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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 teachin g 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. T ransplantation 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-CHANCELLORS 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 BOTANYS 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, scholars 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. T he 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 unsustainable 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Ph- 7.88 Organic carbon - 0.17% Phosphorus (P)- 3.7 kg/ha Potassium (K)- 113 kg/ha Nitrogen (N)- 230kg/ha Sulphur (S)-17.33 kg/ha 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/Ayurvedi c name s Ulatkambal Biranjasif Bach/Vaj Uchanti Gheekanwar/Elva

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Abroma augusta (L.) L.f. Achillea millefolium L. Acorus calamus L. Ageratum conyzoides L. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Alpinia calcarata Rosc. Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.

Sterculiaceae Asteraceae Araceae Asteraceae Liliaceae Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae

Devils cotton Milfoil , Yarrow Sweet flag Goat weed Barbados aloe Snap ginger The galangal

greater Khulanjan

Althea officinalis L.

Malvaceae

Marsh Mallow

Khatmi khairo Atrilal Akarkara

/Gul-

9 10 11

Ammi majus L. Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag. Andrographis (Burm.f.) Nees.

Apiaceae Asteraceae

Crows feet Spanish pellitory

paniculata Acanthaceae

Creat , King of Kalmegh/ Kiryat bitters Celery Milkweed Thyme Gratiola Spreading weed Air plant Leaved Brahmi Ajmod

12 13 14

Apium graveolens L. Asclepias tuberosa L. Bacopa monnieri (L.) Penn.

Apiaceae Asclepiadaceae Scrophulariacea e Nyctaginaceae

15

Boerhaavia diffusa L.

Hog- Punarnava

16

Bryophyllum pinnatum(Lam.) Crassulaceae

Zakhme hayat

Oken 17 18 19 Cannabis sativa L. Carthamus tinctorius L. Cannabinaceae Asteraceae True hemp Safflower Crap ginger Bhang Kusum -----

Cheilocostus speciosus Zingiberaceae (Koenig.) C. Specht (syn: Costus speciosus (Koenig ) Sm.) Cichorium intybus L. Asteraceae

20 21

Chicory Turmeric

Kasni Haldi

Curcuma longa L. (syn: Zingiberaceae Curcuma domestica Valeton) Cymbopogon citratus Stapf. Datura in noxia Mill. Datura mete l L. Datura stramonium L. Echinacea Moench. purpurea Poaceae Solanaceae Solanaceae Solanaceae (L.) Asteraceae

22 23 24 25 26

Lemon grass Thorn apple Thorn apple Mad apple Cone flower

Izkhir Dhatura Dhatura Dhatura ---

27 28

Elettaria cardamomum Maton

Zingiberaceae

Cardamom The light galangal

Chhoti-elaichi ----

Eltingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Zingiberaceae Sm. (syn: Alpinia speciosa K.Schum.) Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Apiaceae Fabaceae

29 30 31

Sweet fennel Liquorice Spiked Lily Garden cress Linseed

Saunf Mulethi

Hedychium spicatum Buch. - Zingiberaceae Ham Heracleum candicans Wall. Inula racemosa Hook.f. Lepidium sativum L. Linum usitatissimum L. Apiaceae Asteraceae Brassicaceae Linaceae

Ginger Kapurkachri

32 33 34 35

Kuth Halim/Haloon Alsi

36 37 38 39

Majorana hortensis Moench Malva sylvestris L. Matricaria chamomilla L. Mentha aquatica L.

Lamiaceae Malvaceae Asteraceae Lamiaceae

Sweet marjoram Malva Cham omile

Murwa Khubazi Babuna

Water mint, Marsh Podina -nehri mint Japanese mint Pudina -filfemun

40 41

Mentha arvensis L. Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.

