Ethnobotanical studies and economic evaluation of medicinal plants in Taounate province (Northern Morocco)

Antioxidants, Free Radicals Scavenging and Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Potentials of Ajuga iva L. Extracts.

“…It was reported that the Ajuga iva extract decreases plasma cholesterol and triglycerides rats [24] . In addition, no apparent toxicity was observed for this plant [21] . In the light of pharmacological and toxicological studies, Ajuga iva L. appears to be a valuable plant and could be used to treat conditions where inhibition and free-radicals scavenging of XO is warranted.…”

“…The antioxidant effects of plant extracts and diverse groups of plant phenolic compounds -flavonoids are well documented [16], [17] . Ajuga iva L is a common plant in North Africa, it is widely used in traditional pharmacopea to treat diabetes and other free radicals related disorders [18], [19], [20], [21], [22] . Pharmacological studies have shown that Ajuga iva has anti-ulcerogenic and anti-inflammatory activities.…”

Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants with hallucinogenic effect and plants used against pain, inflammatory diseases, diabetes and urinary lithiasis in Zagora “Morocco”.

“…This richness of MPs is a result of the various and heterogenic climate that could be observed from a region to another. Many studies were previously conducted in different areas of Morocco to collect and gather information about local pharmacopeia [8][9][10]. Some of these studies have focused on East regions, but there is not any complete specific scientific survey about other regions, such as the Zagora province [11,12].…”

Evaluation of antidiabetic properties of cactus pear seed oil in rats

“…CPSO supplementation of the diet of normal rats decreased blood glucose, increased liver and muscle glycogen, and decreased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (Ennouri et al, 2006a(Ennouri et al, , 2007. Furthermore, O. ficus-indica is reputed to be antidiabetic (El-Hilaly et al, 2003;Marles & Farnsworth, 1995;Tahraoui et al, 2007). Both cladodes extract and stemfruit combinations lowered plasma sugar in a healthy rat model (Butterweck et al, 2011), and cactus pear polysaccharides were beneficial in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats (Liu et al, 2010).…”