pharmacognosy

  1. Noun.  he branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are extracted from natural sources, including drugs derived from plants and herbs used for medicinal purposes. .
  2. Noun.  he branch of pharmacology dealing with recognizing the natural substances that have medicinal uses.

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