Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco

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• Research Article   
  Use of Ethnomedicinal Plants by the People Living in the Middle Atlas Mountains in Morocco
  Author(s): Noureddine Hamamouch*
  
  Morocco has a high level of biodiversity and endemism of medicinal plants. However, these plants are threatened by the growing human population and climate change. The loss of medicinal plants will have a potential negative impact on the population who rely heavily on these plants for the treatments of diseases. The objective of the present study was to document ethnomedicinal knowledge use to treat different human ailments from people living in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Field work was conducted between March and May of 2017. Data was collected from 320 users through a questionnaire survey. Results of the study indicate that people of the Middle Atlas use 44 plant species mostly herbs (66%) for ethnomedicinal purposes. The highest the Informant Consensus Factor value (0.93) was obtained for gastrointestinal problems followed by respiratory infe.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0412.20.9.349

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