J.H HERBAL GARDEN

At-A-GLANCE

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062 Website: www.jamiahamdard.edu/www.jamiahamdard.ac.in

J.H. HERBAL GARDEN

At-A-GLANCE

1989-2011

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar,

New Delhi-110062 Website:

www.jamiahamdard.edu/www.jamiahamdard.ac.in

FOUNDER OF THE UNIVERSITY

Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research was founded by Late Hakeem Abdul Hameed Sahib, a world renowned practitioner of Unani Medicine in 1962 under Hamdard National Foundation and was given the status of deemed university by the University Grants Commission in 1989.

MISSION

The Herbal Garden of Jamia Hamdard strives on economic activity relating to cultivation, propagation and conservation of herbal plants including rare, endangered, threatened and endemic plants from different agro-climatic zones of India for sustainable supply of raw material to the herbal and aromatic departments/industries for viable research /enterprise.

OBJECTIVES

• To introduce the plants from different geographical zones for having medicinal importance at commercial level.

• To design the agro-techniques for cultivation and propagation of medicinal plants and standardize them.

• Document and inventorise all the medicinal plants growing in herbal garden on the basis of their passport data.

• Raising the biomass (ex-situ conservation) for research and teaching departments and for exchange programmes.

• To study and assess various environmental stresses on the medicinal plants affecting their secondary metabolites.

• To establish Germplasm bank , seed bank /gene bank for all the accessions collected and transplanted from various agro-climatic zones.

PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES 1. Introduction of medicinal and aromatic plants from north-west regions of India

for their diversity assessment. 2. Developing cultivation methods of medicinal and aromatic plants for their

demonstration. 3. Conservation strategies of rare, endangered and threatened species of Delhi and

its surrounding states. 4. Conducting agro-techniques of medicinal and aromatic plants. 5. Transplantation of Germplasm at larger scale. 6. Establishment of Germplasm and seed banks of potentially important medicinal

and aromatic plants. 7. Production of seeds of tropical and temperate medicinal plants. 8. Data compilation and accession of seeds of potentially important medicinal and

aromatic plants. 9. To serve as repository for future research and teaching.

UNITS OF HERBAL GARDEN

Herbal garden has the following units:

• Plant introduction unit

• Potted plant unit • Experimental unit • Climbers unit

• Germplasm repositories • Propagation sites • Medicinal arboretum

• Phytotrons (controlled growth chamber)

FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S DESK It is hearting to note that the Department of Botany , Jamia Hamdard is bringing out the first Brochure on Herbal Garden Jamia Hamdard has privilege to set up a herbal garden within the campus which spreads on six acres of land where about 150 species of important traditional medicinal and aromatic plants, herbs, shrubs and trees are flourishing. The main purpose of the garden is to facilitate the experimental work and initiate the ex-situ conservation of rare medicinal plants. Our faculty of Science has centre for Transgenic Plant development within the department of Bio-technology with state of the art facilities, the Botanical garden is also catering to the needs of this facility. The establishment of herbal garden was also one of the ambitions and desire of the founder of Jamia Hamdard , late Hakeem Abdul Hameed. Growth and evolution are the hallmark of a vibrant organization. From this perspective the strides made by the department of botany towards setting up and maintaining a Botanical garden are impressive. Considerable efforts are being made to conduct research on herbs to harvest their potential for drug designing as well as drug delivery. I am sure that the Botanical garden in the Jamia Hamdard campus will play a very important role in educating people and serve as a training centre for the students and the herbal practitioners. I appreciate the efforts which have been put in bringing out this information.

(Dr. G.N.QAZI)

FROM THE HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY’S DESK

Conservation of plant assumes a greater importance in the world because its diversity gets lost unprecedently which compels the scientific community to conserve and preserve t he plant species now on the IUCN red data list for their conservation on priority.

Jamia Hamdard established in 1989, is situated on Mehrauli-Badarpur road, whose founder was the world renowned Unani Physician, Late Hakeem Abdul Hamid and it has 97 acres of land. the campus has seven faculties, a beautiful central library, convention complex, modern sports facilities, scholar’s house and residential quarters.

