Answer to Question #231138 in Physics for Andy

Question

Have you ever wondered how traditional healers discover their medicines? And how about western medical doctors? How do they discover their medicines?

Do a bit of research and write a two-page report on how traditional healers and western medical doctors discover their medicines. Pay particular attention to the process they follow in order to discover new medicines.

Answer 1

You will more likely get a two-page report if you submit a request for a task, not question.

However, here are some things to start with in your answer.

Traditional healers may use herbs, some of them even use non-scientific medicines like forces of nature, warmth of earth and so on. Although some western doctors, unfortunately, practice similar methods, they mostly use science (chemistry, biology, physics) as a tool to discover their medicines.