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2024-04-17 15:56
Over 300 drugs being produced from medicinal plants
TEHRAN –More than 300 medicines are made out of 1,200 medicinal plants in the country.
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2024-02-11 12:17
North Khorasan province exports medicinal plants for 1st time
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, medicinal plants were exported from North Khorasan province, in the northeast of Iran, for the first time.
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2024-02-09 06:21
New regulations set for medicinal plants export
TEHRAN- An official with Iran’s Agriculture Ministry announced that new regulations have been set for the export of medicinal plants.
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2024-01-26 12:15
Over 850 tons of medicinal plants exported since last March
TEHRAN- Iran exported over 850 tons of medicinal plants since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023), an official with the country’s Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization announced.
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2023-12-20 14:46
Annual production of medicinal plants expected to reach 450,000 tons
TEHRAN- As announced by an official with the Ministry of Agriculture, the production of medicinal plants in the country is anticipated to reach 450,000 tons in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20).
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2023-11-25 11:39
400,000 people active in production of medicinal plants in Iran
TEHRAN- According to the published statistics, 400,000 people are working in the production of medicinal plants in Iran.
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2023-11-17 15:11
Medicinal plants cultivated in 500 ha of Isfahan farmlands in a year
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, the project to develop the cultivation of medicinal plants has been implemented in 500 hectares of farmlands in Isfahan province over the past year.
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2023-10-31 15:57
Iran holds 40% share of regional market for medicinal plants
TEHRAN – Iran holds some 40 percent share of the market for medicinal plants in the neighboring countries, an official with the Ministry of Health has said.
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2023-10-15 11:47
Medicinal plants cultivated in over 1,200 ha of lands in Qazvin province
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 1,271 hectares of lands are under medicinal plants cultivation in Qazvin province.
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2023-10-11 10:27
Medicinal plants cultivated in 8,000 ha of lands in North Khorasan
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 8,000 hectares of land are under medicinal plant cultivation in North Khorasan province, in the northeast of Iran.
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2023-07-29 16:29
Amazing properties of Iranian endemic medicinal plants
TEHRAN – Bioactive compounds of medicinal herbs have possible health benefits with antioxidative, anticarcinogenic, antihypertensive, antimutagenic, and antimicrobial activities. Iranian traditional medicine is rich in various herbs which have been used to treat various diseases and disorders since ancient times.
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2023-02-21 19:04
Medicinal plants sector creates over 5,500 jobs
TEHRAN – More than 5,500 jobs have been created so far by the medicinal plants sector in the current Iranian calendar year that ends on March 20.
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2023-01-15 11:01
‘Medicinal plants export can be increased through more compliance with world standards’
TEHRAN- The chairman of the Union of Medicinal Plants Exporters of Iran said the country’s export of medicinal plants can be increased through compliance more with the world standards.
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2023/01/13
By Mahnaz Abdi
Creating production-consumption chain in medicinal plants market a necessity
TEHRAN- Medicinal plants in Iran have been facing relatively high price fluctuations in the last two years, and according to those active in this sector, the recent droughts and the consequent decrease in production have played the biggest role in this increase in prices.
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2022-12-12 18:46
60 herbal medicines covered by insurance
TEHRAN – One of the plans of the Ministry of Health is to compensate for medical treatment using herbal medicines.
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2022-11-05 18:01
Iran inks MOU with Iraq, Venezuela and Serbia on medicinal plants
TEHRAN – Iran signed three memorandums of understanding with Serbia, Venezuela, and Iraq for the development of technologies in medicinal plants, natural products, and traditional medicine.
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2022-11-04 17:35
Venezuela welcomes cooperation with Iran on medicinal plants
TEHRAN – Alberto Quintero, the director of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), in a meeting with representatives of Iranian knowledge-based companies in the field of medicinal plants, emphasized the need to cooperate with Iran.
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2022-11-01 18:00
Iran exports $700m of medicinal plants
TEHRAN – The export revenue of medicinal plants is estimated at $700 million, the caretaker of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, Rouhollah Dehghani, has said.
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2022-10-30 18:35
National festival of medicinal plants to be held
TEHRAN – The 6th National Festival and Exhibition of Medicinal Plants, Natural Products, and Iranian Traditional Medicine will be held in Tehran on November 1 to 4.
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2022-10-11 17:50
Medicinal plants industry to be introduced to global market
TEHRAN – The technological capacities of the medicinal plants industry will be introduced to the global market by holding the sixth national festival and exhibition of medicinal plants and traditional medicine.
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2022-07-10 16:14
Student innovations to help thrive medicinal plant industry
TEHRAN – Compiling special chapters in school books is on the agenda to influence the medicinal plant industry in schools and among students, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2022-06-11 17:05
Nanotechnology improves medicinal plant extracts
TEHRAN – The properties of medicinal plants and natural flavors have been significantly increased with the efforts of Iranian knowledge-based nanotechnology companies, IRNA reported.
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2022-05-27 16:26
Medicinal herbs effective in COVID-19 treatment hit markets
TEHRAN – Twenty medicinal herbs effective in COVID-19 treatment have been licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, 10 of which were commercialized, Nafiseh Hosseini Yekta the director of the Iranian Medicine Office of the Ministry of Health, has announced.
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2022-05-13 16:19
National document prepared on developing medicinal plants
TEHRAN – A national document has been prepared to define perspectives, macro policies, and strategies for technology development in the field of medicinal plants, IRIB reported on Wednesday.
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2022-04-10 16:22
40,500 more ha under cultivation of medicinal plants
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to expand the area of lands under the cultivation of medicinal plants by 40,500 hectares during the current [Iranian calendar] year (began on March 21), IRIB reported on Sunday.
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2022-01-09 17:48
Six innovation centers to promote medicinal plants
TEHRAN – The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has created six innovation centers to develop the supply chain of medicinal plants in the country.
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2021-12-07 20:00
Iran ready for co-op with WHO on traditional medicine, medicinal plants
TEHRAN – Iran has announced readiness to continue cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) in strengthening and expanding traditional medicine and medicinal plants at the international level, Arman Zargaran, an advisor to the traditional medicine office at the Ministry of Health, has said.
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2021-12-04 17:54
Plan to revive native medicinal plants on agenda
TEHRAN – A national plan will be implemented by the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology to develop botanical gardens in order to revive native medicinal plants, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2021-10-15 17:52
Iran ranks 4th worldwide in traditional medicine citation
TEHRAN – Iran has ranked fourth for publication of articles in the field of traditional medicine and medicinal plants in the world, ISNA quoted Nafiseh Hosseini, a Health Ministry official, as saying on Friday.
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2021-10-13 21:28
120 national standards registered for medicinal plants
TEHRAN – The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has so far registered 120 national standards for medicinal herbs and traditional medicine.