Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Pharmacy

Pharmacognosy

About the department:

Welcome to the Department of Pharmacognosy, Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Pharmacy. The Department of Pharmacognosy is involved in all aspects of teaching and research and development concerning medicinal plants and their products under the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (B. Pharm.). The overall goal of the Department is to largely contribute to the multidisciplinary drug research and development from natural products.

The teaching and research facilities in the department include standard laboratories with relevant equipment supports in addition to other useful items of equipment accessible to the other departments of the college; there is a Herbarium, housed in the Department of Pharmacognosy, for medicinal plant authentication and conservation and also maintains a medicinal garden with more than 150 medicinal plants.

Herbal substances are used throughout the world as house hold remedies. Most of the pharmaceutical industries are utilising herbal drug as raw materials for their formulations. Therefore it is essential to find out the quality of herbals used in industry. This is done by Macroscopical, Microscopical and Phsico-Chemical examinations of the drug or its powder and the results are recorded and compared with the structures present in the monograph of the particular drug. Thus the students are taught to identify the morphological, anatomical descriptions and their phytochemical constituents present in the crude drug.

Services

Identification of herbal drugs by their morphological and anatomical characters.
Detection of adulteration in the entire herbal or in the powder form purchased from market through macroscopical and microscopic examination.
Extraction of essential oil from natural aromatic drug.
Preparation of plant dissections and the identification of its cellular structure
Preparation and Phytochemical analysis of herbal extracts to find out active constituents.
Preparation of bulk extracts with the help of soxhelation
Evaluating the purity of powder drugs by quantitative microscopy.

Infrastructure:

S.No.	Name of the equipment
1	Compound Microscope
2	Soxhlet extractor
3	Centrifuge
4	Colony counter
5	Stage and eye piece micrometers
6	Column Chromatogram
7	Hotplate
8	Magnetic Stirrer
9	Water bath
10	Refrigerator
11	Autoclave
12	Incinerator
13	Heating mantle
14	Projection Microscope
15	Permanent Slides showing T.S of various plant parts

INSTITUTIONAL HERBAL GARDEN

As per the PCI norms and to increase the awareness about the medicinal properties of commonly available plants, our institution maintains a medicinal garden within our campus. It is occupied by more than 89 plant genera constituting of almost 175 medicinal plants. The students are the prime maintaining persons of the garden. The students are given information’s about a medicinal plant once in a week when they visit the garden after their laboratory hours.

Our future includes,

Expanding the medicinal plant garden
Initiation of Plant breeding techniques
Opening of medicinally useful mushroom block
Preparation of FYM

