Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in Taounate, Pre-Rif of Morocco

El-Assri, El-Mehdi; Barnossi, Azeddin El; Chebaibi, Mohamed; Hmamou, Anouar; Asmi, Hicham El; Bouia, Abdelhak; Eloutassi, Noureddine

doi:10.32859/era.22.36.1-23

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“…According to ethnobotanical studies that we have done in the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco, P. rhoeas is used to relieve pain and depression. It is also used to treat urinary lithiasis and other health problems among the local population ( El-Assri et al, 2021 , Tlemcani et al, 2023 ). The antistruvite activity was evaluated in vitro, and the anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antidepressant activities were examined in rats using several tests to confirm their properties.…”

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“…Morocco is distinguished by a remarkable variety and abundance of medicinal herbs, and it has a long history of using plants for both aesthetic and therapeutic reasons ( El-Assri et al, 2021 , Taleb, 2017 , Tlemcani et al, 2023 ). A number of infectious, cardiovascular, inflammatory, neurological, and malignant disorders, among others, can be prevented or treated with medicinal plants thanks to their therapeutic benefits.…”

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Papaver rhoeas L. stem and flower extracts: Anti-struvite, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antidepressant activities

Hmamou

El-Assri

Khomsi

et al. 2023

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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Papaver rhoeas L. stem and flower extracts: Anti-struvite, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antidepressant activities

Hmamou

El-Assri

Khomsi

et al. 2023

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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“…The questionnaire included several axes established in previous studies. [12][13][14][15] These axes included the identification of informants' sociodemographic characteristics (location, gender, age, etc. ), specific information on plants (identification, method of preparation, part used, method of preparation, dosage, duration of use, adverse effects, toxicity), disease treatment, the origin of traditional recipes (media, herbalists, etc.…”

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Ethno-Pharmacological Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Commonly Used in the Fez-Meknes and Beni Mellal-Khenifra regions: Insights from Pharmacy-Based Surveys

2024

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Modern medicine, which is sometimes inaccessible because of its high cost or sometimes ineffective in treating serious or chronic illnesses, is replaced by traditional medicine, often practiced by herbalists or traditional practitioners. 4 Unfortunately, these practitioners often lack adequate training to diagnose illnesses and correctly use phytotherapy. 5 The use of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) for phyto-therapeutic purposes by the local population is often associated with risks, mainly owing to the inappropriate use of these plants. 6 This may result from incorrect dosage, inadequate choice of the active plant part, or simply the use of highly toxic plants due to a lack of knowledge, or, worse still, consuming them at the same time as medicines without any idea of plant-drug interactions. 7 These practices can lead to therapeutic failure or toxic accidents, which can be fatal. It is important to note that toxicity caused by MAP accounts for approximately 5.1% of all intoxications, excluding scorpionic stings and envenomations. 8,9 The objectives of this pharmacy-based study were to target patients affected by various pathologies, such as gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, urinary, gynecological, and endocrine diseases, as well as cancer cases, in the provinces of Meknes, Lhajeb, Boufkrane, Azrou, Lkbab, Aguelmouss, Ifrane, and Khenifra. This study aimed to document and analyze the medicinal and aromatic plant use practices in the Moroccan Middle Atlas region. In addition, this study aimed to identify the most frequently used plants, analyze preparation methods, explore the most commonly used plant parts, assess their possible adverse effects and their associations with drugs, and evaluate the factors influencing the choice of MAP use.

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“…In recent decades, medicinal plants have gained increasing interest among Moroccan scientists. Since the pioneering studies of Bellakhder et al, [14,16,17] on Moroccan traditional pharmacopeia, several ethnopharmacological surveys emphasizing various components of health concerns (diabetes, hypertension, cancer, respiratory disorders, renal disease), or just recording the medicinal plants utilized by local inhabitants have been completed all around the country [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. However, many geographical areas of this country were not concerned by these studies.…”

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Diversity of Medicinal Plants Used by the Local Communities of the Coastal Plateau of Safi Province (Morocco)

Lemhadri¹,

Achtak²,

Lamraouhi³

et al. 2023

Front. Biosci. (Schol Ed)

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Traditional herbal medicine is still used for basic healthcare by a significant portion of the population in developing countries. This study aimed to explore the medicinal plant's diversity and to document related traditional knowledge in the Safi region of Morocco. We used semi-structured questionnaires to interview 222 informants living in the study area. To perform data analysis, we used quantitative indices like use value (UV), family use value (FUV), fidelity level (FL), the relative popularity level (RPL), rank of order priority (ROP), and informant consensus factor (ICF). We reported the ethnomedicinal uses of 144 medicinal plants belonging to 64 families. According to the findings, the dominating families were Lamiaceae (17 taxa), Asteraceae (15 taxa), and Apiaceae (12 taxa). The most commonly utilized plant part (48%) was leaves. The decoction was reported as the main preparation method (42%). Highly cited plant species were Marrubium vulgare (UV = 0.56), Salvia rosmarinus Spenn. (UV = 0.47), Thymus serpyllum (UV = 0.32), and Dysphania ambrosioides (UV = 0.29). Papaveraceae (FUV = 0.26), and Urticaceae (FUV= 0.23), Geraniaceae (FUV = 0.17), Oleaceae (FUV = 0.17), Lamiaceae (FUV = 0.17) had the highest family use-values. Gastrointestinal disorders (88%), respiratory diseases (85%), and anemia (66%) have the greatest ICF values. This study reveals the indigenous people's reliance on plant-derived traditional medicine to prevent, alleviate, and treat a broad range of health concerns. Our findings will provide a scientific basis for ethnomedicinal legacy conservation and further scientific investigations aimed at new natural bioactive molecules discovery.

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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in Taounate, Pre-Rif of Morocco

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Papaver rhoeas L. stem and flower extracts: Anti-struvite, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antidepressant activities

Papaver rhoeas L. stem and flower extracts: Anti-struvite, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antidepressant activities

Ethno-Pharmacological Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Commonly Used in the Fez-Meknes and Beni Mellal-Khenifra regions: Insights from Pharmacy-Based Surveys

Diversity of Medicinal Plants Used by the Local Communities of the Coastal Plateau of Safi Province (Morocco)

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