The boom in the sale of medicinal plants in Iran

Iran has a rich and diverse cultural heritage, consisting of a complex traditional medicine deeply rooted in the history of the territory that goes back to the Assyrian and Babylonian civilizations. The ethnomedical practices that can be identifiable nowadays derive from the experience of local people who have developed remedies against a wide range of diseases handing down the knowledge from generation to generation over the millennia.

Traditional medicine practices represent an important source of inspiration in the process of the development of new drugs and therapeutic strategies. In this context, it is useful to determine the state of the art of ethnomedical studies, concerning the Iranian territory, and of scientific studies on plants used in traditional Iranian medicine. Data regarding 245 plants used in Iranian ethnomedical practices and scientific studies conducted on 89 plants collected in the Iranian territory have been reported. All of the scientific studies here reported draw inspiration from traditional medicine.

 The World Health Organization (WHO) has repeatedly called for an intensification of the scientific validation processes of traditional medicines intended as an important contribution to public health in various parts of the world. The process of study and validation of Iranian ethnomedical practices appears to be at an early stage.

Iran has different types of medicinal plants. People in Iran are interested in ancient and herbal medicine, and in the home of every Iranian there are usually medicinal plants to eat.

 Ibn Sina's services to medical science

Ibn Sina(1) is one of the famous Iranian scientists and one of the founders of classical medicine. His specialty was knowledge of medicinal plants and he was one of the world's famous doctors.

Iranians today are very interested in Ibn Sina's teachings and try to use his methods to prevent diseases.

He has written 450 books in various fields, many of which are about medicine and philosophy. George Sarten, in his book History of Science, considers him one of the greatest thinkers and medical scientists. Also, he considers him to be the most famous scientist in Iran, who is one of the most famous in all times, places and races. He is also among the great philosophers of the world. The Encyclopedia of Philosophy of the University of Tennessee identifies Avicenna as the most influential philosopher of the pre-modern world.

Aid of Covid-19 to the online sale of medicinal plants in Iran

The spread of the corona virus and the observance of health protocols made people try to leave their homes less and turn to reliable websites for the sale of medicinal plants to purchase the necessary items and buy medicinal plants.

Medicinal plant stores in Iran are called Attari(2). Attari is a place for selling herbal and medicinal supplies since the time of Ibn Sina. Attari is different from a pharmacy. In fact, Attari can be called herbal pharmacies. which only sell medicinal plants and herbal products.

One of the best and most comprehensive online stores in Iran in the field of selling medicinal plants is Moshkestan. (Moshkestan.com)

In this online store, there are more than 600 types of herbal products and herbal products.

Moshkestan provides rose water and herbal extracts, rare medicinal plants, vegetable oils, etc.

The existence of economic and political sanctions against Iran has made it difficult and impossible to sell and present the products of this store outside of Iran.

For more information and to see medicinal plants and native plant products in Iran, you can visit the website of this store.

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1- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicenna

2- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apothecary