Chinese medicine practitioners hold off raising prices to help the sick


Khoo Gek San

As the Covid-19 epidemic lingers and the weather heats up, some people are turning to traditional Chinese herbal medicines for relief. – EPA pic, July 18, 2022.

PEOPLE are paying double for Chinese herb-based health products as hot weather makes more people ill, traditional medicine practitioners said.

Prices have risen four times since January due to the depreciation of the ringgit and rising transport costs.


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