Preparing a distinguished graduate capable of competing locally, nationally, and internationally, as well as preparing graduates of competent pharmacists who are able to serve the community and provide the correct medical advice regarding the field of herbal medicine and herbal prescriptions.

Some practical steps that can be taken through the Department of Pharmacognosy to achieve this goal include:
• Including specialized and updated courses in the field of Medicinal plants in the curriculum
• Collaborating with specialized research institutions in the field of herbal products
• Providing opportunities for practical training in herbal products factories
• Organizing specialized conferences and seminars in the field of herbal medicine
• Make a research team with talented student at the fourth and fifth years in the field of medicinal plants research.
• Serve as a consultation center for the pharmaceutical industry & community.
• Define the direction & scope of Alternative medicine through continuous & innovative research.
• Studying elective courses that are related to the latest research in the field of herbal medicine, natural cosmetics, and dietary supplements.

• Expanding the use of drugs derived from medicinal plants,
• Focusing on scientific research to create highly efficient natural products that can compete globally.
• Developing new strategies for complementary, alternative, and herbal medicine.
• Providing highly qualified gradskills to work in the health system with the cognitive and applied skills they need to be successful in the face of challenges in the workplace and in the public.
• Additionally, it will focus on herbal treatment and nutritional supplements, as well as quality control of herbal medicinal products using modern chromatography and spectroscopy methods to ensure their legality as pharmaceutical products.

• Development of validated analytical methods for determination of promising natural compounds in extracts thus enabling the study of factors affecting the biological yield of such compounds.
• Finally, it will help to clarify the direction and scope of herbal medicine by continuing to research and treating endemic diseases, and developing a pharmacy service that provides safe and effective natural medicinal products.