Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Pharmacognosy

Medicines derived from plants or other natural sources are the study of the medicinal branch related to pharmacognosy. The American Society of Pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs, narcotics or potential drugs or narcotic substances of natural origin as well as drugs of natural origin of crude drugs. Although most pharmacognostic studies focus on plants and medicinal products derived from plants, other types of organisms are also considered to be of pharmacognostic interest, in particular various types of microbes and, recently, various marine organisms. Secondary metabolite is the study of molecules of natural products that the term defines as pharmacognosy because they are useful for their medicinal, ecological, taste or other properties.

•         Primary and secondary metabolites

•         Phytotherapy

•         Essential oils and pure isolates

•         Medicinal and aromatic plant