The American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) was founded in 1959 by the members of the Plant Science Laboratory Seminar (1923-1959) to promote the growth and development of pharmacognosy, to provide the opportunity for association among workers in the science, to provide opportunities for presentation of research achievements, and to promote the publication of meritorious research. The Society supports scholarly effort and the dissemination of results in the broad, interdisciplinary world of pharmacognosy and associated natural product sciences.