J.H HERBAL GARDEN At-A-GLANCE - Jamia Hamdard

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. 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.
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
SOIL ANALYSIS OF HERBAL GARDEN,
JAMIA HAMDARD

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 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 /Gulkhairo
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
12 Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae Celery Ajmod
13 Asclepias tuberosa L. Asclepiadaceae Milkweed
14 Bacopa monnieri (L.) Penn. Scrophulariacea
e
Thyme Leaved
Gratiola
15 Boerhaavia diffusa L. Nyctaginaceae Spreading Hogweed
Kalmegh/ Kiryat
Brahmi
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 in noxia Mill. Solanaceae Thorn apple Dhatura
24 Datura metel 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
32 Heracleum candicans Wall. Apiaceae - -
33 Inula racemosa Hook.f. Asteraceae - Kuth
Kapurkachri
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
42 Mentha piperita L. emend.
Huds
Podina-barri
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.)
52 Plectranthus barbatus
Andrews. (syn: Coleus
forskohlii (Poir.) Briq. )
53 Pluchea lanceolata C. B.
Clarke
Lamiaceae French thyme,
Mexican mint
----
Lamiaceae Kaffir potato Patharchur
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.)
61 Sphagneticola trilobata (L.)
Pruski (syn: Wedelia trilobata
L.)
Solanaceae Yellow -Berried
Nightshade
Asteraceae Singapore daisy
Kateli
62 Tagetes minuta L. Asteraceae Stinking -Roger Chhota Genda
63 Taraxacum officinale Weber
ex Wiggers
64 Trachyspermum ammi (L.)
Sprague.
Asteraceae Common
Dandelion
Apiaceae Carum Ajwain
Kanphul/Dulal
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
72 Adenocalymma nitidum
Mart.ex DC.
Ghunghchi/ Ratti
Bignoniaceae ---- Lahsun Bel
73 Asparagus adscendens Roxb. Liliaceae Musale Safed musli
74 Asparagus racemosus Willd. Liliaceae Wild
Asparagus
75 Cisssus quadrangularis L. Vitaceae Edible-
Stemmed
Vine
Satawar
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
80 Gymnema sylvestre R.Br. Asclepiadaceae Miracle fruit Gurmar
81 Jasminum humile L. Oleaceae Yellow
jasmine
82 Mucuna prurita Hook. Fabaceae Common
Cowitch
Kalihari/ Karihari
Peeli chameli
Kaunch
83 Rourea minor (Gaertn.) Alston Connaraceae --- Vidhara
84 Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.)
Miers.
85 Tylophora indica (Burm.f.)
Merrill.
Menispermaceae Gulancha Giloe
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-

105 Jasminum sambac (L.) Ait. Oleaceae Arabian
jasmine
morning glory ul-nil
Moghra / Motia
106 Jatropha curcas L. Euphorbiaceae Physicnut Jangli arand
107 Jatropha gossypifolia L. Euphorbiaceae Bellyachebush,
Black
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
128 Wrightia tinctoria R.Br Apocynaceae Pala Indigo
plant
Nirgundi,
Sambhalu
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.
132 Azadirachta indica
A.Juss.
Rutaceae Wood apple Bel
Meliaceae Margosa Tree Neem
133 Bombax ceiba L. Bombacaceae Silk cotton tree Semul
134 Chukrasia tabula ris
A. Juss.
135 Cinnamomum tamala
(Buch) Buch H- Ham
Nees & Eberm.
136 Cinnamomum
camphora (L.) J. Presl
137 Citrus maxima
(Burm.) Merrill.
Meliaceae Chittagong
Wood
Lauraceae Indian Cassia
Lignea
Chickrassy
Tezpatta
Lauraceae Camphor Kapur / Kafur
Rutaceae Forbidden fruit Chakotra
138 Citrus medica L. Rutaceae Citron Bara nibu

139 Citrus sinensis L. Rutaceae Sweet orange Narangi
140 Dalbergia sissoo
Roxb.
141 Elaeocarpus ganitrus
Roxb.
142 Emblica officinalis
Gaertn.
143 Manilkara hexandra
(Roxb.) Dubard
Fabaceae Sissoo Sheesham
Elaeoocarpaceae Utrasum Bead
Tree
Euphorbiaceae Indian
Gooseberry
Sapotaceae Ceylone iron
wood/ Milk tree
Rudraksha, hudraki
Amla /Amlaj
Khirni
144 Mesua ferrea L. Clusiaceae Trade -Mesua Nagkesar
145 Moringa oleifera Lam. Moringaceae Drumstick Tree Sajna, Soajna
146 Murraya koenigii
(L.)Spreng.
147 Oroxylum indicum
Vent.
148 Pithecellobium dulce
Benth.
149 Pongamia pinnata
Pierre
150 Prunus cerasoides
D.Don
151 Quercus glauca
Thumb.
Rutaceae Curry leaf tree Kurry patta
Bignoniaceae Broken bones
plant/ Indian
trumpet tree
Mimosaceae Manila
Tamarind
Fabaceae Indian Beech,
pangam oil tree
Rosaceae Himalyan Wild
Cherry
Fagaceae Blue Japanes
Oak
152 Psidium guajava L. Myrtaceae Common
Guava
Arlu, Ullu
Jangal jalebi, Vilayati
imli
Karanj
Padam
-
Amrud
153 Punica granatum L. Punicaceae Pomegranate Dadima/Anar
154 Santalum album L. Santalaceae Sandal Tree Safeed/Chandan/Sandal

155 Sapindus mukorossi
Gaertn.
156 Saraca asoka (Roxb.)
De Wilde
157 Senna alexandrina
Mill. (syn: Cassia
angustifolia Vahl.)
158 Spondias pinnata
(L.f.) Kurz
159 Syzygium cuminii
(L.) Skeels
Sapindaceae Soapnut tree Reetha
Caesalpiniaceae Ashoka Asok
Caesalpiniaceae Indian senna Sena
Anacardiaceae Wild Mango Amara/ Jangliam
Myrtaceae Black P lum Jaman
160 Tamarindus indica L. Caesalpiniaceae Tamarind Tree Imli
161 Terminalia arjuna
(Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
162 Terminalia bellirica
Roxb.
Combretaceae Trade -Arjun Arjuna
Combretaceae Bellaric
Myrobalan
163 T. chebula Retz Combretaceae Chebulic
Myrobalan
164 Vitex agnus-castus
Linn.
Gymnosperms
Bahera
Har
Verbenaceae Chaste-Tree ---
165 Agathis sps. Araucariaceae --
166 Cedrus deodara (Roxb.)
Loud.
167 Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.)
D.Don
Pinaceae Himalayan C edar Deodar
Pinaceae Japanese C edar 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
175 Zamia furfuracea Ait.
Pteridophytes
176 Adiantum capillus-veneris
L.
177 Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
L.
Cycadaceae Cardboard palm ---
Morepankhi
Adiantaceae MaidenhairFern Hansraj
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 4 th 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 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 27 th
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 18 th 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

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