As nouns the difference between pharmacognosy and ethnopharmacology
is that pharmacognosy is a branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition while ethnopharmacology is the scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
pharmacognosy
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Noun
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wikipedia pharmacognosy)
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pharmacognosies)
A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.
ethnopharmacology
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Noun
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wikipedia ethnopharmacology)
The scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
Related terms
* ethnopharmacological
* ethnopharmacologist
* ethnopharmacy