11 stories
The Botanist | La Botanista
A plant scientist and a traditional healer bridge two worlds and find love in the process
The Keserwan Herbalist | عشّابة كسروان
She grows medicinal herbs in Keserwan's hills. He's the oncologist who doesn't believe in alternative medicine—until his own diagnosis forces him to her door. 'Inti ahsan dawa' (أنتِ أحسن دوا).
The Moroccan Herbalist | عشّابة مغربية
She makes traditional remedies in the Marrakech medina. He's the pharmaceutical rep who comes to debunk her. She cures more than his skepticism.
חיבה בעפולה | Afula Affection
A nurse at Emek Medical Center finds love with a patient's son—and learns that caring goes beyond medicine.
معالج التوابل | The Spice Healer of Essaouira
A traditional spice healer discovers passion with a pharmacologist studying Moroccan remedies.
Herbal Healing
Traditional healer Mona preserves ancient remedies. When pharmacologist Dr. Park researches her methods, science meets spirit. 'Al nabat yishfi illi ya'arfuh' (النبات يشفي اللي يعرفه) - Plants heal those who know them.
Medea Mysteries
Yasmine keeps ancient Berber healing traditions in Médéa's mountains. When anthropologist Saïd arrives documenting folk medicine, she shows him cures that confound modern science. 'El dwa f'el jbal' (الدوا في الجبال) - Medicine is in the mountains.
The Frankincense Trader's Wife of Mogadishu | زَوْجَةُ تاجِرِ اللُّبانِ في مَقْديشو
In medieval Mogadishu, a frankincense trader's neglected wife finds passion with a Persian physician who treats more than her ailments.
The Court Physician | طَبِيبُ البَلاطِ
A brilliant physician saves the Sultan's son and changes Omani medicine forever
The Desert Rose | وَرْدَةُ الصَّحْراءِ
A Bedouin girl defies tradition to become a legendary healer in the Omani desert
The Healer's Oath | قَسَمُ الطَّبِيبِ
A renowned healer must choose between saving his enemy or keeping his honor