Dravyaguna Vidghyan –

Dravyaguna(Ayurvedic Pharmacology) is subject which deals with plants, minerals, products from animal origin etc. are used in Dravyagunashastra. Dravyaguna deals with the properties, actions dose, time of administration &Various preparation etc. Dravyaguna is a subject is included in BAMS in 2nd year Academic schedule Dravyagunashastra is not only a useful factor for swasthya( maintenance of health ) &chikitsa ( treatment ) but is also the chief factor involved. In our traditional system of medicine the quality control aspect has been considered from its inception itself by Rishis & later by the vaidyas , However in modern concept it requires necessary changes in their approach , for quality control of herbal medicines we need information of identification , its study documentation and quality assessment is interpreted property in terms of modern assessment . The world health organization ( WHO) estimates that 4 billion people around the world use herbal medicines for their primary health care. Drugs of natural origin play a significant role in public health and majority of worlds population still relies on herbal medicine to meet its health needs. At least 25 percents of drugs in modern phamacopoea are derived from plant. Dravyaguna Dept. deals with the quality (pharmacognostical& pharmacological) of drugs (Herbal/Mineral/Animal origin products etc.) Here we teach students to identify the drugs, how to use them, how they work in the body, what effect they show on the human body & in which diseases they work. The subject deals with basic principles of mode of action of drug & detailed study of herbal drugs, thus creating platform for therapeutic application of herbs.
Herbal Garden :- There are total 540 plants of near about 291 species are cultivated in the Herbal Garden with rare species like Rudraksha, Sarpagandha, Kuchala etc.
Museum :- Herbal drug Museum of this department is worth to mention. It is fulfilled with more than 300 dry specimens & wet specimens. Herbarium sheets of rare medicinal plants with their photographs & Informative Charts.
Laboratory :-Department has Well equipped laboratory with advanced equipments& instruments for pharmacognosticalpracticals.