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U.S. Department of Agriculture

pharmacognosy

Subject Category: H Health and Pathology
Definition: The science of drugs prepared from natural sources, including plants, minerals, animals and other organisms.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/125282.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/125282
Broader Term: pharmacology
Related Term: dietary supplements; drug crops; ethnobotany; herbal medicines; medicinal plants; phytopharmaceuticals; traditional medicine
Spanish: farmacognosia
Term Number: 125282

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