[ Enquête ethnobotanique sur l'utilisation de Pistacia lentiscus au Nord du MAROC (Taounate) ]
Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2015, Pages 864–872
Maha Hafsé1, Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim2, and Abdellah Farah3
1 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Saïss, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, P.O.Box 2202, Fès, Maroc
2 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Saïss, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, P.O.Box 2202, Fès, Morocco
3 Laboratoire des plantes médicinales, aromatiques et substances naturelles, Institut National des plantes médicinales et aromatiques, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fès, Maroc
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 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.
Traditional medicine was and is still currently sought by people who trust in the popular uses of medicinal and aromatic plants and who are unable to tolerate the modern medicine's costs.
This ethnobotanic investigation aims to highlight the different uses of Pistacia lentiscus in Taounate city (North of MOROCCO). During the whole month of March 2014, a questionnaire was used with locals, herbalists and medical herbalists in the study area.
Results of this investigation showed that P. lentiscus is primarily used for its therapeutic properties (78%), specifically against digestive diseases (75%). The majority of treatments was prepared by decoction (58%) from leaves (77 %) and was generally orally administered (77%) as herbal tea (60%). The cure rate is 90%.
With therapeutic uses specified, cure rates indicated (90%) and absence of adverse effects reported, P. lentiscus could be a source of bioactive product for the formulation of new drugs.
Author Keywords: P. lentiscus, Taounate, Ethnobotanical survey, Traditional uses, therapeutic uses, cosmetic uses.
Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2015, Pages 864–872
Maha Hafsé1, Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim2, and Abdellah Farah3
1 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Saïss, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, P.O.Box 2202, Fès, Maroc
2 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Saïss, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, P.O.Box 2202, Fès, Morocco
3 Laboratoire des plantes médicinales, aromatiques et substances naturelles, Institut National des plantes médicinales et aromatiques, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fès, Maroc
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 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
Traditional medicine was and is still currently sought by people who trust in the popular uses of medicinal and aromatic plants and who are unable to tolerate the modern medicine's costs.
This ethnobotanic investigation aims to highlight the different uses of Pistacia lentiscus in Taounate city (North of MOROCCO). During the whole month of March 2014, a questionnaire was used with locals, herbalists and medical herbalists in the study area.
Results of this investigation showed that P. lentiscus is primarily used for its therapeutic properties (78%), specifically against digestive diseases (75%). The majority of treatments was prepared by decoction (58%) from leaves (77 %) and was generally orally administered (77%) as herbal tea (60%). The cure rate is 90%.
With therapeutic uses specified, cure rates indicated (90%) and absence of adverse effects reported, P. lentiscus could be a source of bioactive product for the formulation of new drugs.
Author Keywords: P. lentiscus, Taounate, Ethnobotanical survey, Traditional uses, therapeutic uses, cosmetic uses.
Abstract: (french)
La médecine traditionnelle, était et reste encore actuellement sollicitée par les populations ayant confiance aux usages populaires des plantes médicinales et aromatiques et qui sont incapables de supporter les charges de la médecine moderne. Ainsi, cette enquête a pour objectif de mettre en évidence les différentes utilisations de Pistacia lentiscus dans la ville de Taounate (Nord du MAROC). Durant le mois de Mars 2014, un questionnaire a été utilisé auprès des habitants, des herboristes et des phytothérapeutes de la zone d'étude.
Les résultats de l'enquête ont montré que P. lentiscus est principalement utilisé pour ses vertus thérapeutiques (78%), précisément contre les affections de tube digestif (75%). La majorité des remèdes est préparée par décoction (58%) à partir des feuilles (77%) et généralement administrée par voie orale (77%) sous forme de tisane (60%). Le taux de guérison est de 90%. Grâce aux vertus thérapeutiques précisés et au taux de guérison indiqué (90%), P. lentiscus pourrait être considéré comme source de produits bioactifs pour la formulation de nouveaux médicaments, surtout qu'aucun effet indésirable n'a été signalé.
Author Keywords: P. lentiscus, Taounate, enquête ethnobotanique, utilisations Traditionnelles, utilisations thérapeutiques, utilisations cosmétiques.
How to Cite this Article
Maha Hafsé, Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim, and Abdellah Farah, “Ethnobotanical survey on the use of Pistacia lentiscus in northern MOROCCO (Taounate),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 864–872, December 2015.
