To promote the growth and development of pharmacognosy, to provide for association of workers in that science and related sciences, to provide opportunities for presentation of research achievements and to promote the publication of meritorious research.

Conducting annual meeting in which several hundred scientists present and discuss their research achievements over the past year. The meeting duration is 5 days. Maintain a website which provides an excellent up-to-date source of information, both about the science and the society. publication (in conjunction with the american chemical society) of the journal of natural products, the world's permier journal for publication of research of pharmacognosy.