Institute of Professional Studies is an organically growing institution of Gwalior

Medicinal Garden

The plants grown are useful in the practical classes of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Drug Technology. This well-developed medicinal plant garden provides a strong impetus for herbal drug research and to impart training to the graduate students. The Institute is maintaining a Medicinal garden within the campus with more than 50 species of important medicinal and aromatic plants. The garden is attached with the Pharmacy Building and its main purpose is to carry out experimental work, serves an important tool for teaching and research, to preserve and promote the medicinal values of the plants in our surrounding and whose properties are beneficial in maintaining a balance between man and nature. Pharmacy Students of Diploma, Degree and Post-graduation courses use the medicinal garden to collect the herbs for their routine practical work as well as for their research work during their project to prepare extract and isolate the important phytoconstituents with therapeutic importance. The collection of plants is also useful to prepare herbarium specimens by undergraduate students.

S.No.	Common name	Botanical name	Family	Medicinal Uses
1.	Aloe Vera	Aloe barbadensis	Liliaceae	Treat skin problems (burns, wounds, and anti-inflammatory proceses, anticancer, antioxidant, antidiabetic, and antihyperlipidemic
2.	Sadabahar	Catharanthus roseus	Apocynaceae	Antiviral and Antibacterial. reduce inflammation. antitumour lower blood glucose levels. manage blood pressure. hypocholesterolemic
3.	Ratti	Abrus precatorius	Fabaceae	Antidiabetics, asthma, dysentery, constipation, cold, fever, joint pain, wound healing, cancer, cardiovascular disorders, epilepsy, kidney infections
4.	Jamun	Syzygium cumini	Myrtaceae	treat various metabolic issues, including diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, obesity, antioxidation, antidiabetic, anti-inflammation anticarcinogenic, and hyperlipidemic
5.	Karanj	Pongamia pinnata	Fabaceae	antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-parasite, anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, anti-diabetic, antihyperammonemia, cytotoxicity, anthelminthic
6.	Putranjiva	Putranjiva roxburghi	Putranjivaceae	Antioxidant, coldness and infections, Antifungal, Hypoglycemic
7.	Arjun	Terminalia arjuna	Combretaceae	cardiotonic in heart failure, ischemic, cardiomyopathy, atherosclerosis, myocardium necrosis and treatment of different human diseases like blood diseases, anemia, venereal and viral disease
8.	Vidhara	Argyreia nervosa	Convolvulaceae	Aphrodisiac, nootropic, immunomodulatory, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antidiarrheal, hepatoprotective, analgesic, antiviral, antihyperglycemic and CNS depressant activities
9.	Aganimantha	Premna integrifolia	Lamiaceae	Analgesic, Antinociceptive, Antiartheritis, Antiviral, Antibacterial, anticancer, Anti inflammatory
10.	Chitrak	Plumbago zeylanica	Plumbaginaceae	Management and treatment of constipation, indigestion, piles, muscular pain, diarrhoea, diabetes, weakened immunity, common cold, cough, bronchitis, asthma, obesity, rheumatism, skin infections, pain and inflammation, hypercholesterolemia
11.	Harsingar	Nyctanthes arbor-tristis	Oleaceae	treating chronic fever, rheumatism, arthritis, joint pain, Anthelmentic, Anti-stress, Antipyratic
12.	Kulu	Sterculia urens	Malvaceae	skin diseases, stomach disorders, respiratory infections, fever, piles, rheumatism
13.	Nirgundi	Vitex negundo	Verbenaceae	management of colitis, dysentery, diarrhoea, flatulence, fever, vomiting, and colic
14.	Shami	Prosopis cineraria	Fabaceae	Mouth ulcer, pain, diarrhea, bleeding disorder, snake bite, Analgesic, anti-stress, Muscle relaxant.
15.	Ficus	Ficus benjamina	Moraceae	antidiabetic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, hepatoprotective, and antimicrobial activities
16.	Imli	Tamarindus indica	Fabaceae	anthelminthic potential antiviral agent antioxidant antifungal helpful for wound healing carminative laxative expectorant blood antiulcer potential anti-diabetic anti-asthmatic
17.	Aparajita	Clitoria ternatea	Fabaceae	Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, and Antipyretic Activity, Antidiabetic Activity
18.	Amrood	Psidium guajava	Myrtaceae	Imunity Booster, Anti cancer, maintain blood sugar level, anti-stress
19.	Khirni	Manilkara hexandra	Sapotaceae	antioxidant. It may increase hunger.anti-ulcer agent.digestive properties.anti-inflammatoryanalgesic diuretic activity
20.	Guggul	Commiphora wightii	Burseraceae	anti-inflammatory anti-arthritic anti-hypercholesterolemic anti-thrombotic property anti-rheumatism anti-hyperlipidaemic property
21.	Ashwagandha	Withania somnifera	Solanaceae	Diuretic, astringent antihelminthic thermogenic (heat-producing))anti-inflammatory anti-pyretic depurative heart-protectivethyroprotective (protecting the thyroid gland)hypoglycemic
22.	Baheda	Terminalia bellirica	Combretaceae	Antipuyratic, treats indigestion, hepatoprotective, Relieves Constipation, Promotes Cardiac Functioning
23.	Bael	Aegle marmelos	Rutaceae	Management of Diarrhea and Cholera, Diabetes, Scurvy, cancer treatment etc.
24.	Peepal	Ficus religiosa	Moraceae	Used in the treatment of Cough, asthma, diarrhoea, ear pain, toothache, haematuria (blood in urine), migraine, scabies, eye troubles, and gastric problemsc
25.	Tulsi	Tulsi Ocimum sanctum	Lamiaceae	Natural Immunity Booster, Antiviral, Reduces Cold, Cough & Other Respiratory Disorders, Reduces Stress & Blood Pressure, Anti-cancer
26.	Sahjan	Moringa oleifera	Moringaceae	Anti-oxidant property anti-diabetic (reduces blood glucose levels) anti-canceranti-seizure property anti-asthmatic