Pharmacognosy

DioscoridesMateria Medica, c. 1334 copy in Arabic, describes medicinal features of various plants.

Pharmacognosy is the study of crude drugs obtained from medicinal plants, animals, fungi, and other natural sources.[1] The American Society of Pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as "the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical, and biological properties of drugs, drug substances, or potential drugs or drug substances of natural origin as well as the search for new drugs from natural sources".[2]

  1. ^ Fields, Deborah; Zoppi, Lois (2016-08-01). "What is Pharmacognosy?". News-Medical.net. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ The American Society of Pharmacognosy