Herbal Extraction & Pharmacokinetics Simulator

This simulator visualizes two linked processes in phytopharmacology: the physical extraction of active compounds from plant tissue during maceration, and the pharmacokinetic fate of the resulting dose once ingested. In the 3D scene, alkaloid and flavonoid particles diffuse out of a submerged plant clump into the surrounding solvent — water or alcohol — at a rate that depends on each compound's polarity and the extraction temperature. The chart below traces the corresponding blood-concentration curve using a one-compartment absorption/elimination model, drawn as an uncertainty band to reflect the batch-to-batch variability inherent to natural extracts, next to a thin reference line for a fixed-dose synthetic equivalent. Adjust solvent, temperature, steeping time and dose to see how each choice moves the curve relative to the therapeutic range and the toxicity threshold.