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'''Medication''' refers to prescription [[drug]]s recommended and authorized by a physician, typically after an examination of the patient.
Since time immemorial mankind has noticed that certain [[herb]]s, extracts and other natural substances have positive effects on certain maladies. With the advent of modern [[science]], these have been better identified and tested, and many of the active chemicals involved have been synthesized. A great example of this is aspirin (salicylic acid), which was isolated from the source for which it is named, the willow tree (Salix spp.), and then synthesized in the lab.
Since time immemorial mankind has noticed that certain [[herb]]s, extracts and other natural substances have positive effects on certain maladies. With the advent of modern [[science]], these have been better identified and tested, and many of the active chemicals involved have been synthesized. A great example of this is aspirin (salicylic acid), which was isolated from the source for which it is named, the willow tree (Salix spp.), and then synthesized in the lab.