S.No	English Name	Tamil Name	Botanical Name	Family	Uses
1	Neem	Veppilai	Azadiracta indica	Meliaceae	Organic pesticide
2	Tulsi	Tulasi	Ocimum sanctum	Lamiaceae	Essential oil
3	Pathar Chati	Marundu koorkun	Calotropis gigantea	Apocyanaceae	Digestive disorders
4	Shatavari	Thaneer vittan	Asparagus racemosus	Liliaceae	Blood imbalance disorder
5	Lavander	Sugandi	Lavandula angustifolia	Lamiaceae	Anti- rheumatism
6	Tobacco	Pugai ilai	Nicotiana tabacum	Solanaceae	Insecticide
7	False Ashoka Tree	Nettilingam	Monoon longifolia	Annonaceae	Fever, skin diseases
8	Lemon Grass	Dhesii pul	Cymbopogan citratus	Poaceae	Antiamoebic and antibacterial
9	Peppermint	Pudhina	Menthe spicata	Lamiaceae	Aromatic
10	Clove	Lavangam	Syzygium arometicum	Myrtaceae	Dental analgesic
11	Lemon	Elumichai	Citrus limom	Rutaceae	Immune system
12	Potato	Oorulai	Solanum tuburosum	Soianaceae	Alcoholic beverage
13	Chukander	Chakkaravalli kizangu	Ipomoea batatas	Convolvulaceae	Diarrhoea
14	Vinca	Nithya kalyani	Cantharance rosesus	Apocyanaceae	Treatment of cancer
15	Henna	Marudhani	Lawsonia inermis	Lythraceae	Dandruff
16	Ashwagandha	Amukkira kilangu	Withania somnifera	Solanaceae	Reduce blood sugar
17	Turmeric	Manjal	Curcuma longa	Zingiberaceae	Anti septic
18	Ginger	Injee	Zingegiber officinale	Zingiberaceae	Morning sickness
19	Coriander	Kothamalli	Coriander sattivum	Umbliferae	Flavouring agent
20	Methi	Vebdhayam	Trigonella foenum graecum	Fabaaceae	Flavouring agent
21	Capsicum	Milagai	Capsicum annum	Solanaceae	Stomach upset
22	Gokhru	Nerunji	Tribulus terrestris	Zygothyllaceae	Kidney stones
23	Hibiscus	Sembaruthi	Hibiscus rosa sinensis	Malvaceae	Heart and nerve diseases
24	Cinnamon	Pattai	Cinnamon verum	Lauraceae	Aromatic
25	Bael	Vilvam	Aegle marmelos	Rutaceae	Peptic ulcers
26	Rose	Roja	Rosa damascena	Rosaceae	Head ache
27	Thevitia	Sevvarali	Cascabela thevita	Apocyanaceae	Pest control
28	Fennel	Perunjeeragam	Foeniculum vulgare	Umbeliferae	Aromatic
29	Mustard	Kadugu	Brassica nigra	Brassicaeae	Cold, painful joints
30	Arjuna	Marudhamaram	Terminalia arjuna	Comberetaceae	CVS disorders
31	Amla	Nelli	Embelica officinalis	Euphorbiaceae	Richest source of Vitamin C
32	Eucalyptus	Thailamaram	Eucalyptus oblique	Myrtaceae	Cough, common cold
33	Marigold	Samandhi	Tagetes tenufolia	Asteraceae	To treat skin problems
34	Datura	Umattai	Datura stramonium	Solanaceae	Analgesic , anti inflammatory
35	Ajwain	Omam	Trachyspermum ammi	Umbelliferae	Carminative
36	Radish	Mullangi	Raphanus raphanistrum	Brassicaceae	Stomach, intestinal disorders
37	Aloe	Katrazai	Aloe barbadensis, A.perrryi, A.ferox	Liliaceae	Laxative
38	Castor	Amanakku	Ricinus communis	Euphorbiaceae	Cathartic
39	Garlic	Poondu	Allium sativum	Liliaceae	Reduce Blood pressure
40	Onion	Vengayam	Allium cepa	Amarylideceae	Maintain heart health, antioxidants
41	Jamun	Naval maram	Syzygium cumini	Myrtaceae	Improves haemoglobin
42	Pomegranate	Madhulai	Punica granatum	Lythraceae	Alzheimer’s disease
43	Calotropus	Erukku	Calotropis gigantean, C. Procera	Apocyanaceae	Digestive disorders
44	Spinach	Keerai	Spinacia oleracea	Amaranthaceae	Rich in Vitamin A, C, K
45	Carrot	Carrot	Daucus carota	Apiaceae	Source of vitamin A
46	Pipper bettle	Vetrilai	Pipper bettle	Piperaceae	Carminative, Stomachic
47	Money plant	Money plant	Epipremnum aureum	Araceae	Keep your mind calm and release your stress
48	Papaya	Pappali	Carica papaya	Caricaceae	Digestive enzyme