Out of the total land area, 6 acres have been earmarked for herbal garden, where trees shrubs, climbers and herbs are grown and cultivated. The main aim of the herbal garden is to cater the needs of teaching and research departments, faculties of Science and Unani medicine. Herbal garden has raised huge repository of commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants growing in Delhi and its adjoining states and areas, being used in Indian systems of medicine and also in designing the herbal

drugs.

Herbal garden is being maintained for its specific objectives like conservation and propagation of rare, and endemic medicinal and aromatic plants and to make inventories and document them on their passport data.

The herbal garden has well irrigation systems for scientifically designed beds for cultivation and propagation of plant materials procured from different agro climatic zones. Specific portion of land has been used for arboreal plants.

The present document serves preliminary information on medicinal and aromatic plants used for herbal drugs. The herbal garden also serves a road map for the people to get training for establishing herbal gardens in their places of residence as home gardens. In near future, the university is planning to organise regular training courses for the people associated with cultivation and making the rare herb for indigenous Health Care Systems. The general lack of information and limited knowledge of Herbal diversity of the common people will increase through the present publication.

I congratulate the consultants for their efforts and convey my best wishes for this publication. I appreciate the efforts of the Dean and my predecessor and wish grand success on this outdoor academic activity.

(Prof. Javed Ahmad)

HERBAL GARDEN

Establishment of Herbal garden is a part of the house hold landscape throughout the world since time immemorial and all such gardens are often valued for their essence and beauty. The main aim of the herbal garden is to preserve and promote the medicinal values of the plants which grow mostly wild, in our surrounding and whose properties are beneficial in maintaining a balance between man and nature. The herbal garden generally consists of all the herbs which have medicinal and aromatic properties. Herbal gardens are the precious source of raw material for medicinal remedies used in primary health care. Presently medicinal and aromatic plants are becoming increasingly economically important due to growing demand for herbal products in the domestic and global market and over 90% of the medicinal plants used by pharmaceutical industry are harvested from the wild in an un-sustainable manner. As a result of destructive harvesting of medicinal plants and loss and fragmentation of natural habitats majority of the species now in red list of the international union of conservation of nature (IUCN) Both the folk medicinal culture and the codified classical health system of medicine is eroding due to economic, cultural and political pressure not because they are in-effective. Number of advantages are gained from the establishment of herbal garden as is ready fresh natural resource available for ingredients medicinally.

Keeping in view the importance of herbal garden Jamia Hamdard has established an Herbal Garden spread over 6 acres of land where more than 200 rare, threatened and commercially important medicinal plants have been introduced from various regions of Northern India for cultivation and propagation. The main aim of the garden is to conserve all the accessions of Plant Germplasm for repository and Germplasm Banks. Herbal Garden at Jamia Hamdard serves an important tool for teaching and research in other related faculty of science and pharmacy.

SOIL ANALYSIS OF HERBAL GARDEN,

JAMIA HAMDARD

1. Ph- 7.88 2. Organic carbon - 0.17% 3. Phosphorus (P)- 3.7 kg/ha 4. Potassium (K)- 113 kg/ha 5. Nitrogen (N)- 230kg/ha 6. Sulphur (S)-17.33 kg/ha 7. Zinc (Zn)- 1.31 mg/kg

pH of running water – 8.02

List of some commonly used plants in the Indian Systems of Medicine growing in the herbal garden, Jamia Hamdard.

Angiosperms Annual& Perennial Herbs S.No Botanical name Family English name Common

/Unani/Ayurvedic names

1 Abroma augusta (L.) L.f. Sterculiaceae Devil’s cotton Ulatkambal

2 Achillea millefolium L. Asteraceae Milfoil , Yarrow Biranjasif

3 Acorus calamus L. Araceae Sweet flag Bach/Vaj

4 Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae Goat weed Uchanti

5 Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Liliaceae Barbados aloe Gheekanwar/Elva

6 Alpinia calcarata Rosc. Zingiberaceae Snap ginger

7 Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. Zingiberaceae The greater galangal

Khulanjan

8 Althea officinalis L. Malvaceae Marsh Mallow Khatmi /Gul-khairo

9 Ammi majus L. Apiaceae Crow’s feet Atrilal

10 Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag. Asteraceae Spanish pellitory Akarkara

11 Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees.

