[ Enquête ethnobotanique sur l’utilisation de Coriaria myrtifolia au Nord du Maroc ]
Volume 20, Issue 3, June 2017, Pages 1011–1019
Maha HAFSE1, Abdellah FARAH2, and Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim3
1 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Saïss, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, P.O. Box 2202, Fès, Morocco
2 National Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, BP 159, Taounate principale, 34 000, Morocco
3 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Saïss, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, P.O.Box 2202, Fès, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2017 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.
This survey is part of a work on the valorisation of Coriaria myrtifolia of the North of Morocco. Its objective is to determine the traditional use of this plant by the local population. In order to achieve this objective, a questionnaire is used with inhabitants, herbalists and phytotherapists in the Chefchaouene region. The results revealed that Coriaria myrtifolia is generally used as a whole (90%) for various uses such as burning (87%) washing of kitchen utensils (3%) and tanning of leather (10%).
Author Keywords: Coriaria myrtifolia, ethnobotanical survey, chefchaouene, traditional use, questionnaire.
Volume 20, Issue 3, June 2017, Pages 1011–1019
Maha HAFSE1, Abdellah FARAH2, and Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim3
1 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Saïss, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, P.O. Box 2202, Fès, Morocco
2 National Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, BP 159, Taounate principale, 34 000, Morocco
3 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Microbienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Saïss, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, P.O.Box 2202, Fès, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2017 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
This survey is part of a work on the valorisation of Coriaria myrtifolia of the North of Morocco. Its objective is to determine the traditional use of this plant by the local population. In order to achieve this objective, a questionnaire is used with inhabitants, herbalists and phytotherapists in the Chefchaouene region. The results revealed that Coriaria myrtifolia is generally used as a whole (90%) for various uses such as burning (87%) washing of kitchen utensils (3%) and tanning of leather (10%).
Author Keywords: Coriaria myrtifolia, ethnobotanical survey, chefchaouene, traditional use, questionnaire.
Abstract: (french)
Cette enquête s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un travail portant sur la valorisation de Coriaria myrtifolia du Nord du Maroc. Elle a comme objectif la détermination de l’usage traditionnel de cette plante par la population locale. Afin d’atteindre cet objectif, un questionnaire est utilisé auprès des habitants, des herboristes et des phytothérapeutes de la région de chefchaouene. Les résultats ont révélé que Coriaria myrtifolia est généralement utilisée toute entière (90%) pour différents usages comme la combustion (87%), le lavage des ustensiles de la cuisine (3%) et le tannage des cuirs (10%).
Author Keywords: Coriaria myrtifolia, enquête ethnobotanique, chefchaouene, utilisation traditionnelle, questionnaire.
How to Cite this Article
Maha HAFSE, Abdellah FARAH, and Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim, “Ethnobotanical survey on the use of Coriaria myrtifolia in northern Morocco,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 1011–1019, June 2017.
