Traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of Fez-Meknes-Morocco
Background: Since their existence on earth, humans have used herbal medicine to meet their requirements for medication. The aim of the study: This work refers to a study conducted to carry out an ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of cancer in Fez-Meknes region of...
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| author | Fatima Ez-Zahra Amrati Mohammed Bourhia Meryem Slighoua Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah Abdulhakeem Alzahrani Riaz Ullah Amina Bari Dalila Bousta |
| author_facet | Fatima Ez-Zahra Amrati Mohammed Bourhia Meryem Slighoua Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah Abdulhakeem Alzahrani Riaz Ullah Amina Bari Dalila Bousta |
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| description | Background: Since their existence on earth, humans have used herbal medicine to meet their requirements for medication. The aim of the study: This work refers to a study conducted to carry out an ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of cancer in Fez-Meknes region of Morocco. Material and Methods: To achieve this goal, 300 informants including 237 local people and 63 herbalists. They were requested to fill a survey related questionnaire aiming at the collection of data about the addressed objective. Informants were asked about the vernacular names, parts of medicinal plants used, mode of preparation, route of administration, reference area as well as the ecological distribution. The Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) and Fidelity Level (FL) were calculated to identify the most effective plants recommended by informants for disease treatment. Results: The findings obtained in the present survey revealed that 94 species belonging to 47 families have been used for cancer treatment in the region of Fez-Meknes. Fruits, leaves, and seeds are the most commonly used plant parts, by the time powder and infusion arethe most common methods used fordrug preparations. Conclusion: This work may contribute towards the society as it provides interesting data on traditional medicinal knowledge of medicinal plantsused to fight cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7be13ffede44db99d7a99ba680818662022-12-21T22:39:16ZengElsevierSaudi Pharmaceutical Journal1319-01642021-10-01291011851204Traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of Fez-Meknes-MoroccoFatima Ez-Zahra Amrati0Mohammed Bourhia1Meryem Slighoua2Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah3Abdulhakeem Alzahrani4Riaz Ullah5Amina Bari6Dalila Bousta7Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agrofood and environment (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco; Corresponding authors.Laboratory of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Environment, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco; Corresponding authors.Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agrofood and environment (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, MoroccoDepartment of Food Science & Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Food Science & Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pharmacognosy (Medicinal Aromatic and Poisonous Plants Research Center), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaLaboratory of Biotechnology, Agrofood and environment (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Agrofood and environment (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, MoroccoBackground: Since their existence on earth, humans have used herbal medicine to meet their requirements for medication. The aim of the study: This work refers to a study conducted to carry out an ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of cancer in Fez-Meknes region of Morocco. Material and Methods: To achieve this goal, 300 informants including 237 local people and 63 herbalists. They were requested to fill a survey related questionnaire aiming at the collection of data about the addressed objective. Informants were asked about the vernacular names, parts of medicinal plants used, mode of preparation, route of administration, reference area as well as the ecological distribution. The Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) and Fidelity Level (FL) were calculated to identify the most effective plants recommended by informants for disease treatment. Results: The findings obtained in the present survey revealed that 94 species belonging to 47 families have been used for cancer treatment in the region of Fez-Meknes. Fruits, leaves, and seeds are the most commonly used plant parts, by the time powder and infusion arethe most common methods used fordrug preparations. Conclusion: This work may contribute towards the society as it provides interesting data on traditional medicinal knowledge of medicinal plantsused to fight cancer.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016421001833Ethnopharmacology |
| spellingShingle | Fatima Ez-Zahra Amrati Mohammed Bourhia Meryem Slighoua Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah Abdulhakeem Alzahrani Riaz Ullah Amina Bari Dalila Bousta Traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of Fez-Meknes-Morocco Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal Ethnopharmacology |
| title | Traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of Fez-Meknes-Morocco |
| title_full | Traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of Fez-Meknes-Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of Fez-Meknes-Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of Fez-Meknes-Morocco |
| title_short | Traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of Fez-Meknes-Morocco |
| title_sort | traditional medicinal knowledge of plants used for cancer treatment by communities of mountainous areas of fez meknes morocco |
| topic | Ethnopharmacology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016421001833 |
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