Acanthaceae Creat , King of bitters

Kalmegh/ Kiryat

12 Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae Celery Ajmod

13 Asclepias tuberosa L. Asclepiadaceae Milkweed

14 Bacopa monnieri (L.) Penn. Scrophulariaceae

Thyme Leaved Gratiola

Brahmi

15 Boerhaavia diffusa L. Nyctaginaceae Spreading Hog-weed

Punarnava

16 Bryophyllum pinnatum(Lam.) Crassulaceae Air plant Zakhme –hayat

Oken

17 Cannabis sativa L. Cannabinaceae True hemp Bhang

18 Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae Safflower Kusum

19 Cheilocostus speciosus (Koenig.) C. Specht (syn: Costus speciosus (Koenig) Sm.)

Zingiberaceae Crap ginger -----

20 Cichorium intybus L. Asteraceae Chicory Kasni

21 Curcuma longa L. (syn: Curcuma domestica Valeton)

Zingiberaceae Turmeric Haldi

22 Cymbopogon citratus Stapf. Poaceae Lemon grass Izkhir

23 Datura innoxia Mill. Solanaceae Thorn apple Dhatura

24 Datura mete l L. Solanaceae Thorn apple Dhatura

25 Datura stramonium L. Solanaceae Mad apple Dhatura

26 Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench.

Asteraceae Cone flower ---

27 Elettaria cardamomum Maton Zingiberaceae Cardamom Chhoti-elaichi

28 Eltingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm. (syn: Alpinia speciosa K.Schum.)

Zingiberaceae The light galangal ----

29 Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Apiaceae Sweet fennel Saunf

30 Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Fabaceae Liquorice Mulethi

31 Hedychium spicatum Buch. -

Ham

Zingiberaceae Spiked Ginger

Lily

Kapurkachri

32 Heracleum candicans Wall. Apiaceae - -

33 Inula racemosa Hook.f. Asteraceae - Kuth

34 Lepidium sativum L. Brassicaceae Garden cress Halim/Haloon

35 Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae Linseed Alsi

36 Majorana hortensis Moench Lamiaceae Sweet marjoram Murwa

37 Malva sylvestris L. Malvaceae Malva Khubazi

38 Matricaria chamomilla L. Asteraceae Chamomile Babuna

39 Mentha aquatica L. Lamiaceae Water mint, Marsh mint

Podina-nehri

40 Mentha arvensis L. Lamiaceae Japanese mint Pudina-filfemun

41 Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. Lamiaceae Carvone rich –mint, Horse mint

Podina-barri

42 Mentha piperita L. emend. Huds

Lamiaceae Peppermint Podina-filfili

43 Mentha spicata L. Lamiaceae Garden mint Pahari pudina

44 Mirabilis jalapa L. Nyctaginaceae Marvel of peru Gul-abbas

45 Musa paradisiaca L. Musaceae Edible banana Kela

46 Nepeta cataria L. Lamiaceae Catnip ----

47 Nigella sativa L. Ranunculaceae Black cumin Kalaunji

48 Pittosporum napaulense (DC.)

Rehder & Wilson

Pittosporaceae - -

49 Plantago major L. Plantaginaceae Spogel seeds Bartang

50 Plantago ovata Forsk. Plantaginaceae Blond psyllium Isabghol

51 Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. (syn: Coleus aromaticus Benth. )

Lamiaceae French thyme, Mexican mint

----

52 Plectranthus barbatus Andrews. (syn: Coleus forskohlii (Poir.) Briq. )

Lamiaceae Kaffir potato Patharchur

53 Pluchea lanceolata C. B. Clarke

Asteraceae --- Rasna

54 Polianthes tuberosa L. Amaryllidaceae Tuberose Gulshabbo/

Rajnigandha

55 Rosmarinus officinals L. Lamiaceae Rosemary Rusmari

56 Salvia aegyptiaca L. Lamiaceae Egyptian sage Tukham malanga

57 Silybum marianum Gaertn. Asteraceae Milk-Thistle ----

58 Simarouba glauca DC. Simaroubaceae Paradise tree Laxmitaru

59 Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae Black nightshade Makoi

60 Solanum virginianum L. (syn: Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad & Wendl.)

Solanaceae Yellow -Berried Nightshade

Kateli

61 Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski (syn: Wedelia trilobata L.)

