Amrati Fatima Ez-Zahra, Bourhia Mohammed, Slighoua Meryem, Mohammad Salamatullah Ahmad, Alzahrani Abdulhakeem, Ullah Riaz, Bari Amina, Bousta Dalila
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agrofood and environment (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco.
Laboratory of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Environment, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco.
Saudi Pharm J. 2021 Oct;29(10):1185-1204. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2021.09.005. Epub 2021 Sep 20.
Since their existence on earth, humans have used herbal medicine to meet their requirements for medication. 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. 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. : 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. : This work may contribute towards the society as it provides interesting data on traditional medicinal knowledge of medicinal plantsused to fight cancer.
自人类在地球上存在以来，就一直使用草药来满足其用药需求。这项工作指的是一项开展的研究，旨在对摩洛哥非斯-梅克内斯地区用于治疗癌症的药用植物进行民族药理学调查。为实现这一目标，有300名信息提供者，包括237名当地人和63名草药医生。他们被要求填写一份相关调查问卷，旨在收集有关既定目标的数据。向信息提供者询问了当地名称、药用植物使用的部位、制备方式、给药途径、参考区域以及生态分布。计算了引用相对频率（RFC）和可信度水平（FL），以确定信息提供者推荐的用于疾病治疗的最有效植物。：本次调查获得的结果显示，非斯-梅克内斯地区有47个科的94种植物被用于治疗癌症。果实、叶子和种子是最常用的植物部位，而粉末和煎剂是最常用的药物制备方法。：这项工作可能对社会有贡献，因为它提供了有关用于对抗癌症的药用植物传统医学知识的有趣数据。
