Our bodies do not work on one chemical at a time, but rather, there are a countless number of chemical reactions occurring in the body at once. The reason that modern medicine has so many side effects is because modern medicine uses an isolated chemical or only the active ingredient. The concept behind using the active ingredient is that only the most important aspect of the chemical composition is used, as that is the most useful part of the drug. However, by doing this, the drug loses its synergistic effect. With no other ingredients in the drug to balance its counter effects is why there are so many negative side effects to all modern medicine.

The reason why herbal medicines, especially Ayurvedic medicines work so well and effectively without side effects is because of their synergistic effect. It is well known in alternative forms of medicine and even in cooking, that more than one ingredient is needed to create its desired effect. Take Indian food for example. Indian food uses a variety of spices, such as ginger, cumin, turmeric and chili powder, which gives the taste it does. In Italian food, spices such as oregano and parsley are added to create its wonderful taste. Similarly, all Ayurvedic herbal remedies use the entire natural composition and most often each medicine contains more than one whole ingredient.

Ayurveda treats the entire body, rather than just the symptoms and that is why although treatments are longer, there are no side effects. To give effective treatment you must take into consideration that more than one process is going on in the body at any given time. Therefore, to be able to effectively treat any illness, you must manage it from the root cause and treat the body as a whole rather than just the symptoms.