Asteraceae Singapore daisy

62 Tagetes minuta L. Asteraceae Stinking -Roger Chhota Genda

63 Taraxacum officinale Weber ex Wiggers

Asteraceae Common Dandelion

Kanphul/Dulal

64 Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague.

Apiaceae Carum Ajwain

65 Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae Fenugreek Hulba/ Methi

66 Urginia indica Kunth Liliaceae Indian squill Jangli piyaz

67 Viola serpens Wall ex Ging. Violaceae Sweet violet Banafshah

68 Valeriana wallichii DC. Valerianaceae Indian valerian Mushkbala

69 Withania somnifera Dunal Solanaceae Winter cherry Asgand/

Ashwagandha

70 Zephyranthes grandiflora

Lindl.

Amaryllidaceae Zephyr -Flower

Climbers

71 Abrus precatorius L. Fabaceae Indian

Liquorice Ghunghchi/ Ratti

72 Adenocalymma nitidum Mart.ex DC.

Bignoniaceae ---- Lahsun Bel

73 Asparagus adscendens Roxb. Liliaceae Musale Safed musli

74 Asparagus racemosus Willd. Liliaceae Wild Asparagus

Satawar

75 Cisssus quadrangularis L. Vitaceae Edible-Stemmed Vine

Hadjora

76 Clitoria ternatea Linn. Fabaceae Butterfly pea Aprajita/ Shankhpushpi

77 Dioscorea bulbifera L. Dioscoreaceae Potato yam Ratalu

78 Ichnocarpus frutescens R.Br. Apocynaceae Black creeper Kalidudhi

79 Gloriosa superba L. Liliaceae Malabar

Glory lily

Kalihari/ Karihari

80 Gymnema sylvestre R.Br. Asclepiadaceae Miracle fruit Gurmar

81 Jasminum humile L. Oleaceae Yellow jasmine

Peeli chameli

82 Mucuna prurita Hook. Fabaceae Common Cowitch

Kaunch

83 Rourea minor (Gaertn.) Alston Connaraceae --- Vidhara

84 Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers.

Menispermaceae Gulancha Giloe

85 Tylophora indica (Burm.f.) Merrill.

Asclepiadaceae Emetic Swallow-wort

Antamul

Shrubs

86 Annona squamosa Linn. Annonaceae Custurd apple Sharifa

87 Artemisia absinthium Linn. Asteraceae Absinthe, Wormwood

Vilayati afsanthin

88 Barleria prionitis L. Acanthaceae Crossandra Vajradanti

89 Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC Berberidaceae Indian barberry Kilmora

90 Bixa orellana Linn. Bixaceae Annatto Tree Sinduri /Latkan

91 Caesalpinia crysta Linn Caesalpiniaceae Fever nut Karanjwa

92 Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br. Asclepiadaceae Crown flower Aak

93 Camellia japonica L. Theaceae Garden Camellia

-

94 Catharanthus roseus G.Don. Apocynaceae Peri winkle Sadabahar

95 Celastrus paniculatus willd. Celastraceae Celastrus Malkangni

96 Cestrum diurnum L. Solanaceae Day jasmine Din ka raja

97 Cestrum nocturnum L. Solanaceae Night jasmine Rat ki rani

98 Cestrum elegans (Brongn.) Schltdl.

Solanaceae Purple cestrum

99 Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f. Verbenacae Arni

100 Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari

Burseraceae Indian Bdellium Tree

Guggal

101 Euphorbia tirucalli L. Euphorbiaceae Milk Bush Sehund

102 Grewia asiatica Mast. Tiliaceae Indian phalsa Falsa

103 Holarrhena antidysenterica

(L.) Wall.

