CONTRIBUTION TO THE ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF DIGESTIVE DISORDERS: CASE OF THE MOYEN OUM RBIÂ REGION (MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOROCCO-5)
BEN AKKA FATIHA *
Laboratory of Health and Environment, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
SALHI SOUAD
Laboratory of Health and Environment, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
EL HILAH FATIMA
Laboratory of Health and Environment, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
BENKHNIGUE OUAFAE
Laboratory of Health and Environment, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
DOUIRA ALLAL
Laboratory of Plant, Animal and Agro-Industry Productions, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
ZIDANE LAHCEN
Laboratory of Health and Environment, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The ethnobotanical study carried out in the region of Oum Rbiâ (Morocco) made it possible to identify, highlight and collect information on the medicinal plants used in the region. Based on results obtained women and men are concerned with traditional medicine, with a slight predominance of women, 55% against 45%. The use of medicinal plants in the region of Oum Rbiâ is greater in the age group] 40-50] with 32%. Surveys of the region's population have thus made it possible to inventory 145 medicinal species used against the digestive affections. The species in question were divided into 64 plant families; Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, and Fabaceae being those which dominate with a high specific size. The results obtained showed that gastric and intestinal diseases represent the most treated diseases. In addition, leaves are the most widely used part of the plant. Infusion and decoction are the most common methods used to prepare traditional remedies.
The results obtained constitute a very valuable source of information for the study area and the national medicinal flora.
Keywords: Ethnobotanical survey, digestive disease, medicinal plants, Morocco