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Publications:  14

Presentations:  5

Conferences & Workshops attended:  8

 

Sh. S Susikumr

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Academic Qualification: M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed.

Additional Qualification: Computer Literacy Programme, Directorate of Collegiate Education, Govt of Tamilnadu

 

Personal Details :

Marital Status : Married

Date of Joining : 06.09.2017

Research Experience & Area of Specialisation

  • Taxonomy: Identification medicinal plants used in Indian systems of medicine in fresh and dried form.
  • Pharmacognosy: Macro-, microscopic examination of raw drugs, quantitative microscopy, camera lucida drawing and photomicrography.
  • Standardization: Derivation of Pharmacopoeial standards and preparation of monographs for medicinal materials.
  • Quality control: Testing protocol for different dosage forms of Indian Systems of Medicine.
  • Mycology & Phycology: Identification and characterization.

Publications

  1. Govindarajan Nartunai, Cheekala Uma Maheswara Reddy, Arcot Shantha, Sundaramoorthy Susikumar, Shanmugam Murugammal, Duraisamy Ramasamy, Cheemalapati Venkata Narasimhaji, Raju Ilavarasan. Comparative Powder Microscopic and HPTLC Studies on Stem barks of Symplocos racemosa Roxb. and Symplocos crataegoides Ham:, July 2016, Pharmacognosy Journal 8(4):346-351.
  2. Govindarajan Nartunai, Cheekala Uma Maheswara Reddy, Arcot Shantha, Sundaramoorthy Susikumar, Duraisamy Ramasamy, Raju Ilavarasan. GC-MS Analysis of n-hexane Extract of Stem Bark of Symplocos crataegoides Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, October 2016, Pharmacognosy Journal 8(6):520-524.
  3. Chitra S, Venkata Narasimhaji CH, Susikumar S, Nartunai G, Arunachalam C, Ilavarasan R, Sudesh G, Dhiman Vd KS. Pharmacognostical and phytochemical evaluvation of root bark of Premna integrifolia L., Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2018; 7(1): 1181-1186.
  4. Sundharamoorthy Susikumar, Govindarajan Nartunai, Chinnapillai Arunachalam, Raju Ilavarasan. Macro-Microscopic Atlas on Heartwood of Santalum album L. (Sandalwood), June 2018, Pharmacognosy Journal 10(4):730-733.
  5. Govindarajan Nartunai, Sundharamoorthy Susikumar, Kannan Narayanan, Raju Ilavarasan. Macro-Microscopic Identification of Dried Flowers of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. and its Differentiation from Adulterant Rhododendron arboreum Sm., May 2019, Pharmacognosy Journal 11(3):613-616.
  6. Nartunai Govindarajan, Susikumar Sundharamoorthy, Arunachalam Chinnapillai, Ilavarasan Raju. Macro-Microscopical Evaluation on Pericarp of Terminalia Chebula Retz. and Its Marketed Formulations, September 2019, International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy 10(4):82-86.
  7. Velvizhi D, Nartunai G, Susikumar S, Ilavarasan R. Morpho-anatomical, Phytochemical and TLC/HPTLC Studies on Whole Plant of Plectranthus vettiveroides, February 2020, Pharmacognosy Journal 12(1):58-65.
  8. Sunil Kumar K N, Divya K G, Susikumar S, Abdul Kader S, Senthilkumar M. Comprehensive Pharmacognostical Profile of Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J. Sm. International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine, Vol 11 (4), 672-678.
  9. Susikumar S, Nartunai G, Ilavarasan R. GC-MS Analysis of n-hexane Extract of Roots of Aerva lanata (Linn) Juss. ex. Schult., May 2021, Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 14(5):2479-2482.
  10. Susikumar S, Nartunai G, Ilavarasan R. Macro-microscopic Atlas on Heartwood of Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. (Red sandalwood), July 2021, Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 14(7):3927-3930.
  11. Sujith Thatipelli, Susikumar S, Sunilkumar Koppala Narayana, Radha P, Shakila Ramachandran, Gopinath P. Detection of adulteration of Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. with Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. by pharmacognostic, molecular DNA fingerprinting by RAPD, chemical and HPTLC studies, July 2021, Plant Science Today 8(3):610-620.
  12. Nartunai Govindarajan, Lokesh Ravichandran, Susikumar Sundharamoorthy, Prem Kumar Chelladurai, Akansha Pandey, Raju Ilavarasan. Comparative Morpho-anatomical Studies to Authenticate and Differentiate the Stem Barks of Cinnamomum verum J.Presl and Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl and its Market Scenario. Journal of Drug Research in Ayurvedic Sciences - Volume 7, Issue 3, July-September 2022; 185-191.
  13. Susikumar Sundharamoorthy, Sunil Kumar Koppala Narayana, Madhavaraj Vellaiyan, Shakila Ramachandran, Sekar Thangavel, Ilavarasan Raju. Macro-microscopy and HPTLC Atlas of Heartwood of Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb. (Indian Bastard Sandalwood). Pharmacognosy Research, 2023; 15(1):176-183.
  14. Susikumar Sundharamoorthy, Gokula Kannan Sundharamoorthy, Achintya Kumar Mandal, Shakila Ramachandran, Senthilvel Govindaraju, Sunil Kumar Koppala Narayanan. Macro-microscopic and HPTLC Atlas of Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. Fruit. Pharmacogn. Res., 2023; 15(2):277-287.

