an Impact factor range of 7.8 to 0.425.
Top 5 Journals with their Impact Factors
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Top 5 Journals
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Journal of controlled release
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7.8
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Materials Science and Engineering: C
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5.08
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Talanta
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4.03
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Pharmacological Research.
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4.01
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RSC Advances
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3.29
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Funded Projects
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Title of the Project |
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Amount (In Lakhs) |
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Development & Evaluation of quercetin loaded nanostructered liquid crystalline dispersion for targeting skin cancer
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Dr. Sunil Jalalpure
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AICTE, New Delhi
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16.47
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Development and Establishment of Genetic Markers for 'Jivanti': An Ayurvedic Medicinal Material
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Dr. Sunil Jalalpure
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Dept. of Biotechnology, GoI
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40.06
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Development and evaluation of phytochemicals loaded nanostructed liquid crystanine dispersion for targeting skin cancer.
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Dr. Sunil Jalalpure |
KAHER, Belagavi |
0.40 |
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Formulation and evaluation of phyto synthesized silver nanaoparticles for their Antisepsis potential.
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Dr.Pramod H.J
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KAHER, Belagavi
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0.40 |
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Formulation and evaluation of novel lipid based nanaoparticlesin the treatment of male infertility |
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KAHER, Belagavi |
1.0 |
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Quality control profiles and assesement of herbal/traditional formulations utilized in COVID-19 pandemic |
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KAHER, Belagavi |
1.0 |
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Formulation and evaluation of novel nanoformulation loaded with Cissus quadrangularis extract for antiarthritic potential:An systeamic approach to enhance bioavailability |
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KAHER, Belagavi |
1.0 |
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In vitro α- amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of different plant extracts and their combinations as synergistic effects for diabetes. |
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KAHER, Belagavi |
0.98 |
Career choices in Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry
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Natural product research
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Herbal manufacturing including Production, QA/QC both in the private sector as well as Government sectors
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Regulatory affairs
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Academics
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Marketing and Management
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Research assistant in Govt sector like Ayush
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Traditional/Ayurvedic reserch centres
Infrastructure
Department of Pharmacognosy has three laboratories, (Two UG Labs and one PG Lab) with all the facilities which are mainly associated with herbal research.
Research Facilities
Department having well equipped modern learning resources and facilities which imparts conducive enviornments to reserchers to carry out their research.
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HPLC |
Agilent Infinity HPLC 1220 LC II |
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HPTLC |
Camag |
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UV-Vis Spectroscopy |
Sican-Hitachi |
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Flash Chromatography |
Analytica Flash Chromatography TBPZ2 |
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Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
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Rotary Evaporator |
IKA |
QR Code enabled Medicinal Plant Garden: "SANJEEVINI”
QR Code enabled Medicinal Plant Garden "SANJEEVINI” has been developed and maintained by Department of Pharmacognosy. The garden has over 120 medicinal plant species with area of 483.33.00 Sq. M. Few of them are Ashoka tree, Bael, Banyan tree, Black pepper, Bramhi, Chitraki, Drumstick, Giloy, Ginger, Indian senna,Jamun, Kokum , Kurchi, Lipstick tree, Neem, Periwinkle, Piper longum, Shatavari, Turmeric, Ajawain,Vitamin Plant etc.
QR codes for each medicinal plant has been generated that contains Synonym, Common Names, Family, Chemical Constituents and Medicinal Uses that can be scanned with the help of smart/ android phone. Each medicinal plant has given a unique code i.e “KLECOP/SANJ/01”.
After scanning the QR Codes, within seconds the scientific imformation of respective plants species will be reflected on display.
