Desperate Iranians are getting bad medical advice

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Quacks in Iran claim that inserting oils into your ears and anus will stop covid-19. Best not to rely on their advice

wool in violet oil before bedtime,” instructs Abbas Tabrizian, then “insert into your anus.” Not only will you smell flowery, you will ward off covid-19, says the Iranian ayatollah, who runs a popular online shop called the Islamic Medical Centre. Hossein Ravazadeh, another prominent quack, recommends bitter gourd oil dropped into the ears twice a day.

None of this works, of course. There is as yet no cure for covid-19. But as the death toll mounts in Iran, home to one of the world’s worst outbreaks, desperate people are turning to alternative medicine. The country’s 15,000, or Islamic apothecaries, report a roaring trade. Their medicinal herbs and spices are an affordable substitute for scarce and costly drugs, which are difficult to import because of American sanctions.

All this quackery gives the virus a free pass. Several top clerics have died after relying on herbal remedies. They include Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, an ayatollah who was tipped to succeed Mr Khamenei, and Mohyeddin Haeri-Shirazi, another firebrand. In March a junior cleric, Morteza Kohansal, posted a video of himself in a hospital ward, not wearing any protective gear, applying the Prophet’s perfume to covid-19 patients.

The more rational parts of Iran’s leadership are speaking out, denouncing charlatans and scams. Unauthorised clerics are “engaging in the darkness of superstition and ignorance”, said the health ministry. Police have raided Mr Tabrizian’s warehouses. On April 4th they arrested Mr Kohansal, who has since been released. Many quacks are still out there, peddling bad medicine in the name of Islam.

 

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zamir_wani SaleemMir49

How to cover up Trump's stupid and dangerous advice to inject disinfection? Focus on insignificant news on Iran and bold it. People will forget to talk about U.S. president!

Uummhh....no.

Desperate Iranians have been getting bad advice for a hot minute.

Essential oils.. 👍

That is a new one🙈

Only one individual specialist in traditional medicine recommended the use of violet oil. Not the president of the country. How about injecting disinfectants recommended by Trump Loosers

Pseudoscience always along with religious fundamentalism

There are tons of NATURAL REMEDIES

Well, they are getting better advice than Americans 🤣🤣 the GREAT America’s president is recommending people to inject bleach 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣believe me, they’re worse than Iranian.

Listen to what your President suggested, inject some disinfectants.

Recently, the Islamic regime and Persian chauvinism have suggested that you eat camel urine to stop the coronavirus. The ignorance of this ignorant group is becoming more visible every day.

and than they make fun of Trump COVIDIOTS

Good lubricant aids restful sleep and daily motion?

Are they the love children of Mr Trump?

Hilarious 😂😂😂

😊

Seems to be pal's with Terroristan's,niche seh politician.

injecting disinfectant and light!

It sounds funny and weird. This is the bozo one sentences.

Maduro fácil agarra ese consejo.e

shhshsjsdhdh

It can’t be worse then our leader saying inject Lysol to get rid of COVID-19.

The Iranian quacks on a par with Donald Trump’s low IQ.

Sheesh, now you tell me.

Shit happens when you don't know what to do with the oil reserves 🤦‍♂️

I think u need to hire sm gud journalists..

I don’t believe this 🤣😂

Write the heading correctly.The traditional medicine specialists suggest a specific 'violet oil' can help different patients inc covid19.Yet you put 'oil' in ur heading bcaz u count on people reading the heading only to make up Trump's nonsense about injecting sanitizers.

'Quacks' everywhere is trying to spread superstitions and rumors The question is in US, one this 'Quack' is president suggesting to dring Disinfectants!!!

why rely on them? when we have this orange idiot right here at home suggesting we drink bleach. TrumpIsALaughingStock

You believe this B.S?

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