GRAPHIC IDEA: The paradox of disbelief in and fear of herbs

A visual that shows a continuous line with one end for strong herbs reading “Too dangerous, can harm your body” and the other end reading “herbs are not real medicine, they don’t work anyway.”

In the middle it could say, “food is not real medicine.”

It could then have a “duh” punch line that alludes to the reality that: Approximately 25% of modern prescription medications contain active ingredients derived from plants. SpringerLinkAdditionally, up to 50% of pharmaceuticals are either directly sourced from plants or synthesized to mimic plant compounds. Ask A Biologist Notably, about 70% of new drugs introduced in the United States over the past 25 years have origins in natural products, including plants. Mongabay News These figures highlight the significant role that plant-derived compounds play in the development of modern medicines.

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