Back علم العقاقير Arabic Farmacognosia AST Farmakoqnoziya AZ ভেষজ ঔষধবিজ্ঞান Bengali/Bangla Farmacognòsia Catalan Farmakognozie Czech Farmakognosi Danish Pharmakognosie German Φαρμακογνωσία Greek Farmacognosia Spanish
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]
- ^ Fields, Deborah; Zoppi, Lois (2016-08-01). "What is Pharmacognosy?". News-Medical.net. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ The American Society of Pharmacognosy