Traditional Chinese medicine no longer a cheap choice


JOHOR BARU: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is no longer the cheaper alternative it once was as prices of herbs have skyrocketed due to the global economy and high demand worldwide.

As a result of the weak ringgit, it was now more costly to import such medicine from China, said Malay­sia Federation of Chinese Medicine Dealers and Practitioners Asso­ciation secretary-general Kerk Ee Chan.

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