I am a motivated researcher with expertise in preclinical pharmacology, toxicology, and phytochemical research, with a primary focus on the scientific validation of medicinal plants. My research experience encompasses the extraction of medicinal plants, isolation of phytoconstituents, and characterization of bioactive compounds using advanced analytical techniques.
I have hands-on experience in performing acute and sub-acute toxicity studies in laboratory animals, including detailed hematological, biochemical, and histopathological evaluations, conducted in compliance with OECD guidelines. In addition, I have conducted antimicrobial activity studies of herbal extracts against pathogenic microorganisms using standard in vitro assays.
My technical skill set includes phytochemical extraction and fractionation, isolation of active constituents, and spectroscopic and chromatographic characterization such as FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) for functional group analysis and GC–MS (Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry) for compound identification. I am proficient in experimental design, dose preparation, animal handling, data collection, statistical analysis, and interpretation of complex datasets.
Beyond laboratory work, I possess strong capabilities in plant collection from higher altitudes, research data interpretation, scientific writing, and manuscript preparation, including drafting research articles, preparing figures and graphical abstracts, and aligning manuscripts with peer-reviewed journal standards. My research interests also include reproductive and endocrine disorder models, particularly PCOS, and the development of safe, evidence-based herbal therapeutics.
Biotechnology Bioinformatics Dravyagun Vighyan Pharmacology Pharmacognosy Toxicology Phytochemistry Microbiology Natural Chemistry and Biomedical sciences.
Ethnoveterinary medicine is a branch of ethnobotany concerned with the study of traditional remedies. Ethnoveterinary methods are as old as domestication of numerous livestock species when it comes to animal healthcare. Herbal medicine has experienced a variety of conceptual modifications over time, yet its tone has stayed mostly same from antiquity to the present. Antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, and antioxidant action has been demonstrated for plants. Herbal treatment strives to not only cure the underlying cause of the illness, but also to reverse aberrant symptoms and restore the animals' health and vigour.
Bioactive compounds and other plant constituents have been shown to vary across cultivation regions, species, environmental conditions, and extraction methods, among other factors. Picrorhiza kurroa is a wonderful medicinal plant, a member of the Plantaginaceae family, indigenous to the upper Himalayan region of India. The present research aimed to screen for phytochemicals and characterize the ethanolic rhizome extracts of P. kurroa collected from Uttarakhand, India. Rhizome extract obtained using the Soxhlet apparatus with ethanol, then preconcentrated in a vacuum rotary evaporator. The extracts were characterized using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) and Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to identify key functional groups and phytoconstituents. FTIR spectra showed the signature absorption bands of functional groups, including alkyl halides, vinyl groups, primary amines, phenols, alcohols, and nitro compounds. GC-MS analysis identified 47 phytoconstituents in the extracts. The extract exhibited significant antibacterial and antifungal activities. The findings suggest that P. kurroa will facilitate the development of herbal medicines, potentially leading to the discovery of new therapeutic agents.
