study of medical remedies
• (n.) Materia medica; the science of remedies.
<study> Materia medica; the science of remedies. ... Origin: Gr. Remedy. ... (04 Mar 1998) ... 
A·col'o·gy noun [ Greek ... remedy + - logy .] Materia medica; the science of remedies. 
Acology is the science of remedies.
acology 1. The science of remedies; therapeutics. 2. The science and art of healing. 3. Materia medica; the science of remedies. Material or substance used in the composition of remedies; a general term for all substances used as curative agents in medicine. That branch of medical science which treats of the nature and properties of all the sub...