The Medicinal Flora in Gurunanak School of Pharmacy, GNITC, Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderabad, Telangana, India: A Research Based Review
Telangana is a part of Deccan Plateau, located in the central part of the Indian Peninsula. The Hyderabad is now a state capital of Telangana after separation from Andhra Pradesh. It is situated in central Telangana and is spread over an area of 260 km 2 and a heart of Eastern Ghats and is rich in different varieties of medicinal flora and many floras yet to be explore and there is less scientific literature focusing on these flora. The Guru Nanak School of Pharmacy is a part of GURU NANAK INSTITUTIONS TECHNICAL CAMPUS (AUTONOMOUS) located in Ibrahimpatnam, R.R.District, Nagarjuna Sagar Road, Hyderabad-501506, Telangana. The Ibrahimpatnam is a heart core of Eastern part of Hyderabad where most of the educational institutions are present and also it is rich in medicinal flora. However,awareness on these medicinal plants to the public in this area is not up to the mark. As a part of the Pharmacognosy curriculum and also to create awareness, the Guru Nanak School of Pharmacy is maintaining a medicinal plant garden in an approximate area of 1000 sqft with around 50 varieties of medicinal plants. The current review is discussing on important 21 medicinal plants (For example Erythrina variegata (Fabaceae), Euraca sativa (Brassicaceae), Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), Tylophora Indica (Asclepiadaceae), (etc.) that are maintaining at our garden focusing on the botanical description, Vernacular names, habitat, chemistry, folklore uses, medicinal values and Nutritional values to create an awareness to public through the literature.
