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What is the definition of pharmacognosy according to the American Society of Pharmacognosy?
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.
From which two Greek words is the term 'pharmacognosy' derived?
φάρμακον, pharmakon (drug), and γνῶσις gnosis (knowledge) or the Latin verb cognosco (con, 'with', and gnōscō, 'know')
Who was the first person to use the term 'pharmacognosy' and in which publication did this occur?
The German physician Johann Adam Schmidt (1759–1809) used the term 'pharmacognosy' in his published book Lehrbuch der Materia Medica in 1811.
In which context was the term 'pharmacognosy' originally used during the 19th and early 20th centuries?
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What are crude drugs in the context of pharmacognosy?
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