A scientist who is interested in studying the uses of plants by native peoples is known as an "ethnobotanist".
Ethnobotany refers to the study of how individuals of a specific culture and district make of utilization of indigenous plants. Ethnobotanists investigate how plants are utilized for such things as sustenance, shield, medication, dress, chasing, and religious functions. Ethnobotany has its underlying foundations in plant science, the investigation of plants. Herbal science, thus, began to some extent from an enthusiasm for discovering plants to help battle ailment. Actually, prescription and plant science have dependably had close ties. A significant number of the present medications have been gotten from plant sources.