Pyongyang, October 13 (KCNA) -- The work to collect medicinal herbs is brisk across the DPRK.

Ryokpho, Sunan and Ryongsong districts in Pyongyang are making the working people know well about the characteristics of medicinal herbs and gather them in good season in keeping with the scientific and technological requirements arising in collecting.

Songrim City and Suan and Sinphyong counties of North Hwanghae Province are collecting much more cultivated medicinal herbs and wild medicinal herbs than planned every day.

Hoeryong City and Kyonghung and Musan counties of North Hamgyong Province are carrying out their plans for producing medicinal herbs by field and index and securing seeds while introducing and propagating exemplary units in collection of medicinal herbs and evaluating them. -0-