Research
The department undertakes research related to natural products especially in areas of identification, extraction, analysis, standardization, quality control

Evaluation of natural products contributing to scientific advancement and evidence-based use of traditional medicines and natural products.
Area of Research
- Natural product research in cancer
- Dermatology
- Metabolic disorders and Infectious disorders
- Natural product-based drug delivery systems
| S.No. | Title | Inventors | Application No. | Patent Type | Patent No. | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novel Herbal Anti-Asthmatic Composition | Dr. Ved Pal Singh, Dr. Rohit Singh, Archita Katrolia, S.P. Dhanbal, Manish Pal, C.S Sharma | E-12/10548-2023DEL | Research Patent | 202311088528 | Published, 23/12/2023 |
| 2 | IoT Based Herbal Medicine Extraction Device | Dr. Ved Pal, Dr. Suresh Kumar | CBR No-222326 | Indian Design Patent | 439339-001 | FER Submitted |
| 3 | Smart Device for Isolation of Active Constituents | Dr. Ved Pal, Mr. Lokesh Gupta, Mr. Atiqul Islam, Mr. Anuj Kr. Singh | Serial No-199875 | Indian Design Patent | 450183-001 | Published, 2025 |
| S.No. | Title of the Project | Principal Investigator / Co-PI | Funding Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assessment of Anti-Asthmatic Potential of Indian Originated Medicinal Plants of From Fabaceae Family Targeting Nuclear Factor Kapha (NFKB) | PI - Dr. Ved Pal Singh Co-PI - Dr. Rohit Singh |
ICMR, New Delhi | Rejected |
| 2 | Assessment of Anti-Asthmatic Potential of Indian Originated Medicinal Plants of From Fabaceae Family Targeting Nuclear Factor Kapha (NFKB) | PI - Dr. Ved Pal Singh Co-PI - Dr. Rohit Singh |
Council of Science and Technology, UP | Rejected |
| 3 | Bioassay Guided Fraction and Inhibition of Proinflammatory Cytokines for Anti-Asthmatic Potential from Desmodium Species | Dr. Ved Pal | Council of Science and Technology, UP | Under Review |
| S.No. | Conference Attended | Participants | Organised By | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenges & Opportunities in Materiovigilance & Digital Healthcare System | Mr. Atiqul Islam, Jyotsna Sarkar, Sonee Chauhan | I.T.S College of Pharmacy, Delhi-Meerut Road, Ghaziabad | 30th September 2023 |
| 2 | Hydro-alcoholic extract and newly discovered pyrimidine alkaloid inhibit ovalbumin-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in mice model | Dr. Ved Pal, Dr. Rohit Singh | PSIT, Department of Pharmacy, Kanpur | 02–03 September 2023 |
| 3 | Jan-Aushadhi Scheme in India – Worldwide Scenario and Future Challenges in Modern Drug Discovery | Lokesh Gupta | Arya College of Pharmacy, Jaipur | 15–16 December 2023 |
| 4 | International Conference on “Transformative Trends in Drug Discovery and Delivery: Exploring Next Generation Therapeutics and Technologies” | Mr. Anuj Kumar | Ram-Eesh Institute of Vocational & Technical Education, Greater Noida | 21–22 March 2025 |
| 5 | 3rd International Conference on Therapeutic Breakthroughs and Global Health Impact (IC-TGH 2025) | Mr. Anuj Kumar | IIMT College of Pharmacy, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | 10–11 April 2025 |
| 6 | International Conference on “Transformative Trends in Drug Discovery and Delivery: Exploring Next Generation Therapeutics and Technologies” | Mr. Atiqul Islam | Ram-Eesh Institute of Vocational & Technical Education, Greater Noida | 21–22 March 2025 |
| 7 | 3rd International Conference on Therapeutic Breakthroughs and Global Health Impact (IC-TGH 2025) | Mr. Atiqul Islam | IIMT College of Pharmacy, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | 10–11 April 2025 |
| 8 | One-day Online International Conference “From Drug Discovery to Drug Delivery: Global Forum on Phytomedicine & Traditional Medicine” | Dr. Hina Kausar | ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab | 15 November 2025 |