Apocynaceae Kurchi bark Kurchi/ Inder Jo-

Talkh

104 Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. Convolvulaceae Ivy- leaved Kala dana / Hab-

morning glory ul-nil

105 Jasminum sambac (L.) Ait. Oleaceae Arabian jasmine

Moghra / Motia

106 Jatropha curcas L. Euphorbiaceae Physicnut Jangli arand

107 Jatropha gossypifolia L. Euphorbiaceae Bellyache-bush, B lack Physicnut

108 Jatropha integerrima Jacq. Euphorbiaceae Fiddle-head jatropha

109 Justicia adhatoda L. (syn: Adhatoda zeylanica Nees)

Acanthaceae Vasaca Arusa/ Bansa

110 Lawsonia inermis L. Lythraceae Henna Heena / Mehndi

111 Nerium oleander L. (syn: Nerium indicum Mill.)

Apocynaceae Indian Oleander

Kaner

112 Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Oleaceae Coral jasmine Harsinghar

113 Pandanus fascicularis Lam. Pandanaceae Screw-pine Keora

114 Pelargonium graveolens

L’Herit

Geraniaceae Scented geranium

Geranium

115 Plumbago zeylanica L. Plumbaginaceae Leadwort Chitrak

116 Psoralea corylifolia L. Fabaceae Scurfy pea Babchi

117 Rauvolfia serpentina Benth.ex Kurz

Apocynaceae Serpent root Asrol-Sarpagandha/buti

118 Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. Apocynaceae Wild snake root

Barachandrika

119 Rosa damascena Mill. Rosaceae Damask rose Fasli gulab

120 Ruta graveolens L. Rutaceae Garden Rue Sudab

121 Sambucus canadensis L. Caprifoliaceae American Elder

122 Sarcostemma acidum voigt Asclepiadaceae --- Somlata , Soma

123 Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni Asteraceae Sweet leaf

124 Tamarix aphylla (L.)karst. Tamaricaceae Tamarisk Lal-Jhau

125 Tecoma stans (L.) H.B & K. Bignoniaceae Yellow bells Piliya

126 Viburnum co tinifolium D.Don Caprifoliaceae ---- ----

127 Vitex negundo L. Verbenaceae Five leaved chaste tree

Nirgundi, Sambhalu

128 Wrightia tinctoria R.Br Apocynaceae Pala Indigo plant

Inderjao shirin

129 Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb. Rutaceae Toothache tree Kababi-khandan /Timur

Trees 130 Adansonia digitata L. Bombacaceae Baobab Kalp vriksha / Gorakh

imli

131 Aegle marmelos Correa ex Roxb.

Rutaceae Wood apple Bel

132 Azadirachta indica A.Juss.

Meliaceae Margosa Tree Neem

133 Bombax ceiba L. Bombacaceae Silk cotton tree Semul

134 Chukrasia tabula ris

A. Juss.

Meliaceae Chittagong

Wood

Chickrassy

135 Cinnamomum tamala (Buch) Buch H- Ham

Nees & Eberm.

Lauraceae Indian Cassia Lignea

Tezpatta

136 Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

Lauraceae Camphor Kapur / Kafur

137 Citrus maxima

(Burm.) Merrill.

Rutaceae Forbidden fruit Chakotra

138 Citrus medica L. Rutaceae Citron Bara nibu

139 Citrus sinensis L. Rutaceae Sweet orange Narangi

140 Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.

Fabaceae Sissoo Sheesham

141 Elaeocarpus ganitrus

Roxb.

Elaeoocarpaceae Utrasum Bead Tree

Rudraksha, hudraki

142 Emblica officinalis

Gaertn.

Euphorbiaceae Indian Gooseberry

Amla /Amlaj

143 Manilkara hexandra

(Roxb.) Dubard

Sapotaceae Ceylone iron wood/ Milk tree

Khirni

144 Mesua ferrea L. Clusiaceae Trade -Mesua Nagkesar

145 Moringa oleifera Lam. Moringaceae Drumst ick Tree Sajna, Soajna

146 Murraya koenigii (L.)Spreng.

Rutaceae Curry leaf tree Kurry patta

147 Oroxylum indicum

Vent.

Bignoniaceae Broken bones

plant/ Indian trumpet tree

Arlu, Ullu

148 Pithecellobium dulce

Benth.

