El-Hilaly Jaouad, Hmammouchi Mohamed, Lyoussi Badiâa
UFR Physiology-Pharmacology, Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Dhar El Mehraz, USMBA, BP 1976 Atlas fez, Morocco.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2003 Jun;86(2-3):149-58. doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00012-6.
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out among the Taounate population in Northern Morocco to identify plants used in folk-medicine. Two distinct physiographic regions of the province, populated by two ethnic groups, were surveyed. Extensive investigation undertaken during the past 5 years has brought to light 102 medicinal plants belonging to 48 families. The scientific and vernacular names of plants, their ecological distribution, and the popular uses of the plant, the part of the plant used, the preparation and mode of administration are presented. Plants are widely used in indigenous pharmacopoeia to alleviate the common symptoms of cardiovascular (5.8%), gastrointestinal (24.9%), bronchopulmonary systems (9.8%), urogenital (12.2%) and skin (9.2%) diseases, and other disorders which are often associated with magic. The majority of medicinal plants grow in the wild (61%), while others are cultivated (37%) and some (1.9%) are domesticated. These plants are more abundant in the northern part (62%) of the province where they grow in forested areas. Among the 102 species inventoried, 13(12.7%) medicinal plants are widely commercialized in the region and exploited outside of the province. The data collected from 17 wholesalers, show the income derived from medicinal plants to be about USD 1,826,900 per year. This survey demonstrates that the medicinal plant sector in the province is a promising economic resource for developing this region, but it needs planned exploitation, and that the tribes should continue to master the folk-medicine.
在摩洛哥北部的陶纳特人群中开展了一项民族植物学调查，以确定民间医学中使用的植物。对该省两个不同的地貌区域进行了调查，这两个区域居住着两个不同的民族。过去5年进行的广泛调查发现了属于48个科的102种药用植物。列出了这些植物的学名和俗名、它们的生态分布、植物的常见用途、使用的植物部位、制备方法和给药方式。这些植物在本土药典中被广泛用于缓解心血管疾病（5.8%）、胃肠道疾病（24.9%）、支气管肺部系统疾病（9.8%）、泌尿生殖系统疾病（12.2%）和皮肤疾病（9.2%）的常见症状，以及其他常与魔法相关的病症。大多数药用植物生长在野外（61%），其他的是人工种植的（37%），还有一些（1.9%）是驯化的。这些植物在该省北部（62%）更为丰富，它们生长在森林地区。在所列的102个物种中，有13种（12.7%）药用植物在该地区广泛商业化，并在该省以外地区被开发利用。从17家批发商收集的数据显示，药用植物每年带来的收入约为1826900美元。这项调查表明，该省的药用植物部门是该地区发展中一个有前景的经济资源，但需要有计划地开发，而且部落应继续掌握民间医学。