| S.No. | Title | Author Name | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Indexed in | Publisher | Communicated / Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Targeting Lipoxygenase Enzyme By Flavonoids From Tadehagi triquetrum: A Combined In Silico And In
Vitro Approach DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43450-022-00270-w |
Dr. Vedpal Singh, Selvaraj Jubie, Srikanth Jupudi, Ashish Wadhwani, Sangai P. Dhanabal, Rohit Singh & Manish Pal Singh | Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia - Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy | 2.32 | SCI Mago, Scopus, SCIE, Google Scholar | Springer | Published, 2022 |
| 2 |
GC-MS Analysis Of Curculigo orchiodes And Medicinal Herbs With Cytotoxic, Hepatoprotective Attributes
Of Ethanolic Extract From Indian Origin DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2020-0545 |
Vedpal Singh, Namrita Lall, Ashish Wadhwani, Sangai P Dhanabal | Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine | 1.76 | Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science | Degruyter | Published, 2022 |
| 3 |
Therapeutic Potential Of Flavonoids In Ovalbumin Induced Asthma In Mice Model DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2023-0371 |
Vedpal, Rohit Singh, Archita Katrolia, S.P Dhanbal | Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine | 1.70 | Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science | Degruyter | Published, Feb 2024 |
| 4 | Computational Approach Of Novel Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Targeting Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia | B. Sai Eswar, Md. Sheikh Tharik | Indian Drugs | 0.117 | Scopus | Indian Manufacturers Association | Under Review |
| 5 |
In Vitro Evaluation Of Curcumin And Quercetin In Combination Of Oxidative Stress DOI: 10.5530/ijper.20254445 |
Vedpal, Rohit Singh, Archita Katrolia, VK Shukhla | IJPER (APTI) | 0.8 | Scopus, SCIE, Google Scholar | Medknow Publishers | Published, August 2024 |
| 6 | Impact of Regional Quality Assessment by GCMS and HPTLC of Aloe barbadensis: A Scientific Perspective for Exploration of Bioactives as Quality Marker | Atiqul Islam | Journal of Future Foods | 5.2 | Scopus, ESCI, Directory of Open Access Journals | Elsevier | Under Review |
| 7 | Application of Box-Behnken Design for the Optimization of Fumaric Acid Loaded Nano-Ethosomes for the Management of Psoriasis in Mice | Dr. Hina Kausar | Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation | 2.7 | Scopus, SCIE, Google Scholar | Springer Nature | Accepted, 2025 |
| S.No. | Title | Author Name | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Indexed in | Publisher | Communicated / Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Therapeutic Role of Desmodium Species on its Isolated Flavonoids DOI: 10.2174/1566524023666221213111851 |
Ved Pal Singh, Rohit Singh, Manish Pal Singh, Archita Katrolia | Current Molecular Medicine | 2.5 | Scopus, SCI, Google Scholar | - | - |
| 2 |
The Medicinal Perspective of Rasam: A Traditional Functional Food in Southern India DOI: 10.2174/1573401319666230809154949 |
Sai Eswar, Rajaguru Arivuselvam, Mohamed Sheik Tharik Abdul Azeeze | Current Nutrition & Food Science | 0.9 | Scopus | - | - |
| 3 |
Insight into Metabolomic Profiling of Tinospora cordifolia: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives of
Quality Control DOI: 10.4103/wjtcm.wjtcm_35_23 |
Atiqul Islam, Anurag, Xian-Ting Ding, Alok Sharma | World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 4.4 | Scopus, ESCI, Web of Science | - | - |
| 4 |
Recent Advances on Plant-Based Bioengineered Nanoparticles Using Secondary Metabolites and Their
Potential in Lung Cancer Management DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfutfo.2023.11.001 |
Atiqul Islam, Iqra Rahat, Anurag, Chandrababu Rejeeth, Devkant Sharma, Alok Sharma | Journal of Future Foods | 5.2 | Scopus, ESCI, DOAJ | - | - |
