A drug is any chemical substance that changes the way a person thinks, feels, and acts.
Drugs provide no nutrition for the body.
Different drugs can act to slow down or speed up the nervous system or change the functions of some cells. Many drugs have been derived from plants, fungi, and bacteria. However, today many of our drugs have been synthetically created. Herbal remedies are plants that are used in place of modern day medicine that have been used as far back as the beginning of time. You and your partners have been selected to assist the Technical Assistant for Dr. Do-Little, who has prescribed the following medications for patients diagnosed with strep throat, influenza, respiratory infections, diarrhea, ear ache, and open wound infections.