Mimosaceae Manila Tamarind

Jangal jalebi, Vilayati imli

149 Pongamia pinnata Pierre

Fabaceae Indian Beech, pangam oil tree

Karanj

150 Prunus cerasoides D.Don

Rosaceae Himalyan Wild Cherry

Padam

151 Quercus glauca

Thumb.

Fagaceae Blue Japanes

Oak

-

152 Psidium guajava L. Myrtaceae Common

Guava

Amrud

153 Punica granatum L. Punicaceae Pomegranate Dadima/Anar

154 Santalum album L. Santalaceae Sandal Tree Safeed/Chandan/Sandal

155 Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.

Sapindaceae Soapnut tree Reetha

156 Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde

Caesalpiniaceae Ashoka Asok

157 Senna alexandrina Mill. (syn: Cassia angustifolia Vahl.)

Caesalpiniaceae Indian senna Sena

158 Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz

Anacardiaceae Wild Mango Amara/ Jangliam

159 Syzygium cuminii

(L.) Skeels

Myrtaceae Black P lum Jaman

160 Tamarindus indica L. Caesalpiniaceae Tamarind Tree Imli

161 Terminalia arjuna

(Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

Combretaceae Trade -Arjun Arjuna

162 Terminalia bellirica

Roxb.

Combretaceae Bellaric Myrobalan

Bahera

163 T. chebula Retz Combretaceae Chebulic Myrobalan

Har

164 Vitex agnus-castus Linn.

Verbenaceae Chaste-Tree ---

Gymnosperms 165 Agathis sps. Araucariaceae --

166 Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) Loud.

Pinaceae Himalayan Cedar Deodar

167 Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.) D.Don

Pinaceae Japanese Cedar Dhupi

168 Cycas circinalis L. Cycadaceae --- Jangli- madan mast ka phul

169 Ginkgo biloba L. Ginkgoaceae Maidenhair Tree -

170 Juniperus communis L. Pinaceae Common Juniper Abhal

171 Pinus roxburghii Sarg. Pinaceae Chir Pine Chir

172 Taxodium distichum Rich Taxodiaceae Bald Cypress ---

173 Taxus baccata L. Taxaceae Common Yew Thuno, Birmi/Zarnab

174 Thuja orientalis L. Cupressaceae Oriental Arbor-Vitae

Morepankhi

175 Zamia furfuracea Ait.

Cycadaceae Cardboard palm ---

Pteridophytes 176 Adiantum capillus-veneris

L.

Adiantaceae MaidenhairFern Hansraj

177 Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L.

Aspleniaceae Black spleenwort -

178 Dryopteris flix-mas Polypodiaceae -

179 Equiestum arvense L. Equisetacceae Horse tail

180 Pteris aquilinum Kuhn Pteridaceae Kakhash

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GARDEN

FRONT VIEW

CENTRAL VIEW

Abelmoschus esculentus (Linn.) Moench

Achillea millefolium L.

Althaea officinalis L. Alpinia galanga Willd.

Aloe barbadensis Mill Andrographis paniculuata Wall.

Artemisia absinthium L. Asclepias tuberosa L.

Barleria lupulina Lindl. Barleria prionitis L.

Carthamus tinctorius L.

Cassia tora L. Cassia fistula L.

Different accessions of Catharanthus roseus G.Don.

Cestrum elegans Schlecht. Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.

Cichorium intybus L.

Clitoria ternatea L.

Datura metel L.

Echinacea purpurea ( L.) Moench

Ginkgo biloba L. Gloriosa superba L.

Hibiscus rosa –sinensis L.

Ichnocarpus frutescens R.Br. Justicia adhatoda L.

Linum usitatissimum L.

Matricaria chamomilla L.

Mucuna p rurita Hook. Nigella sativa L.

Ocimum sanctum L. Ocimum basilicum L.

Plumbago zeylanica L. Plantago ovata Forsk.

Psoralea corylifolia L. Rauvolfia serpentina Benth.ex Kurz

Rosmarinus officinalis L. Ruta graveolens L.

Silybum marianum Gaertn Taxus baccata L.

