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What is Pharmacognosy and why is it important in today’s healthcare industry?

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    Aishwarya Rai | Contributor-Level 10

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    Pharmacognosy is study of drug sources- most often plant, then microbes and minerals. It is identification, extraction and also analysis of bioactive compounds with medicinal significance.

    With increased interest in herbal, organic and even alternative medicine Pharmacognosy is becoming important again, both as traditional knowledge keeps finding ground in pharmaceutical Science and drugs or treatments which are safer are being derived from plants to develop treatments and supplements.

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