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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in north-central Morocco as natural analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents

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dc.contributor.authorLEFRIOUI, Youssra
dc.contributor.authorCHEBAIBI, Mohamed
dc.contributor.authordjiddi bichara, mehdi
dc.contributor.authorMSSILLOU, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorBEKKARI, hicham
dc.contributor.authorGiesy, John
dc.contributor.authorBOUSTA, dalila
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-27T16:26:25Z
dc.date.available2025-02-27T16:26:25Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-05
dc.descriptionThe version of record of this article, first published in Scientific African, is available online at Publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02275
dc.description.abstractFor centuries, the Moroccan population has relied on herbs as medicine to treat a variety of diseases, especially inflammation and pain-related ones. To the best of our knowledge, no survey had ever been conducted to address this subject in the Fez-Meknes region of Morocco. Thus, a survey was conducted of 544 interviewees, using a semi-structured ethnopharmacological survey designed with “Why-How” questions about plants used, their vernacular names, parts used, mode of preparation, and mode of administration. Fidelity level (FL), relative frequency of citation (RFC), frequency of citation (FC), informant consensus factor (ICF), and family importance value (FIV) were calculated. A total of 104 plant species belonging to 49 families used for inflammatory and pain treatment were documented. Lamiaceae (16 species) was the most used family and Curcuma longa L. (RFC=0.069) was the most frequently prescribed by local traditional healers and herbalists. Leaves were the most used part for herbal remedies, appearing in 30.8 % of preparations. Decoctions and infusions were the most popular preparation methods with percentages of 38.3 % and 19.2 %, respectively. Inflammations and pain in the digestive system had the largest widespread affections (IFC= 0.729) in the Fez-Meknes region. The findings of this study uncovered a reliable and original source of ethnomedicinal data pertaining to plants used to treat inflammation and inflammatory pain in the Fez-Meknes region, which could serve as a credible source of knowledge to determine new-based phytomedicines.
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewed
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02275
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10388/16648
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAttribution 2.5 Canadaen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/
dc.subjectTraditional medicine
dc.subjectHealth Inflammation
dc.subjectMedicinal plants
dc.subjectFidelity level
dc.subjectFez-meknes region
dc.titleEthnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in north-central Morocco as natural analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents
dc.typeArticle

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