Head of the Attar Union: Traditional medicine claims about treating coronavirus are lies and deception

The head of the Attarans Union has criticized the claims of some attarans that they have discovered a cure for coronavirus. He urged people not to be “deceived by these claims and advertisements.” Some people have been selling traditional medicine and treatments on social media.

Alireza Rezaei Ghahrudi, head of the Perfumers' Guild, called on people to ignore the claims and propaganda of perfumers.

In an interview with the Labor News Agency (ILNA), Mr. Rezaei Ghahrudi said about the claims of some profiteers in cyberspace that they have discovered a herbal medicine to treat coronavirus and that it is being sold in apothecaries: "We do not approve of the materials published under this title in cyberspace, and these topics and their publication and promotion are completely illegal."

He emphasizes: "People should not be deceived by virtual advertisements, the origin and source of which is basically unknown, and behind it is definitely a scam by profiteers."

The head of the Attarans' Union added: "All people in the world are obliged to implement the orders of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, and in Iran, the only reliable source for information on the protocol for combating the coronavirus has been designated by the Ministry of Health and the headquarters."

While criticizing the prevalence of such deceptions in cyberspace, Rezaei emphasizes: "China, with all its greatness, and America and powerful European countries, are unable to produce an effective drug to treat Corona. How can an attar discover a vaccine against Corona? I believe that the listener should not be deceived by these claims and advertisements."

He has called on officials to monitor the work of perfumers more closely, and "FATA police must take action to curb and prevent these advertisements in cyberspace and identify violators."

"Miracle" Medicines and Potions

In recent days and the spread of the coronavirus in Iran, people in cyberspace have been offering and selling medicines and potions based on "traditional medicine" that have no scientific basis and are a form of fraud.

According to experts, those who trust these people will not only lose their money, but may also risk their lives due to the side effects of substandard medications.

While the World Health Organization has sadly announced that there is still no definitive cure for the coronavirus, there are still those who claim to have found a cure for it in the corner of their home or shop, and they cleverly find their victims among people who, unfortunately, are still in the grip of ignorance and superstition.

For example, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Iran, the Telegram channel of Abbas Tabrizian, who calls himself the father of “Islamic medicine,” announced the effectiveness of violet oil in treating the epidemic. The cleric introduced “violet oil” as a life-saving and miraculous medicine.

The cleric's "medical" activities in recent years have been met with negative reactions from academic circles, the Ministry of Health, and even some clerics.

Health Ministry officials and doctors in Iran said that using violet oil has no effect on treating coronavirus and urged people not to be deceived by such claims.

Source: DW