Books Published

Monographs in books

1. Quality standards of Indian Medicinal Plants. Volume 15 edited by Neeraj Tandon, 2017; Medicinal Plants Unit, ICMR, New Delhi., ISBN: 0972-7213
Monographs on
1. Musa x paradisiaca Linn. (Flower ) 256-267
2. Ziziphus jujuba Mill. syn. Z. mauritiana Lamk.; (Stem bark) 360-367
2. Quality standards of Indian Medicinal Plants. Volume 16 edited by AK Gupta, Neeraj Tandon, parul Sharma, 2018; Medicinal Plants Unit, ICMR, New Delhi., ISBN: 0972-7213
Monographs on
1. Clitoria ternata Linn. (Root) 72-79
2. Coix lacryma-jobi Linn. (Root ) 90-97
3. Mollugo cerviana (Linn.) Ser. (Whole plant) 176-186
4. Myrica esculenta Buch.- Ham. ex D. Don (Fruit) 187-195
5. Papaver somniferum Linn. (Seed ) 205-213
6. Punica granatum Linn. (Leaf ) 248-258
7. Tragia involucrata Linn. (Whole plant) 268-280
8. Vigna unguiculata (Linn.) Walp. syn. Dolichos biflorus Linn. (Seed ) 281-289
3. Quality standards of Indian Medicinal Plants. Volume 17 edited by, Neeraj Tandon, 2019; Medicinal Plants Unit, ICMR, New Delhi., ISBN: 0972-7213
Monographs on
1. Gisekia pharnaceoides Linn. syn. G.molluginoides Wight (Leaf ) 59-66
2. Pistia stratiotes Linn. (Whole plant) 208-218
3. Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Stem bark) 219-229
4. Saccharum officinarum Linn. (Root) 230-237
5. Saccharum officinarum Linn. (Stem ) 238-245
6. Shorea robusta Gaertn.f. (Heartwood) 246-253
7. Thespesia populnea (Linn.) Soland. ex Correa (Stem bark ) 273-282
8. Toddalia asiatica (Linn.) Lamk. syn. T. aculeata Pers. (Whole plant ) 283-296
9. Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl. syn. L. leucantha (Duch.) Rusby: L. vulgaris Ser. (Fruit ) 108-119
10. Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) Raeusch. (Root) 88-96
11. Spondias pinnata (Linn.f.) Kurz syn. S. mangifera Willd.; S. acuminata Roxb. ( Stem )254-262


Chapters

1. Susikumar Sundharamoorthy, Nartunai Govindarajan, Sunil Kumar KN. Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. Ex DC.) Wight & Arn. Medicinal Plants in India - Importance and Cultivation. Part – IV. Publisher: New Delhi: Jaya Publishing house. January 2022.
2. Nartunai Govindarajan, Susikumar Sundharamoorthy, Sunil Kumar KN. Solanum trilobatum L. Medicinal Plants in India - Importance and Cultivation. Part – IV. Publisher: New Delhi: Jaya Publishing house. January 2022