Inside a workshop making medicinal oils in Syria - in pictures

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin extracts oils from plants, flowers and seeds at his business in Bab Sharqi, in the old city of Damascus

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin, 53, holds a bottle of medicinal oil at his workshop in Bab Sharqi, a district in the old city of Damascus, Syria. EPA

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin extracts medicinal oils from plants, flowers and seeds for alternative health treatments. EPA

Bottles of medicinal oils inside the workshop. EPA

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin inherited his profession of 25 years from his ancestors. EPA

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin extracts medicinal oils from plants, flowers and seeds to offer them as an alternative treatment to synthetic drugs. EPA

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin extracts medicinal oils from plants, flowers and seeds for alternative health treatments. EPA

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin extracts medicinal oils from plants, flowers and seeds for alternative health treatments. EPA

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin extracts medicinal oils from plants, flowers and seeds for alternative health treatments. EPA

Abdul-Rahman Al Zin extracts medicinal oils from plants, flowers and seeds for alternative health treatments. EPA

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