Trakya University Faculty of Pharmacy was established on October 24, 2011. The Pharmaceutical Botany Department was founded with the establishment of the faculty and began education in February 2014.

The Department's objectives include education, research, and establishing and developing a herbarium, a vital unit of botanical science. In education, it aims to provide knowledge of the plant diversity in Turkey and worldwide, particularly focusing on medicinal plants and those used by the public. The process begins with collecting, identifying, drying, and preserving plants, which form the initial steps in converting raw plant materials into drugs. Achieving these steps requires extensive knowledge.

In research, field studies are prioritized. Plants for research must be collected from the field and correctly identified. Whenever possible, herbarium samples are not preferred for research but are used for control purposes. As the faculty is in its developmental phase, efforts are ongoing to establish the herbarium according to international standards through acquired projects. Herbariums are places that provide opportunities for research in all branches of botany and throughout all seasons. Additionally, when introducing a new species to the world, it is mandatory to declare that the type specimen or isotypes are located in an international herbarium. Our goal is to grant the herbarium international status as soon as possible.