Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture

Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants

Pharmacognosy is the branch involved with healthful medicine acquired from plants or alternative natural sources. It is also defined as the study of the chemical, physical, biological and biochemical properties of drugs. Drug substances which are emergence from natural sources. Phytochemistry is the study of phytochemicals in the plants and other natural sources. Phytochemicals are chemicals derived from plants. In other words the terms are often used to describe the large number of primary and secondary metabolic compounds found in plants.