Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.  If the alcohol that is added to the plants is used after having been transformed completely to another substance that does not cause drunkenness then there is no harm in using it since its transformation to another substance changes its ruling and it becomes pure.  But if the alcohol added to the plants is still in its original form then all the mixture becomes impure since alcohol is impure.  In this case, using such a medicine is permissible only if there is dire necessity and there is no Halal alternative.  Whenever a person is cured or finds any alternative medicine he has to give up such medicine. Allah knows best. (Source: islam_web)

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.

Treatment with alcohol is forbidden for the Prophet’s (saw) Hadeeth that records a reply concerning treatment with wine: “Wine is malady not medicament.” [Muslim]

Islam legalizes using what is forbidden as a medicine if it is necessary while there is no substitute.

Allah Says (what means): {… while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled.} [Quran 6:19]

This verse denotes that it is legal to take what is forbidden as medicine in case of dire need with the exception of using wine, which is forbidden even if there is a need to use it. It is forbidden and a malady.

For more benefit on taking medicine that contains alcohol, please refer to Fataawa 367159, 306379, 263212, 227383, 90894, 87607, and 387646.

For more benefit on the prohibition of alcohol in Islam, please refer to Fataawa 81900, 81389, and 81461.

Allah knows best. (Source: islam_web)