| LC control no. | sh 85100596 |
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| LC classification | RS160 RS167 |
| Topical heading | Pharmacognosy |
| Variant(s) | Pharmacognostics |
| See also | Drugs Materia medica Pharmacy |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on the study of the properties, preparation, and uses of drugs from natural sources. Works on the science of drugs, including their chemistry, actions, and effects are entered under Pharmacology. Works on the study of the use made of substances for medical purposes by particular societies or ethnic groups are entered under Ethnopharmacology. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Pharmacology |
| Found in | Inter. dict. med. biol. (pharmacognosy, also called pharmacognostics) |
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