pharmacognosy

(fär′mə käg′nə sē)

noun

the science that deals with medicinal products of plant, animal, or mineral origin in their crude or unprepared state

Origin: < Gr pharmakon, drug + -gnōsia < gnōsis, knowledge: see gnosis

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noun

The branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs in their crude or natural state and with medicinal herbs or other plants.

Origin:

Origin: pharmaco-

Origin: + Greek gnōsis, knowledge; see gnosis

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