The study of medicinal plants and their extracts, constituents, and Phytochemistry. Pharmacognosy is currently considered to be a branch of pharmacology and is studied in schools of pharmacy. Pharmacognosy is important because it leads to new forms of biotechnology; new types of therapeutic agents; new molecular probes that can be used to study Molecular/cell biology; new pest controls to help protect crops; In a broad sense, pharmacognosy embraces a knowledge of the history, distribution, cultivation, collection, selection, preparation, commerce, identification, evaluation, preservation, and use of drugs and economic substances affecting the health of man and other animals.
Duration of the course is 4 Years. Post Graduate in the same discipline is also available.