Ethnobotanical Study and Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants Used in the Province of Taza North-Eastern Morocco
http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v6i11.12
Keywords:
Traditional medicine, Ethnobotanical surveys, Medicinal plants, North-eastern MoroccoAbstract
Information about the traditional use of medicinal plants, as well as the development of the plant heritage in some regions of Morocco, is still poorly documented. The current survey conducted in the Bouchfaa commune, Taza province, aimed to collect and evaluate ethnobotanical information concerning the use of plants for therapeutic purposes by the indigenous people. The ethnobotanical survey targeted 600 people from different categories of age, gender, family situation, education level, etc. Data were collected using survey forms and analyzed through the relative frequency of citation (RFC), family importance value index (FIV), and plant part value
(PPV). The study results showed 105 plant species belonging to 52 botanical families, of which the most used families in the study area are Lamiaceae (15 species) with FIV=41.37%, Apiaceae (7 species) with FIV=10.76%, Fabaceae (7 species) with FIV=19.42%, followed by Asteraceae (6 species) with FIV=16.36%. The most cited species are Satureja calamintha (RFC=64%), Origanum compactum (RFC=61%), Thymus zygis (RFC=60%), Lavandula stoechas (RFC=57%), and the least cited are Vitis vinifera (RFC= 0.5%). This analysis revealed that the most common diseases treated are related to digestive disorders. The UVs varied from 0.005 (Satureja calamintha) to 0.64 (Vitis vinifera), the highest FL (100%) was achieved in 37 species, the plants’ leaves are the most used plant part, and decoction is the most frequent preparation method. According to the current survey, the indigenous people of the study region mainly use medicinal plants to treat diseases in spite of the development of modern medicine.
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