期刊名称：Journal of Materials and Environmental Science
印刷版ISSN：2028-2508
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
期号：6
页码：1875-1888
DOI：10.26872/jmes.2018.9.6.207
出版社：University of Mohammed Premier Oujda
摘要：The present study aims at identifying and documenting medicinal plants used traditionally bythe population in Taza (Northern Morocco) to manage various diseases. Validatedquestionnaires were administered to herbalists from different districts! of the study area.Interviews and structured conversations were used to collect relevant information. Samples ofmedicinal plants were requested and identified, and the use value was calculated. In total, 104medicinal plants belonging to 47 different families are used by the population to treat varioushuman diseases in Taza. The most cited families are Lamiaceae (19.4%), Fabaceae (9.57%),Asteraceae (7.05%) and Apiaceae (6.3%). In this region, the most frequently used plantsinclude!Lavandulla officinalis, Origanum compactum, Rosmarinus officinalis, Nigella sativa,Rubia peregrina, Myrtus communis and Matricaria chamomilla. Seeds/fruits (30.77%) are themost common part used, followed by leaves (19.66%) and aerial parts (17.95%). The mostremedies are administered orally (72.87%) and prepared with an aqueous base, preferentiallyas powder (43.31%), decoction (31.50%) or infusion (19.69%). Herbal remedies are used totreat 18 pathological groups of diseases; of these, digestive disorders are the most cited byherbalists. This study showed that local knowledge of medicinal plants still exists in Taza andherbalists appear to play an important role in primary health care services in the surveyedarea. These results underscores the need for more future scientific research on these medicinalplants to determine their efficacy and their safety.
关键词：Taza; Ethnobotany; Traditional plant use; Medicinal plants
