Centre for Herbal Drug Technology
Centre for Herbal Drug Technology (CHDT) has been
established by University at University Institute of Pharmacy in 2015 for development and
sustainable utilization of the valuable Medicinal and Aromatic Plant resources
of Chhattisgarh. Herbal drug technology is used for converting botanical materials into
medicines, where standardization and quality control with proper integration of
modern scientific techniques and traditional knowledge is important.
The main field
activities of the CHDT cover the following areas:-
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To utilize the valuable Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants of Chhattisgarh, primarily to improve livelihood opportunities.
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Research on development of best suitable option
for herbal formulation.
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Quality control assessment and research on
active ingredients and substances of medicinal and aromatic plants.
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Identification of crude drugs using pharmacognostic techniques
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Isolation of markers for standardization of herbal products
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Bioactivity guided fractionations of herbs to isolate their
bio-active compounds
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Development of extraction procedures for medicinal plants
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Isolation of phytochemicals of high purity for use as
chromatographic reference standards
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Research on genetic improvement of Medicinal and
Medicinal Plants.
·
Newer approaches utilizing collaborative
research and modern herbal drug technology in combination with traditional
health principles.
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Co-ordination of activities of institutions/
departments engaged in development of medicinal and aromatic plants in
Chhattisgarh.
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Revitalization of traditional knowledge and the
ancients' Indian medicine system, Ayurveda.
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To encourage low cost production of herbal
Products.
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To create new Employment generation capacity for
rural as well as community.
OUR
VISION
To be an nationally
recognized center of excellence in the research, development, documentation and
promotion of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant resources of Chhattisgarh for
sustainable integration into the national healthcare delivery system.
OUR TEAM
1. Prof. Swarnlata Saraf Coordinator
2. Dr Amber Vyas
Member
3. Dr Rakesh Tirkey
Member
EVENT ORGANISED
Centre for Herbal Drug Technology (CHDT)
organized webinar on “Enabling statistical Discovery” dated 14th July 2020
which was inaugurated by honorable Vice Chancellor Prof. K.L.Verma. The expert
was for the webinar is Mr. Muralidhar from Bangalore. Event was coordinated by
Prof. Swarnlata Saraf and moderator of event was Dr. Amber Vyas.
FACILITIES IN CENTRE
CHDT is having basic
infrastructure and instrument facility for performing the research on
development and standardization of herbal drug formulation.