Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy: Definition, history, present status, scope and development
Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy: Pharmacognosy is one of the oldest branches of pharmaceutical sciences and forms the foundation for the study of medicines obtained from natural sources. The term pharmacognosy is derived from two Greek words: “Pharmakon” meaning drug and “Gnosis” meaning knowledge. Therefore, pharmacognosy literally means the knowledge of drugs. Pharmacognosy deals with the study…