Pharmacognosy and its History: People, Plants and Natural Products

Rehan Haider*, Asghar Mehdi**, Geetha Kumari Das***, Zameer Ahmed Khanzada****, Sambreen Zameer Khanzada*****
* Department of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
** Department of Pharmacology, Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College, Air University, Karachi, Pakistan.
*** OPJS University, Rajasthan, India.
**** Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
***** Department of Pathology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Periodicity:July - December'2024

Abstract

Pharmacognosy, an integrative learning approach encompassing phytology, allure, pharmacology, and cure, focuses on the study of curative substances that arise from the organic beginnings of plants. This field explores the record, labeling, help, extraction, and judgment of bioactive compounds present in plants and added-to-everyday crops. The evolution of pharmacognosy may be traced back to old civilizations, when medicinal plants were widely used for healing purposes. Throughout the record, various educations have recorded their information on medicinal plants, concreting the habit for the description of pharmacognosy as an experimental discipline. The study of pharmacognosy includes a deep understanding of plant plants, phytochemistry, and pharmacological possessions. Researchers in this field seek to recognize and sequester bioactive compounds from plants, including alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, and phenolic compounds, that exhibit diverse pharmacological activities. These unaffected productions serve as support for the development of up-to-date pharmaceuticals containing drugs for treating differing afflictions and environments.

Keywords

Pharmacognosy, Record, Medicinal Plants, Normal Brand, Bioactive Compounds, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Drug Finding.

How to Cite this Article?

Haider, R., Mehdi, A., Das, G. K., Khanzada, Z. A., and Khanzada, S. Z. (2024). Pharmacognosy and its History: People, Plants and Natural Products. Dale View's Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 1(2), 45-57.

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