BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE NORTH-WEST MOROCCAN MEDICINAL PLANTS: FINDINGS AND PERSPECTIVES
NASREDDINE EL OMARI *
Laboratory of Histology, Embryology and Cytogenetic, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco .;
ABDELAALI BALAHBIB
Laboratory of Zoology and General Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
OMAR BELMEHDI
Biology and Health Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco.
ROKIA GHCHIME
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital of Specialities, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat Institut 6220, Rabat, Morocco.
ABDELAZIZ BENJOUAD
International University of Rabat (UIR), Technopolis Shore Rocade 11100 Sala Al Jadida, Rabat, Morocco.
NADIA DAKKA
Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Genomic Center of Human Pathologies, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
MALIKA BARKIYOU
Laboratory of Histology, Embryology and Cytogenetic, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
YOUSSEF BAKRI
Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Genomic Center of Human Pathologies, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
ABDELHAKIM BOUYAHYA *
Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Genomic Center of Human Pathologies, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
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Abstract
The screening of new components from medicinal plants needs several screenings. In this review, we report our results obtained with the use of medicinal plants of the North-West of Morocco and their biological properties. The region possesses a distinguish climate and floristic diversity, including medicinal plants that have been used to treat several diseases. The secondary metabolites of these plants possess important charges of phenolic, flavonoid and terpenoid compounds. Moreover, these medicinal plants showed remarkable biological properties such as antibacterial, antiparasitic, antioxidant and anticancer effects. The findings suggest that Medicinal plants of the North-West constitute a veritable source for drugs development.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, ethnomedicine, biological activity, Ouezzane