PN Saxena

Who was PN Saxena?

Prem Narain Saxena was the Founder Professor and Chairman Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, India. Being a distinguished pharmacologist of the country, he made several notable contributions in traditional medicine and Neuropharmacology. His demonstration of wound healing property of Curcuma longa was a major contributor to India's successful challenge of the US Patent on wound healing property of Haldi. He was intimately involved in discovery and pre-clinical development of the non-barbiturate hypnotic Methaqualone. His basic studies have helped in understanding the role of various neurotransmitters in thermoregulation. He also standardized the use of Setaria cervi for discovery of new anti-filarial agents.