Lamiaceae Lamiaceae

Carvone rich P odina-barri mint, Horse mint Peppermint P odina-filfili

42

Mentha piperita L. emend. Lamiaceae Huds Mentha spicata L. Mirabilis jalapa L. Musa paradisiaca L. Nepeta cataria L. Nigella sativa L. Lamiaceae Nyctaginaceae Musaceae Lamiaceae Ranunculaceae

43 44 45 46 47 48

Garden mint Marvel of peru Edible banana Catnip Black cumin -

Pahari pudina Gul-abbas Kela ---Kalaunji -

Pittosporum napaulense (DC.) Pittosporaceae Rehder & Wilson Plantago major L. Plantago ovata Forsk. Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae

49 50 51

Spogel seeds Blond psyllium

Bartang Isabghol

Plectranthus amboinicus Lamiaceae (Lour.) Spreng. (syn: Coleus aromaticus Benth. ) Plectranthus barbatus Lamiaceae Andrews. (syn: Coleus forskohlii (Poir.) Briq. ) Pluchea lanceolata Clarke Polianthes tuberosa L. C. B. Asteraceae

French thyme, ---Mexican mint

52

Kaffir potato

Patharchur

53

---

Rasna

54

Amaryllidaceae

Tuberose

Gulshabbo/

Rajnigandha 55 56 57 58 59 60 Rosmarinus officinals L. Salvia aegyptiaca L. Silybum marianum Gaertn. Simarouba glauca DC. Solanum nigrum L. Lamiaceae Lamiaceae Asteraceae Simaroubaceae Solanaceae Rosemary Egyptian sage Milk-Thistle Paradise tree Black nightshade Rusmari Tukham malanga ---Laxmitaru Makoi

Solanum virginianum L. (syn: Solanaceae Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad & Wendl.) Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Asteraceae Pruski (syn: Wedelia trilobata L.) Tagetes minuta L. Asteraceae

Yellow -Berried Kateli Nightshade

61

Singapore daisy

62 63

Stinking -Roger Common Dandelion Carum

Chhota Genda Kanphul/Dulal

Taraxacum officinale Weber Asteraceae ex Wiggers Trachyspermum Sprague. ammi (L.) Apiaceae

64

Ajwain

65 66 67 68 69

Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae Urginia indica Kunth Viola serpens Wall ex Ging. Valeriana wallichii DC. Withania somnifera Dunal Liliaceae Violaceae Valerianaceae Solanaceae

Fenugreek Indian squill Sweet violet Indian valerian Winter cherry

Hulba/ Methi Jangli piyaz Banafshah Mushkbala Asgand/ Ashwagandha

70

Zephyranthes Lindl.

grandiflora Amaryllidaceae

Zephyr -Flower

Climbers
71 Abrus precatorius L. Fabaceae Indian Liquorice ---Ghunghchi/ Ratti

72

Adenocalymma Mart.ex DC.

nitidum Bignoniaceae

Lahsun Bel

73 74

Asparagus adscendens Roxb. Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Liliaceae Liliaceae

Musale Wild Asparagus EdibleStemmed Vine Butterfly pea

Safed musli Satawar

75

Cisssus quadrangularis L.

Vitaceae

Hadjora

76

Clitoria ternatea Linn.

Fabaceae

Aprajita/ Shankhpushpi Ratalu Kalidudhi Kalihari/ Karihari

77 78 79

Dioscorea bulbifera L. Ichnocarpus frutescens R.Br. Gloriosa superba L.

Dioscoreaceae Apocynaceae Liliaceae

Potato yam Black creeper Malabar Glory lily Miracle fruit Yellow jasmine Common Cowitch --Gulancha

80 81

Gymnema sylvestre R.Br. Jasminum humile L.

Asclepiadaceae Oleaceae

Gurmar Peeli chameli

82

Mucuna prurita Hook.

Fabaceae

Kaunch

83 84

Rourea minor (Gaertn.) Alston

Connaraceae

Vidhara Giloe

Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Menispermaceae Miers. Tylophora Merrill. indica (Burm.f.) Asclepiadaceae

85

Emetic Antamul Swallow-wort

Shrubs
86 87 Annona squamosa Linn. Artemisia absinthium Linn. Annonaceae Asteraceae Custurd apple Absinthe, Wormwood Crossandra Sharifa Vilayati afsanthin Vajradanti

88 89 90 91 92

Barleria prionitis L. Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC Bixa orellana Linn. Caesalpinia crysta Linn Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br.

