•    Pharmacognosy and Pharmacy Research Group

This group has faculty members specialized in the field of pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, analytical chemistry, phytochemistry, and experts in various fields of chemistry, medicinal plants, etc., as well as extraction and essential oil extraction, isolation, identification, and formulation of drugs. 

Research Line

-    Development of purification methods and optimization of production and formulation of plant products
-    Natural compounds separation and purification
-    Identifying the structure of chemical compounds
-    Analyzing and determining the amount of medicinal compounds
-    Standardization of natural products
-    Production of technical knowledge and formulation of medicinal products
-    Documentation of traditional medicine information
-    Design and validation of qualitative and quantitative measurement methods and study of biological effects of medicinal plants and their products
-    Application of nanotechnology in the production of new products using medicinal plants
-    Semi-industrial production of natural and semi-synthetic compounds 
-    Design of Drug Master File (DMF)
-    Natural compounds separation and purification
-    Identifying the structure of chemical compounds

Laboratories
-    Laboratory of Extraction and Purification of Natural Compounds
-    Laboratory of New Technologies
-    Laboratory of Formulation of Medicinal Products

Equipment 
-    Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS)
-    Electrospray device
-    Homogenizer
-    Spray dryer
-    Spectrophotometer (UV) 
-     Melting point 
-    Freeze dryer
-     Formulations and physicochemical analysis of drugs
-     Laboratory, semi-industrial extraction devices Industrial extraction devices equipped with the ultrasonic system.
-     Industrial pasteurization machine and Ice Bank industrial solvent storage tanks and industrial filter press.
-    Laboratory, semi-industrial, and industrial vacuum distillation apparatus for semi-continuous (semi-continuous) solvent distillation apparatus

Head
Dr. Reza Haji Aghaee 

Member of Scientific Board 
Dr. Reza Ghafarzadegan
Dr. Shamsali Rezazadeh
Dr. Yazdan Darabi
Dr. Farahnaz Khalighi Sigaroodi
Dr. Farzaneh Nabati
Dr. Fatemeh Tajabadi
Dr. Saeed Tavakoli

Contact
Dr. Reza Haji Aghaee 
Tel: +98 2634764010-19 
Internal 2046
Email: rhajiaghaee74@gmail.com
Address: Start of Karaj-Qazvin Freeway-End of Behesht Sakineh Road-Jihad-e-Daneshgahi Research Complex-Jihad University Research Institute of Medicinal Plants