Remembering Asima Chatterjee, Pioneer of Indian Phytochemistry

Asima Chatterjee pioneered research on medicinal plants and plant-derived drugs, becoming the first Indian woman awarded a Doctor of Science.

She successfully isolated chemical constituents from Marsdenia tinctoria, aiding the formulation of the anti-epileptic drug Ayush-56.

Her contributions included major breakthroughs in anti-malarial drugs and alkaloids from the Madagascar periwinkle possessing anti-cancer properties.