Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco
Plants have been recognized since antiquity in Morocco as a heritage and a remedy for a variety of ailments with a diverse range of pharmacological effects. The current work is ethnomedicinal research conducted to collect herbalists’ knowledge about plants utilized in traditional medicine to treat f...
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| author | Amal Dagni Ramona Suharoschi Simona-Codruta Hegheș Rodica Vârban Oana Lelia Pop Romana Vulturar Adriana Fodor Angela Cozma Abdelaziz Soukri Bouchra El Khalfi |
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| description | Plants have been recognized since antiquity in Morocco as a heritage and a remedy for a variety of ailments with a diverse range of pharmacological effects. The current work is ethnomedicinal research conducted to collect herbalists’ knowledge about plants utilized in traditional medicine to treat febrile illnesses. In Casablanca, Morocco, 105 herbalists provided information. The data were examined using seven quantitative indices: The Fidelity Level (FL), Use Value (UV), Frequency of Citation (FC), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC), and Informant Consensus Factor (ICF). During the current investigation, twenty-two different species of medicinal plants from eleven families have been reported as being used to treat fevers. The most recommended plant with a high Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC = 0.15) is <i>Dysphania ambrosioides</i> L., which indicates the importance of this species in controlling fever, especially when it is combined with <i>Citrus</i> × <i>limon</i> (L.) Osbeck (RFC = 0.139). Hence, the use of these plants was compared to the literature review. This research contributed to documenting and preserving important Moroccan traditional herbalists’ knowledge about plants used to cure febrile illnesses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac12af1b29a747d8bd0d06f743cbf5d52023-11-18T19:00:32ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-07-0115787910.3390/d15070879Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, MoroccoAmal Dagni0Ramona Suharoschi1Simona-Codruta Hegheș2Rodica Vârban3Oana Lelia Pop4Romana Vulturar5Adriana Fodor6Angela Cozma7Abdelaziz Soukri8Bouchra El Khalfi9Health and Biotechnology Research Center, Laboratory of Physiopathology, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Maarif B.P 5366, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoDepartment of Food Science, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăștur, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Drug Analysis, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăștur, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Food Science, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăștur, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Molecular Sciences, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaClinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaInternal Medicine Department, 4th Medical Clinic “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaHealth and Biotechnology Research Center, Laboratory of Physiopathology, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Maarif B.P 5366, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoHealth and Biotechnology Research Center, Laboratory of Physiopathology, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Maarif B.P 5366, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoPlants have been recognized since antiquity in Morocco as a heritage and a remedy for a variety of ailments with a diverse range of pharmacological effects. The current work is ethnomedicinal research conducted to collect herbalists’ knowledge about plants utilized in traditional medicine to treat febrile illnesses. In Casablanca, Morocco, 105 herbalists provided information. The data were examined using seven quantitative indices: The Fidelity Level (FL), Use Value (UV), Frequency of Citation (FC), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC), and Informant Consensus Factor (ICF). During the current investigation, twenty-two different species of medicinal plants from eleven families have been reported as being used to treat fevers. The most recommended plant with a high Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC = 0.15) is <i>Dysphania ambrosioides</i> L., which indicates the importance of this species in controlling fever, especially when it is combined with <i>Citrus</i> × <i>limon</i> (L.) Osbeck (RFC = 0.139). Hence, the use of these plants was compared to the literature review. This research contributed to documenting and preserving important Moroccan traditional herbalists’ knowledge about plants used to cure febrile illnesses.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/7/879Casablancaethnobotanyfeverherbalist’s knowledgemedicinal plants |
| spellingShingle | Amal Dagni Ramona Suharoschi Simona-Codruta Hegheș Rodica Vârban Oana Lelia Pop Romana Vulturar Adriana Fodor Angela Cozma Abdelaziz Soukri Bouchra El Khalfi Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco Diversity Casablanca ethnobotany fever herbalist’s knowledge medicinal plants |
| title | Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_full | Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_short | Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_sort | ethnobotanical survey on plants used to manage febrile illnesses among herbalists in casablanca morocco |
| topic | Casablanca ethnobotany fever herbalist’s knowledge medicinal plants |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/7/879 |
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