Medicinal and Herbal Garden

Lloyd College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research , Greater Noida, has the privilege of maintaining a herbal garden within the campus with more than 80 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 which grow mostly wild, in our surrounding and whose properties are beneficial in maintaining a balance between man and nature. Herbal gardens are the precious source of raw material for medicinal remedies used in primary health care. The herbal garden generally consists of all the herbs which have medicinal and aromatic properties.

Presently medicinal and aromatic plants are becoming increasingly economically important due to growing demand for herbal products to cure different diseases. Number of advantages are gained from the establishment of herbal garden as is ready fresh natural resource available for ingredients medicinally.

Keeping in view the importance of herbal garden Lloyd School of Pharmacy has established an Herbal Garden where more than 80 rare, threatened and commercially important medicinal plants have been introduced from various regions of Northern India for cultivation and propagation.

List of some commonly used plants growing in the herbal garden, Lloyd School of pharmacy.

S. No. Common name Botanical Name Family
1 Neem Azadirachta indica Meliaceae
2 Tulsi Ocimum sanctum Labiatae
3 Pathar Chati Coleus barbatus Lamiaceae
4 Shatavari Asparagus racemosus Liliaceae
5 Lavander Lavandula officinalis Labiateae
6 Tobacco Nicotiana tobacum Solanaceae
7 False Ashoka Tree Polyalthia longifolia Annonaceae
8 Lemon Grass Cymbopogon flexuausus Graminae
9 Peppermint Mentha  piperita Lamiaceae
10 Clove Eugenia caryophyllus Myrtaceae
11 Lemon Citrus limon Rutaceae
12 Potato Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae
13 Metha Neem Murraya koenigii Rutaceae
14 Vinca Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae
15 Henna Lawsonia inermis Lythraceae
16 Ashwagandha Withania somnifera Solanaceae
17 Turmeric Curcuma longa Zingiberaceae
18 Ginger Zingiber officinale Zingiberaceae
19 Coriander Coriandrum sativum Umbelliferae
20 Methi Trigonella foenum-graecum Leguminosae
21 Capsicum Capsicum annum Solanaceae
22 Gokhru Tribulus terristris Zygophyllaceae
23 China Rose Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Malvaceae
24 Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum Lauraceae
25 Bael Aegle marmelos Rutaceae
26 Rose Rosa damascena Rosaceae
27 Thevitia Thevetia nerifolia Apocynaceae
28 Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Umbelliferae
29 Mustard Brassica nigra Brassicaceae
30 Arjuna Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae
31 Amla Emblica officinalis Euphorbiaceae
32 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus Myrtaceae
33 Cannabis Cannabis sativa Cannabaceae
34 Datura Datura metal Solanaceae
35 Ajwain Trachyspermum ammi Apiaceae
36 Bottal Palm Palmiste Gargoulette Arecaceae
37 Mint Mentha Arvensis Lamiaceae
38 Castor Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae
39 Garlic Allium sativum Liliaceae
40 Onion Allium cepa Liliaceae
41 Jamun Syzygium cumini Myrtaceae
42 Pomegranate Punica granatum Punicaceae
43 Calotropus Calotropis procera Asclepiadaceae
44 Spinach Spinacia oleracea Amaranthaceae
45 Carrot Dacus carota Apiaceae
46 Radish Raphanus sativus Brassicaceae
47 Aloe Aloe vera Liliaceae
48 Opium Papaver somniferum Papaveraceae
49 Marigold Calendula officinalis Asteraceae
50 Chukander Beta vulgaris Chenopodiaceae
51 Shatut Mores alba Moraceae
52 Milk- Thistle Silybum marianum Asteraceae
53 Giloe Tinospora cordifolia Menispermaceae
54 Sudershan Crinum latifolium Amaryaldaceae