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From Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármakon, medicine) + Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).[1]

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pharmacognosy (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacognosies)

  1. A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.

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  1. ^ Satyajit D. Sarker (2012 April) “Pharmacognosy in modern pharmacy curricula”, in Pharmacogn Mag.[1]