A survey of the plant derived pharmaceuticals in the Palestinian drug market was
carried out. The Palestinian Pharmaceutical Index (PPI) which contains a list of the
imported and locally produced pharmaceuticals was manually reviewed. The search in
the PPI for plant-derived pharmaceuticals shows that laxatives drug class has the
highest percentage (60%) followed by bronchial spasm relaxants (56%) and drugs
acting on uterus (50%). This survey shows the distribution of plant derived
pharmaceuticals among the different pharmacological drug classes. It also shows that
plant derived pharmaceuticals still have a reasonable share of the drug market as
investigated in Palestine. Medical personnel may need further information on herbal
pharmacology.