49	Banana	Vazhai maram	Musa acuminata, M.paradiciaca, M.balbiciana	Musaceae	Improve Digestive Health.
50	Milk- Thistle	Paal alai (Silymarin)	Silybum marianum	Asteraceae	Treat liver problems
51	Giloe	Amirdhavalli / Seendhal koodi	Tinospora cordifolia	Menispermaceae	Diuretic, Aphrodisiac
52	Sudershan	Visha moongil	Crinum asiaticum, C.latifolium	Amalyridaceae	Treat ear infections
53	Punarnava	Mookirattai	Boerhavia diffusa	Nyctaginaceae	Diuretic
54	Kalmegh	Nilavembu	Andrographis paniculata	Acanthaceae	Antiviral, Antibacterial
55	Phyllanthus	Keezha nelli	Phyllanthus mirabilis	Phyllanthaceae	To treat Hepatitis B
56	Tomato	Thakkali	Solanum lycopersicum	Solanaceae	Source of the antioxidant lycopene, Vitamin C
57	Brahmi	Sangu pushpam	Bacopa monnieri	Plantaginaceae	Alzheimer's disease
58	Bringarajh	Bringaraja	Eclipta prostrata	Asteraceae	Treats baldness and helps in hair growth.
59	Senna	Avaram	Cassia angustifolia, C.acutifolia	Leguminosae	Laxative, Purgative
60	pungai	Pungam	Pongamia pinnata	Fabaceae	Rheumatic arthritis
61	Yellow flame tree	Iyal vagai	Peltophorum pterocarpum	Fabaceae	Intestinal and skin disorders
62	Golden shower tree	Sarakkondrai	Cassia fistula	Fabaceae	Anti inflammatory
63	Sacred fig	Arasu	Ficus religiosa	Moraceae	Asthma, diabetic, diarrhoea
64	pomegranate	Madhulai	Punica granatum	Lythraceae	Alzheimer’s disease
65	mahua	Illuppai	Mahua longifolia	Sapotaceae	Skin disorders
66	Ashoka tree	Ashoka	Saraca indica	Leguminasae	Oxytocic, sedative
67	Devil’s ivy	Money plant	Epipremnum aureum	Araceae	Reduce anxiety and stress
68	Cactus	Kattralai	Gymnocalycium bayrianum	Cactaceae	Viral infection, diarrhoea
69	Bastard myrobalan	Thandrikai	Terminalia bellirica	Combretaceae	Cough, liver problem
70	White gul mohour	Vata narayana	Delonix elata	Caesalpiniaceae	Relief shoulder and joint pains
71	Arjuna tree	Neer marudhu/ marudha maram	Terminalia arjuna	Combreteaceae	Cardio tonic, diuretics
72	Yello fruit nightshade	Kandankathari	Solanum virginianum	Solanaceae	Respiratory diseases
73	haldu	Manja kadambu	Adinaa cardifolia	Rubiaceae	Cough, jaundice
74	Red sandal wood	Semmaram	Pterocarpus santalinus	Fabaceae	Blood purification
75	Indian sandal wood	Santhanam	Santalcum album	Santalaceae	Urinary disorder, anti septic
76	neem	Vembu	Azadirchata indica	Meliaceae	Anti viral, anti septic
77	Tamarind	Puliyamaram	Tamarindus indica	Fabaceae	Gastric ,digestion problem
78	shenbagam	Shenbagam	Michelia chambaca	Magnoliaceae	Cardiac, Skin diseases
79	papaya	Papali	Carica papya	Cariacaceae	Rheumatoid arthritis, Vitamin A
80	notchi	Nochhi	Vitex negundo	Verbenacae	Nerve, and ear disease, edema
81	Java plum	Novel	Syzygium cumini	Myrstaceae	Vitamin A and C, anti diabetic
82	lemon	Elumitchai	Citrus limon	Rutaceae	Source of Vitamin C, kidney stone
83	Stargossbery	Thaneerkai	Phyllanthus acidus	Euphorbiaceae	Laxative, blood clotting
84	haldu	Thekku	Haldina cardifolia	Rubiaceae	Worn infection, liver diseases
85	bamboo	Mungil	Bambusa vulgaris	Poaceae	Promote fertility in cows, making cloth
86	almond	Batham	Prunus dulcis	Rosaceae	Almonds contain lots of healthy fats, fibre, protein, magnesium and vitamin E, reduce hyper tension, lower cholesterol level
87	sorghum	Sorghum	Sorghum bicolor	Poaceae	Production in alcohol beverage, fodder
88	Cannonball tree	Nagalingam	Couroupita guialanensis	Lecythidaceae	Hypertension, tumour
89	Jackfruit	Pala	Artocarpus hetrophyllum	Moraceae	Cure mental stress, anaemia