Pharmacognosy is probably the oldest of the modern sciences that involves the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of natural drugs, including the search for new drugs from natural sources.
The subject is one of the core branch in the pharmacy curriculum and therefore found an important part in the Dnyanvilas College of Pharmacy as a coveted department. With experienced well qualified faculty, the constant inputs for department improvement have resulted in excellent infrastructure and spacious well-equipped laboratories with sophisticated equipment especially crafted for herbal product development and evaluation. The Department is also equipped with required infrastructure for the phytochemical investigation. Institute also have well designed Crude Drug Museum.