‘Materia medica’ is a Latin medical term which means ‘medical  material’ or ‘medical substance’. It is the study of different drug  materials that are prepared from plants, animals, minerals, chemicals,  nosodes, sarcodes, etc, used in the treatment of diseases.   It is a branch of medical science that deals with the source, nature,  origin, properties, preparation, dosage, and administration of drugs.   Hence, it can also be defined as that branch of medical science which  is concerned with the study of drugs used in the treatment of diseases.   It includes pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, physical and  chemical properties of drugs.  
 
 
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