Except for handling vampires, garlic… well… Ok now let's go back to the post itself :)
With respect to that sentence:
We should know that while it is true that many drugs come from plants, not everything natural is good, an excellent example of this is the fact that the pandemic we are currently in has probably been caused by traditional Chinese medicine, and its emphasis on the consumption of exotic animals.
I would like to say the there are many natural products, like uranium or lead, that are clearly not safe to use. In short, I agree with you: natural does not mean good at all. And a drug is a drug (to get closer to the topic). It acts on the body chemicals and may (will) induce changes that could be good or bad.
There are numerous studies that have proven the effectiveness of honey to keep infections at bay and accelerate the closing and curing of wounds, abrasions and burns, now, you may not find much sense in this, and you may even think that introducing a potentially contaminated substance,
Oh! I didn’t know that! So in short, honey has the property of drying the wounds and butting itself in the way of the bacteria evolution. This is the key, isn’t it?
Indeed, both things most of the time; all drugs can have some side effects, but it's a thing of risks vs rewards.
Yeah, it's that, basically! It's odd that a technically liquid substance can dry something, but it does explain why eating something that is very sweet often makes us thirsty; it's the same principle.
Totally! Risks and rewards... and the next topic will be vaccination ^^