What is Pharmacognosy, and how is it different from Pharmacology?
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Pharmacognosy is the study of medicinal drugs from a natural source, whether from plants, animals, or minerals. Most studies will focus on the identification, extraction, and standardization of natural bioactive substances from nature.
Pharmacology, on the other hand, describes how drugs interact wit
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