Acanthaceae Berberidaceae Bixaceae Caesalpiniaceae Asclepiadaceae

Indian barberry Kilmora Annatto Tree Fever nut Crown flower Sinduri /Latkan Karanjwa Aak

93

Camellia japonica L.

Theaceae

Garden Camellia Peri winkle Celastrus Day jasmine Night jasmine Purple cestrum

94 95 96 97 98

Catharanthus roseus G.Don. Celastrus paniculatus willd. Cestrum diurnum L. Cestrum nocturnum L. Cestrum Schltdl. elegans

Apocynaceae Celastraceae Solanaceae Solanaceae

Sadabahar Malkangni Din ka raja Rat ki rani

(Brongn.) Solanaceae

99 100

Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f.

Verbenacae Indian Bdellium Tree Milk Bush Indian phalsa Kurchi bark

Arni Guggal

Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Burseraceae Bhandari Euphorbia tirucalli L. Grewia asiatica Mast. Holarrhena (L.) Wall. Euphorbiaceae Tiliaceae

101 102 103

Sehund Falsa Kurchi/ Inder JoTalkh

antidysenterica Apocynaceae

104

Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.

Convolvulaceae

Ivy-

leaved Kala dana / Hab-

morning glory 105 Jasminum sambac (L.) Ait. Oleaceae Arabian jasmine Physicnut Bellyachebush, B lack Physicnut Fiddle-head jatropha Vasaca

ul-nil Moghra / Motia

106 107

Jatropha curcas L. Jatropha gossypifolia L.

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae

Jangli arand

108

Jatropha integerrima Jacq.

Euphorbiaceae

109

Justicia adhatoda L. (syn: Acanthaceae Adhatoda zeylanica Nees) Lawsonia inermis L. Nerium oleander L. Nerium indicum Mill.) Lythraceae (syn: Apocynaceae

Arusa/ Bansa

110 111

Henna Indian Oleander Coral jasmine Screw -pine Scented geranium

Heena / Mehndi Kaner

112 113 114

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Pandanus fascicularis Lam. Pelargonium graveolens LHerit

Oleaceae Pandanaceae Geraniaceae

Harsinghar Keora Geranium

115 116 117

Plumbago zeylanica L. Psoralea corylifolia L.

Plumbaginaceae Leadwort Fabaceae Scurfy pea Serpent root

Chitrak Babchi AsrolSarpagandha/buti

Rauvolfia serpentina Benth.ex Apocynaceae Kurz Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. Apocynaceae

118

Wild root

snake Barachandrika

119 120 121

Rosa damascena Mill. Ruta graveolens L. Sambucus canadensis L.

Rosaceae Rutaceae Caprifoliaceae

Damask rose Garden Rue American Elder

Fasli gulab Sudab

122 123 124 125 126 127

Sarcostemma acidum voigt Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni Tamarix aphylla (L.)karst. Tecoma stans (L.) H.B & K. Viburnum co tinifolium D.Don Vitex negundo L.

Asclepiadaceae Asteraceae Tamaricaceae Bignoniaceae Caprifoliaceae Verbenaceae

--Sweet leaf Tamarisk Yellow bells ----

Somlata , Soma

Lal-Jhau Piliya ----

Five leaved Nirgundi, chaste tree Sambhalu Pala plant Indigo Inderjao shirin

128

Wrightia tinctoria R.Br

Apocynaceae

129

Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb.

Rutaceae

Toothache tree

Kababi-khandan /Timur

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

131

Aegle marmelos Rutaceae Correa ex Roxb. Azadirachta A.Juss. indica Meliaceae

Wood apple

132

Margosa Tree

Neem

133 134

Bombax ceiba L. Chukrasia A. Juss.

Bombacaceae

Silk cotton tree Chittagong Wood Indian Lignea

Semul Chickrassy

tabula ris Meliaceae

135

Cinnamomum tamala Lauraceae (Buch) Buch H- Ham Nees & Eberm. Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl Lauraceae

Cassia Tezpatta

136

Camphor

Kapur / Kafur

137

Citrus maxima Rutaceae (Burm.) Merrill. Citrus medica L. Rutaceae

Forbidden fruit

Chakotra

138

Citron

Bara nibu

139 140

Citrus sinensis L. Dalbergia Roxb.