Taraxacum officinale Weber ex Wiggers

Tinospora cordifolia (Willd) Tylophora indica (Burm.f.) Merrill

Urginia indica Kunth Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz

Withania somnifera Dunal

FIELD VIEW OF HARVEST OF THE PLANT

Massive root system of the plant (Withania somnifera)

Showing the length of root of the plant (maximum length-6 feet)

Biomass of fresh material and drying under the shade.

Histology of Withania somnifera (Root)

Transections of Withania somnifera

Pitted vessel Fibres

A view of an experiment to see Store room N-Utiliz ation efficiency

A Net House Phytotrons (Controlled Growth Chambers )

VISITS OF VIPs

Mr.Jairam Ramesh , the Honourable Minister of State for Environment, Govt of India(Independent charge) Planted a medicinal tree Spondias pinnata dated 4th Oct

2009

Mr.Jairam Ramesh with Dr.G.N.Qazi ( Honourable Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard) Prof Javed Ahmad and Research Scholars.

Mr.Sultan Ahmad, the Honourable Union Minister of State for Tourism, Govt of India with Dr.G.N.Qazi and Prof.Javed Ahmad dated 6th November 2009

Mr.Sultan Ahmad planted a medicinal tree (Adansonia digitata L.)

Inaugration of plantation campaign, 5th August-2010 by ‘Prof.K.K.Dwivedi’ Head, NCSTC and Advisor to DST, Government of India, New Delhi

Prof.K.K.Dwivedi, Head, NCSTC and Advisor to DST, Government of India, New Delhi with Prof.Javed Ahmad (Head, Deptt. of Botany, Jamia Hamdard)

Prof.Dwivedi planted a medicinal plant (Cinnamomum camphora (Linn.) Nees & Eberm.)

Prof T.R.C.Sinha , General Secretary , NESA planted a medicinal tree (Wrightia tinctoria R.Br.).

Group Photograph of M.Sc Botany students after Plantation-2011

Prof. Javed Ahmad with the students of Pre Tibb, Faculty of Unani Medicine, Jamia Hamdard

Visits of foreign delegates

Visit of the Nursing Students of Oshkosh University Wisconsin, USA Dated 12th January , 2011

The students of Oshkosh University Wisconsin, USA with Dr.Afaq.A.Malik (Resarch Scholar) & Mr.M.M.Nadim (JRF) Deptt. of Botany ,Jamia Hamdard

Group Photograph of students of Oshkosh University Wisconsin, USA inside the Herbal

Garden, Jamia Hamdard Dated 12th January, 2011.

Ann Priest (Pro Vice- Chancellor and Head of College of Art & Design and Built environment , Nottingham Trent University, UK.) and Sandra Hollis ( Pro Vice -Chancellor, International and Development, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.) visited herbal garden with Dr. S. Raisuddin (Advisor Research) and Mr. M. M. Nadim (JRF) dated 17th Feb 2011.

Ann Priest and Sandra Hollis with Mr. M. M. Nadim, (JRF) Deptt. of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

Dr.Syed Asad Pasha ,Deputy Advisor (Unani) Dept of AYUSH planted a medicinal tree Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard which is known as Khirni in Unani. dated 27th March 2011.

Dr.Asad Pasha watering the newly planted sapling.

Dr.Sayed Asad Pasha ,Deputy Advisor Unani Dept of AYUSH , Dr.Mohd.Akram , Faculty

of Unani Medicine and Prof Javed Ahmad ,Head, Deptt. of Botany, Jamia Hamdard

Dr.Syed Asad Pasha ,Deputy Advisor (Unani) Dept of AYUSH discussing the future plan

of the herbal garden with Prof.Javed Ahmad.

Prof. Javed Ahmad showing different types of cultivation methods to the chief guest.

Departure of Dr.Syed Asad Pasha ,Deputy Advisor (Unani) Dept of AYUSH from the herbal garden after plantation programme, March 27 2011

A Visit to the Institute of Himalayan Biore source Technology (IHBT) , Palampur, HP for the purpose of plant collection dated 18th April 2011

A view of tea plantation at IHBT, Palampur.

