Pharmacognosy Flashcards
1
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pharmakon means
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‘a drug,
2
Q
gignoso
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‘to acquire knowledge of ’
3
Q
used in the form of crude herbs or extracts (phytotherapy)
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Pharmacognosy
4
Q
Regarded as the “mother of all science”.
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Pharmacognosy
5
Q
They acquired knowledge of medicinal properties of plants in the
following ways:
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o By guess work or by trial and error
o While searching for food
o Signature of Nature
o By observing other animals instinctive discrimination
between toxic and palatable plants.
o By accidental discovery
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