本ほん草ぞう学がく

noun

pharmacognosy; herbalism; study of natural substances used in Chinese medicine

Refers to the traditional East Asian discipline of identifying and using plants, minerals, and animals for medicinal purposes. In modern contexts, it can also refer to the scientific field of pharmacognosy.

• 彼かれは大だい学がくで本ほん草ぞう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。

  He is majoring in pharmacognosy at university.

• 本ほん草ぞう学がくは漢かん方ぽう薬やくの基き礎そとなる学がく問もんです。

  Pharmacognosy is the foundational study for traditional Chinese medicine.