Berberis asiatica Roxb.ex DC at IHBT, Palampur

Pro f. Javed Ahmad discussing with Dr.Bikram Singh, Scientist F, IHBT, Palampur

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• The Department of ISM & Homeopathy is highly acknowledged for providing the initial funds for upgradation of the herbal garden after formation of the University.

• The National Medicinal Plants Board (N.M.P.B.) is highly acknowledged for providing the funds to carry out the project on “Cultivation of medicinal plants (ex-situ) and their conservation through development of seed banks on medicinal flora of Delhi & Haryana”.

• The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (C.C.R.U.M.) is highly acknowledged for providing the funds to carry out the project on “ Multiplication and Upgradation of some prioritized Medicinal plants used in the Unani system of medicine”

DEPARMENT OF BOTANY

The Department of Botany came into exictence in 1989, has developed strong research programmes in the fields of stress physiology, structural & developmental botany, environmental botany, medicobotany and plant biotechnology. The post-graduate teaching started in 1994 leading to the award of M.Sc. degree in Environmental Botany. The nomenclature of M.Sc course has been changed to M.Sc.Botany instead of M.Sc. (Environmental Botany) w.e.f. the academic session 2009-10. A Post-graduate Diploma in Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment is also run by the department through distance mode of learning. During the last 20 years , as many as 56 students have benn awarded Ph.D degree . Alumni of the department have distinguished themselves as teachers and scientists occupying important position in research istitutions, universities and non-governmental oprganizations. The teachers of the Department have been acknoleged for their excellence and creativity by various agencies of National/International. THRUST AREAS OF RESEARCH

• Plant response to heavy metal and environmental stresses • Air pollution impact on plant form ,function and medicnal properties • Characterization of medicinal plants • Ethnobotany and plant systematics • Meristematic behaviour and radial growth in plants • Tissue culture studies for alkaloid production, clonal multiplication and preservation

of endangered species • Proteomics of nitrogen-efficient and nitrogen-inefficient rice and wheat • Development of nanosensors for measurement of in vivo flux of metabolites

RESEARCH FACILITIES The Department has well equipped laboratories for research. The available equipments include Growth chambers , BOD incubators, Referigerated microfuges, Electrophoresis set up, Transilluminator, Laminar air flow, Shakers, Environmental shaker incubator, Microven, PH meters, Wate rbath shaker incubators, Spectronic 20, Water deionizer, Muffale furnace, Deep freezer (-80), IRGA (Photosynthesis System) , Leaf area meters, Flame photometer, Sliding and rotary microtomes, Gel documentation system and Nikons

Phase contrast microscope with photography attachment, Weather station attached with gas monitoring sensors, Spectrophotometers, Leaf area meter, Chlorophyll Flourometer, Plant canopy Analyzer, Rotavapor, Sound Level Meter and Gas & Dust Analysing System . A modest Green House and an Environmentally controlled Glass House are also available. A fully developed Herbal Garden is also there for ex-situ conservation and Multiplcation of medicinal plants. JOB AVENUES The students, with a background in plant biotechnolgy, biostatistics and bioinformatics are expected tofind opportunities in different orgaiztions such as Department of Science & Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnolgy (DBT) , Department of Environment (DOEn), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) , Central Pollution Control Board( and simliar State depts) various research institute like National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) , Lucknow ; Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow ; Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) , Lucknow ; Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) , New Delhi, Forest Research Institute ( Dehradun, Coimbatore & Peechi etc), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) , Nagpur; and TATA Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, in addition of the different universities, Colleges and several NGOs. ACADEMIC STAFF Javed Ahmad, M Phill, Ph.D., Professor (Head) Muhammad Iqbal, M Phill, Ph.D., FNASc, FLS, FAEB, FNESA, Professor M.P.Sharma, MSC. Ph.D., Professor T.O.Siddiqi, M Phill, Ph.D., Associate Professor Mahmooduzzafar, M Phill, Ph.D., Associate Professor Shahid Umer, M Phill., Reader Abdul Mujeeb, M.Sc, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Altaf Ahmad, MSc, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Drug Museum in Department of Botany

Seed Bank in Department of Botany

P ractical examination of the students of M.Sc II semester-2011

Practical examination of the students of M.Sc IV semester-2011