Rutaceae

Sweet orange Sissoo

Narangi Sheesham

sissoo Fabaceae

141

Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb.

Elaeoocarpaceae

Utrasum Tree

Bead Rudraksha, hudraki

142

Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

Euphorbiaceae

Indian Gooseberry

Amla /Amlaj

143

Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard

Sapotaceae

Ceylone iron Khirni wood/ Milk tree Trade -Mesua Drumst ick Tree Curry leaf tree Nagkesar Sajna, Soajna Kurry patta

144 145 146

Mesua ferrea L.

Clusiaceae

Moringa oleifera Lam. Moringaceae Murraya (L.)Spreng. koenigii Rutaceae

147

Oroxylum indicum Vent.

Bignoniaceae

Broken bones Arlu, Ullu plant/ Indian trumpet tree Manila Tamarind Jangal jalebi, Vilayati imli

148

Pithecellobium dulce Benth.

Mimosaceae

149

Pongamia Pierre Prunus D.Don Quercus Thumb.

pinnata Fabaceae

Indian Beech, Karanj pangam oil tree Himalyan Wild Padam Cherry Blue Oak Japanes -

150

cerasoides Rosaceae

151

glauca

Fagaceae

152

Psidium guajava L.

Myrtaceae

Common Guava Pomegranate Sandal Tree

Amrud

153 154

Punica granatum L. Santalum album L.

Punicaceae Santalaceae

Dadima/Anar Safeed/Chandan/Sandal

155

Sapindus Gaertn.

mukorossi Sapindaceae

Soapnut tree

Reetha

156

Saraca asoka (Roxb.) Caesalpiniaceae De Wilde Senna alexandrina Caesalpiniaceae Mill. (syn: Cassia angustifolia Vahl.) Spondias (L.f.) Kurz pinnata Anacardiaceae

Ashoka

Asok

157

Indian senna

Sena

158

Wild Mango

Amara/ Jangliam

159

Syzygium cuminii (L.) Skeels

Myrtaceae

Black P lum

Jaman

160 161

Tamarindus indica L. Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

Caesalpiniaceae Combretaceae

Tamarind Tree Trade -Arjun

Imli Arjuna

162

Terminalia bellirica Roxb.

Combretaceae

Bellaric Myrobalan Chebulic Myrobalan Chaste-Tree

Bahera

163

T. chebula Retz

Combretaceae

Har

164

Vitex Linn.

agnus-castus Verbenaceae

---

Gymnosperms
165 166 Agathis sps. Cedrus Loud. deodara Araucariaceae (Roxb.) Pinaceae Himalayan C edar -Deodar

167

Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.) Pinaceae D.Don Cycas circinalis L. Cycadaceae

Japanese C edar

Dhupi

168

---

Janglimadan mast ka phul -

169

Ginkgo biloba L.

Ginkgoaceae

Maidenhair Tree

170 171 172 173

Juniperus communis L. Pinus roxburghii Sarg. Taxodium distichum Rich Taxus baccata L.

Pinaceae Pinaceae Taxodiaceae Taxaceae

Common Juniper Chir Pine Bald Cypress Common Yew

Abhal Chir --Thuno, Birmi/Zarnab Morepankhi

174

Thuja orientalis L.

Cupressaceae

Oriental Vitae

Arbor-

175

Zamia furfuracea Ait.

Cycadaceae

Cardboard palm

---

Pteridophytes
176 Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 177 Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Aspleniaceae L. Dryopteris flix-mas Equiestum arvense L. Pteris aquilinum Kuhn Polypodiaceae Equisetacceae Pteridaceae Horse tail Kakhash Black spleenwort Adiantaceae MaidenhairFern Hansraj

178 179 180

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 N-Utiliz ation efficiency

Store room

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 6 th 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 Ahma d 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.Afa q.A.Malik (Resarch Scholar) & Mr.M.M.Nadim (JRF) Deptt. of Botany ,Jamia Hamdard

Group Photograph of students of Oshko sh 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 th Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard which is known as Khirni in Unani. dated 27 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 fo r 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 (exsitu) 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