Thrust areas of research in this department include:
Neurosciences and neurodegenerative disorders
Herbal screening
Toxicological studies
Pharmacological & molecular studies on of natural products, herbal active constituents and small molecules in various animal disease models of Cancer, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, peptic ulcer, fertility
Pharmacological Screening using bioassay procedures
Computer aided Learning
The department is advancing its research facilities to extend our service to industries and other research organizations
Research Facilities
Student physiograph
Microscope with camera
Semi autoanalyzer
Actophotometer
Rotarod apparatus
Electroconvulsiometer
T maze
Y maze
Radial arm maze
Plethysmograph
Plethysmometer
Tissue homogenizer
Industrial Partner
Santhigiri Ayurveda Hospital & Research Institute
Software Facilities
Ex-Pharm
Sigma Plot
Graphpad Prism
Graphpad Instat
PhD (Pharmacognosy)
Core Research Areas
Phytochemical Analysis
Physical evaluation of crude drugs
Extraction and isolation of chemical constituents
Development and evaluation of herbal constituents
Research Facilities
Soxhlet extractor
Clevenger apparatus
BOD Incubator
UV Cabinet
Microscope- simple, monocular & compound
Muffle furnace
Electronic furnace
Hot air oven
Camera lucida
Tissue culture rack
Industrial Partner
Care Keralam Ltd
Santhigiri Ayurveda Hospital & Research Institute
Livlong Nutraceuticals
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute
PhD (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
Core Research Areas
Drug discovery
Molecular modelling
Computer aided drug designing
The department also provides consultancy services in area of spectral data analysis, organic synthesis and Phytochemical analysis.