I remember, back in 1971, watching TV in the Notre Dame Knights of Columbus building. A sportscaster said something like that, and we heard a rumbly “BULL &%%&^%.” Twas Mike McCoy.
Not exactly. Yes, the active ingredients of many medicines have first been discovered in plants, aspirin from slippery willow, tamoxifen from Pacific yew, for example. Any honest gardener will tell you that time of year, wet-vs-dry conditions, etc. during harvest greatly affects the strength of any herb or spice.
What pharmaceutical companies do is determine the actual effective chemical, the effective dosage, the safe dosage and side effects, as well as discover how to manufacture large quantities.
fusilier, wearing his (retired) Associate Professor of Human Anatomy and Physiology hat.
Beat Me To It!
fusilier
James 2:24