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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