| 5 |
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Plants in Managing Blood Sugar Levels: A
Comprehensive Evaluation of Pharmacognosy Research DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/pres.16.1.2 |
Ved Pal Singh, Rohit Singh, Archita Katrolia, VK Shukhla | Pharmacognosy Research | 1.7 | Web of Science, SCI Expanded, Google Scholar | - | - |
| 6 | Cubosomes: The Pliant Honeycombed Nanocargos – Origin to Advancement of Biodegradable Nanomaterial in Biomedical Applications | Lokesh Gupta | Nanomedicine Journal | - | Scopus | - | - |
| 7 | Chromenochalcones: A Comprehensive Review on Developments Towards a Medicinal Perspective | Ved Pal Singh, Rohit Singh, Archita Katrolia | RSC Medicinal Chemistry | 4.1 | Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed Central | - | - |
| 8 | Glutathione: A Review on Natural Antioxidants | Rudra Pratap Singh, Akash Kumar, MD Umar, Durgesh, Atiqul Islam | Traditional Medicine Research | 0.9 | Scopus, ESCI | - | - |
| 9 | Background and Strategies for Microbiological Risk Assessment in Foods, with an Emphasis on Risk Assessment | Shreya Pandey, Deepanshi Bhatt, Atiqul Islam | Journal of Future Foods | 5.2 | Scopus, ESCI | - | - |
| 10 | The Emergence of Bioactive Peptides as Anti-diabetic Agents: A Review | Ved Pal Singh, Rohit Singh, Archita Katrolia | Current Protein and Peptide Science | 1.9 | Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed Central | - | - |
| 11 | Integrative Assessment of Surface Water Contamination Using GIS, WQI, and Machine Learning in Urban–Industrial Zones | Shukla, Bishnu Kant, Lokesh Gupta, Bhupender Parashar, Pushpendra Kumar Sharma, Parveen Sihag, Anoop Kumar Shukla | Water | - | Scopus, SCIE, Ei Compendex, GEOBASE, GeoRef, PubAg, AGRIS, CAPlus, Inspec | - | - |
- Singh, Vedpal, Namrita Lall, Ashish Wadhwani, and Sangai P. Dhanabal. "GC-MS analysis of Curculigo orchiodes and medicinal herbs with cytotoxic, hepatoprotective attributes of ethanolic extract from Indian origin." Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 19, no. 3 (2022): 719–727.
- Singh, Vedpal, Rohit Singh, Sangai P. Dhanabal, and Archita Katrolia. "Therapeutic potential of flavonoids in ovalbumin induced asthma in mice model." Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 21, no. 1 (2024): 113–122.
- Singh, Vedpal, Rohit Singh, Sangai P. Dhanabal, and Archita Katrolia. "Therapeutic potential of flavonoids in ovalbumin induced asthma in mice model." Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (2024).
- Singh, Vedpal, Rohit Singh, Manish P. Singh, and Archita Katrolia. "Therapeutic role of Desmodium species on its isolated flavonoids." Current Molecular Medicine 24, no. 1 (2024): 74–84.
- Shukla, Bishnu Kant, Lokesh Gupta, Bhupender Parashar, Pushpendra Kumar Sharma, Parveen Sihag, and Anoop Kumar Shukla. "Integrative Assessment of Surface Water Contamination Using GIS, WQI, and Machine Learning in Urban–Industrial Confluence Zones Surrounding the National Capital Territory of the Republic of India." Water (2025).
- Gupta, Lokesh, Arun Mittal, Archita Katrolia, Abhay Raizaday, Lokesh Kaushik, and Bishnu Kant Shukla. "Cubosomes the pliant honeycombed nano-cargos in drug delivery applications." Nanomedicine Journal 11, no. 2 (2024).
- Islam, Atiqul, C. Anurag, Nazia Siddiqui, Xianting Ding, and Alok Sharma. "Insight into Metabolomic Profiling of Tinospora cordifolia: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives of Quality Control." World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 10, no. 2 (2024): 137–148.
- Islam, Atiqul, Iqra Rahat, Chandrababu Rejeeth, Devkant Sharma, and Alok Sharma. "Recent advances on plant-based bioengineered nanoparticles using secondary metabolites and their potential in lung cancer management." Journal of Future Foods 5, no. 1 (2025): 1–20.