Paul Saladino· MD
I'm not denying the notion that a molecule from a plant could affect the human body what I'm suggesting is the position that molecules from plants perhaps very similar to pharmaceuticals are not all good
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I'm not denying the notion that a molecule from a plant could affect the human body what I'm suggesting is the position that molecules from plants perhaps very similar to pharmaceuticals are not all good
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why don't we think that these plant molecules are any different why would we expect that curcumin pigment polyphenolic pigment in the root of a turmeric plant would be somehow different from that paradigm would break that model would be a molecule
plant molecules affect humans they have a physiologic effect in humans in fact many chemotherapies that we use as humans are derived from plants but all the pharmaceuticals that you find in a pharmacy have a package insert with these side effects and we must be aware these molecules have side effects some are good some are bad and what is the net benefit or net negative of these molecules in humans
so i definitely think that plants and we mentioned this briefly at the beginning of the podcast plants contain chemicals that have physiologic actions in humans this is not debatable
plants contain chemicals that have physiologic actions in humans this is not debatable
if you're going to take a plant compound to effect a physiologic reaction in your body then that's great but understand that that's going to have a side effect like every other pharmaceutical