REPORT: As drug supplies run short, Egyptians turn to herbal remedies

Dima Sadek Author: Dima Sadek
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2017-01-14 | 09:17
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REPORT: As drug supplies run short, Egyptians turn to herbal remedies
In an economic crisis that has led to a shortage of medicines, Egyptians are skipping trips to drug stores and instead turning to herbal remedies to treat every-day illnesses.
 
In the Cairo working class neighborhood of Basateen, dozens line up outside a decades-old herbal spice shop with pyramid-shaped stacks of jars on display, filled with everything from honey and ginger to camel's hay.
 
Apothecaries say there has been a roughly 70-80 percent increase in sales of their wares since a series of harsh economic reforms hit supplies of conventional medicines and increased the cost of some generic and even life-saving drugs.
 


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