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Mesh term Pharmacognosy

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Botany
Pharmacology

Description

The science of drugs prepared from natural-sources including preparations from PLANTS, animals, and other organisms as well as MINERALS and other substances included in MATERIA MEDICA. The therapeutic usage of plants is PHYTOTHERAPY.


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Herbal Medicine


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