Dravyaguna Vigyana

Name of Department – Dravyaguna Vigyana

2023-2024
AVAILABLE AREA
DEPARTMENT –  132.12 SQ.M.
HERBAL GARDEN – 100117.18 SQ.M.
DEMONSTRATION ROOM – 28.29 SQ.M.

Teaching Staff

SR. NO.NameDesignation
1Dr. A.G.BHASKARWAR, M.D. (AYU)PROFESSOR and HEAD
2Dr. D.A. Deshmukh , M.D. (AYU) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Non-teaching Staff

SR. NO.NameDesignation
1 Shri. Uday Daulat MhaisdhuneLAB TECHNICIAN
2Ms. Apurva Jayant KulkarniCLERK
3Mr. Rohit MaliGARDENER

Departmental Library 

No of Books    –   50
No of Charts    –   454
No of Models   –  26

No of Specimen

Dry Specimen   –   321
Wet Specimen   –   23

Herbal Garden

No. Of Species – 310
Total No. Of Plants – 1747
Potted Plants- 80

Instruments and Equipment

Instruments and equipments as per UG – MES 2024
  
Sr.No.Name of Instruments and EquipmentsAvailable
   
1.Microscope [binocular with eyepiece (wide field), objectives (10x, 40x spring loaded, 100x oil immersion spring loaded) built-in
illumination]
5
2.Dissecting microscope3
3.Magnification lens with light5
4.Dissection box5
5.Digital weighing scale  (upto 10 grams with accuracy 0.001 miligram)1
6.Digital weighing scale (10-100 grams with accuracy 0.001 gram)1
7.Thin layer chromatography kit with thin layer chromatography applicator, thin layer chromatography platform , atomizer, glass
plates thin layer chromatography chamber  and thin layer chromatography scale
1
8.Hot air oven1
9.Muffle furnace1
10.Digital pH (per Hydrogen Ion Concentration) Meter1
11.Ostwald viscometer5
12.Pycnometer or specific gravity bottle5
13.Heating mantle (250, 500 and 1000 millilitre)3
14.Enamel trays2
15.Ultraviolet-cabinet1
16.Desiccator1
Lab wares 
1.Sharp razor blades1
2.Test tube holders5
3.Reagent bottles5
4.Test tube stands5
Glassware and consumables 
1.Test tubesAvailable
2.Thin layer chromatography plates 20x20cm (pre coated)Available
3.Evaporating dishAvailable
4.Silica crucibleAvailable
5.Beakers two hundred millilitreAvailable
6.Glass rodsAvailable
7.Conical flasks two hundred fifty millilitreAvailable
8.Glass funnelsAvailable
9.Blottingorfilter papersAvailable
10.Microscope slides and cover slipsAvailable
Reagents
1ChloroformAvailable
2AlcoholAvailable
3HCLAvailable
4Sulphuric acidAvailable
5Sodium, potassium hydroxideAvailable
6Benedict solutionAvailable
7Sodium nitrateAvailable
8Potassium nitrateAvailable
9Citric acidAvailable
10Iodine Available
11Ethyl AlcoholAvailable
12Potassium IodideAvailable
13Xylol/purexylene ( slide preparation)Available