Medicinal Botany
Medicinal Botany: Medicinal Botany is the branch of botany concerned with the scientific study of plants used for medicinal purposes. It deals with their identification, nomenclature, classification, morphology, anatomy, cultivation, collection, preservation, chemical constituents, and therapeutic uses. Medicinal botany provides the botanical foundation for subjects such as pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, ethnobotany, pharmacology, and herbal drug technology. Scope of Medicinal Botany The major areas covered under medicinal botany include: 1. Taxonomy and identification Accurate identification and classification of medicinal plants based on morphological, anatomical, and molecular characters. 2. Morphology and anatomy Study of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds, along with their internal anatomical features, which are important for authentication of crude drugs. 3. Cultivation and propagation Study of suitable soil, climate, irrigation, prop...