Question

Write short note on Scope & significance of pharmacognosy. (Pharmacognosy)

Answer 1

HE PHARMACOGNOSY HAS PLAYED A IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE SCIENCE. PHARMACOGNOSY GIVES A SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF THE VEGETABLE DRUGS UNDER BOTANY AND ANIMAL DRUGS UNDER ZOOLOGY.

IT ALSO INCLUDES PLANT TAXONOMY, PLANT BREEDING , PLANT PATHOLOGY, PLANT GENETICS  AND BY THIS KNOWLEDGE ONE CAN IMPROVE THE CULTIVATION METHODS FOR BOTH MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS.

NOWADAYS PHOTOCHEMISTRY (PLANT CHEMISTRY) HAS UNDERGONE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT . THIS INCLUDES A VARIETY OF SUBSTANCES THAT ARE ACCUMULATED BY PLANTS AND SYNTHESIZED BY PLANTS.