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The herbalist argues that herbal remedies are more likely to remain effective as new forms of bacteria develop than are standard antibiotics because herbal remedies contain several active ingredients, whereas standard antibiotics typically have just one.

The herbalist likens bacteria developing resistance to a treatment to a cook preparing meals for guests. Just as a cook has an easier time pleasing one guest than several, bacteria have an easier time resisting one active ingredient than several.

Since a standard antibiotic has one active ingredient, it’s represented by a cook’s single guest in the analogy.

Standard antibiotics have just one active ingredient, so it’s easier for new bacteria to resist them than to resist a natural remedy with several. Similarly, a cook aiming to please one guest will have an easier time than a cook handling many.

This is analogous to herbal remedies, which have several active ingredients. A standard antibiotic has one active ingredient, so it would be represented by a single guest, not several dozen.

This is analogous to the resistance developed by bacteria to an antibiotic’s active ingredient. It’s the single guest—not the guest’s pleasure—that’s analogous to a standard antibiotic.

This is analogous to the bacteria, not a standard antibiotic. Bacteria develop resistance to treatments, just as a cook prepares meals to please guests.

The herbalist never mentions a cook’s available ingredients.

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