Syrians resort to herbal medicine amid drug crisis
The deteriorating living conditions in northwestern Syria and the expensive medical consultations and medicines have prompted Syrian patients to resort to herbal medicine to treat their diseases.
Following the price increase of medicines in the opposition-controlled areas in northwest Syria, many Syrians have started resorting to herbal medicine to treat diseases. The Syrian regime’s Ministry of Health has raised prices twice in the past months — most recently in February.
Abu Abd al-Rahman from Idlib countryside has been a herbal medicine specialist for 18 years. “Herbal medicine is an alternative for modern scientific medicine, and it cannot be ignored. Over the past couple of years, demand for herbal medicine has significantly increased,” he told Al-Monitor.
