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What is the definition of Pharmacognosy?
The study of medicines derived from natural sources or the study of crude drugs
How does the A S P define pharmacognosy?
The study of physical, chemical, biochemical, biological properties of drugs or drug substances of natural origin as well as the search for new drugs from natural sources
What does the study of drugs from plant include?
Botany, chemistry, pharmacology
What are the related terms to Pharmacognosy?
Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, natural product chemistry
What does the term 'gignosis' mean in the context of Pharmacognosy?
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