pharmacognosy in English
noun
1
the branch of knowledge concerned with medicinal drugs obtained from plants or other natural sources.
While not all colleges of pharmacy require instruction in herbal therapies or pharmacognosy , inclusion of information about herbal medicines in the curriculum is an effective way to insure knowledge in this area.
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1. Anthocyanin - A potential antiviral drug International Conference on Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry & Natural Products October 21-23, 2013 Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Hyderabad, India
2. ‘In spring and summer, early and southern marsh orchids vie with marsh peas and Bogbeans for the flower lover's attention.’ ‘Pharmacological and chemical studies of the bogbean have been carried out at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Division of Pharmacognosy of Uppsala University.’