A new era of pharmacognosy ? “Molecular Pharmacognosy”

At the edge between Pharmacognosy and molecular biology, molecular Pharmacognosy has developed as a new intermediate branch. This article reviews the methods, relevance and scene of molecular pharmacognosy. The main background focus in this manuscript including the molecular identification of medicinal raw materials,phylogenetic evolution of medicinal plants /animals, evaluation and preservation of germplasm resources for medicinal plants, etiology of endangered medicinal plants species, biosynthesis and bio-regulation of alleopatic substances. A recent advancement in herbal drug discovery involves a comprehensive approach including molecular techniques.