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The Role of Drugs in the Body
Drugs are small molecules that interact with some target in the body, typically a protein. So let's say there's a bodily function that is happening too much or not enough. We can send a drug in to interact with specific receptors. Ayurveda just completely misses the mark. It has zero ability to describe signaling pathways and gene expression.