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Ethnopharmacology
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Definition
: The study of the actions and properties of medicinal agents, often derived from PLANTS, indigenous to populations or ETHNIC GROUPS.
specialty; coordinate with geographic term or ethnic group if pertinent; coordinate NIM with specific drug or plant (IM) for ethnopharmacologic aspects of the drug or plant
See Also
Ethnobotany
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Medicine, Traditional
;
Pharmacognosy
;
Phytotherapy
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Plants
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Plants, Medicinal