[ Étude ethnobotanique des plantes médicinales utilisées dans le traitement de la lithiase urinaire dans la province de Tarfaya (Maroc) ]
Volume 26, Issue 3, June 2019, Pages 711–719
Elhassan Idm’hand1, Fouad Msanda2, and Khalil Cherifi3
1 Laboratoire de Biotechnologies et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, B.P. 8106, Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
2 Laboratoire de Biotechnologies et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, B.P. 8106, Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
3 Laboratoire de Biotechnologies et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, B.P. 8106, Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
As part of the development of natural heritage of Morocco, an ethnobotanical study was undertaken in the Tarfaya province in order to inventory the main medicinal plants used in folk medicine to treat kidney stones. The means of study is a questionnaire distributed to 150 individuals which we considered as a representative sample of the population studied. The survey revealed that the frequency of use of medicinal plants is related to the age, sex and educational level of our respondents. The analysis of the obtained results showed that 40 plant species belonging to 27 botanical families were used in this region for the treatment of kidney stones. The most cited families were Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Poaceae. The most cited plant species were Herniaria hirsuta, Anastatica hierochuntica, Apium graveolens, Ziziphus lotus, Allium sativum and Ranunculus muricatus. The dominant plant part used in preparations was seed. The main mode of utilization was decoction. This study showed the importance of folk medicine for the local people living in the study area. Hence, this data could be the basis for ethnopharmacological and phytochemical studies.
Author Keywords: Ethnobotanical survey, Medicinal plants, kidney stones, Valorization, Morocco.
Volume 26, Issue 3, June 2019, Pages 711–719
Elhassan Idm’hand1, Fouad Msanda2, and Khalil Cherifi3
1 Laboratoire de Biotechnologies et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, B.P. 8106, Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
2 Laboratoire de Biotechnologies et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, B.P. 8106, Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
3 Laboratoire de Biotechnologies et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, B.P. 8106, Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
As part of the development of natural heritage of Morocco, an ethnobotanical study was undertaken in the Tarfaya province in order to inventory the main medicinal plants used in folk medicine to treat kidney stones. The means of study is a questionnaire distributed to 150 individuals which we considered as a representative sample of the population studied. The survey revealed that the frequency of use of medicinal plants is related to the age, sex and educational level of our respondents. The analysis of the obtained results showed that 40 plant species belonging to 27 botanical families were used in this region for the treatment of kidney stones. The most cited families were Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Poaceae. The most cited plant species were Herniaria hirsuta, Anastatica hierochuntica, Apium graveolens, Ziziphus lotus, Allium sativum and Ranunculus muricatus. The dominant plant part used in preparations was seed. The main mode of utilization was decoction. This study showed the importance of folk medicine for the local people living in the study area. Hence, this data could be the basis for ethnopharmacological and phytochemical studies.
Author Keywords: Ethnobotanical survey, Medicinal plants, kidney stones, Valorization, Morocco.
Abstract: (french)
Dans le cadre de la valorisation du patrimoine naturel marocain, une étude ethnobotanique a été réalisée dans la province de Tarfaya afin de répertorier les principales plantes médicinales utilisées en médecine traditionnelle pour traiter la lithiase urinaire. Le moyen d'étude est un questionnaire distribué à 150 personnes de la population locale. L'enquête a révélé que la fréquence d'utilisation des plantes médicinales est liée à l'âge, au sexe et au niveau d'éducation des enquêtés. Cette étude nous a permis de recenser 40 espèces de plantes médicinales, appartenant à 27 familles botaniques, utilisées dans cette région pour le traitement de la lithiase urinaire. Les familles les plus citées sont les Apiaceae, les Lamiaceae, les Leguminosae et les Poaceae. Les espèces végétales les plus citées sont Herniaria hirsuta, Anastatica hierochuntica, Apium graveolens, Ziziphus lotus, Allium sativum et Ranunculus muricatus. La graine constitue la partie de la plante dominante dans les préparations. La décoction est la méthode la plus utilisée. Cette étude a montré l’importance de la médecine traditionnelle pour traiter la lithiase urinaire dans la zone d’étude. Ces résultats pourraient être une base de données pour les recherches ultérieures dans les domaines de la phytochimie et de la pharmacologie.
Author Keywords: Étude ethnobotanique, Plantes médicinales, lithiase urinaire, Valorisation, Maroc.
How to Cite this Article
Elhassan Idm’hand, Fouad Msanda, and Khalil Cherifi, “Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in treatment of kidney stones in Tarfaya province (Morocco),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 711–719, June 2019.
