Egypt possesses a great wealth of medicinal and aromatic plants and occupies a prominent international position in its export. These drugs and medicinal herbs are used.
The Egyptian market is one of the advanced markets in the cultivation of aromatic plants, as it occupies the eleventh place in the world in its production, at a rate of 3% of the world total, and the volume of Egyptian exports, including more than $ 80 million, is exported 95% of the production due to the lack of interest in industries Ownership in Egypt and therefore most producers prefer export.
In Egypt, there are several types of aromatic plants divided into 91 widespread, 86 common, 95 rare and 70 very rare species.
