Poisonous medicinal plants used in the popular pharmacopoeia of the Rif, northern Morocco

Chaachouay, Noureddine; Benkhnigue, Ouafae; Douira, Allal; Zidane, Lahcen

doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.10.028

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“…called Oud El-Rih in the West and A-ghriss in Sahara. These findings are in agreement with those reported in Algeria (Benarba, 2015;Bouasla and Bouasla, 2017), Morocco (Chaachouay et al, 2020;Merrouni and Elachouri, 2020;Yebouk et al, 2020), and other countries such as Yamen, Turkey, India, and China (Prabhu et al, 2014;Polat, 2019).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…According to our results, M. vulgare, A. herba-alba, Z. officinale, and J. phoenicia had the absolute FL value of 100% in several ailment categories (SRD, cancer, respiratory diseases, and GISD). These findings are in agreement with those previously reported in different neighboring regions (Benarba et al, 2015;Bouasla and Bouasla, 2017;Chaachouay et al, 2020). Besides these species, Parietaria officinalis L. was found to possess an FL of 100% for kidney diseases which is consistent with findings previously reported in North-West Algeria (Benarba, 2016) and Morocco (Ammor et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 93%

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Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study

Belhouala

Benarba

2021

Front. Pharmacol.

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Traditional medicine is the cornerstone that boosts scientific research to explore new therapeutic approaches. The study aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants to treat various ailments by Algerian traditional healers. Forty traditional healers were face-to-face interviewed in three different Algerian areas (West, Kabylia, and Sahara). The data collected were analyzed using quantitative indices such as fidelity level (FL) and informant consensus factor (FIC). A total of 167 species belonging to 70 families were recorded. Lamiaceae (13%), Asteraceae (13%), Apiaceae (7%), and Rosaceae and Fabaceae (5% each) were the most cited families. The survey revealed that leaves were the most used parts of the plants (29%). Furthermore, decoction (35%), raw (24%), and infusion (19%) were the common modes for the remedies’ preparation. Here, 15% of the total species were newly reported as medicinal plants. Besides, it was reported for the first time a total of 47 new therapeutic uses for 20 known plant species. Of 17 ailments categories, cancer was presented by 44 species, showing the highest FIC of 0.46. Marrubium vulgare L., Artemisia herba-alba Asso., Zingiber officinale Roscoe., and Juniperus phoenicea L. recorded the maximum fidelity value of 100%. Therefore, our study reveals strong ethnomedicinal knowledge shared by local populations living in the three regions studied. The medicinal species with a high FL could be promising candidates for identifying new bioactive molecules.

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Section: New Reports and New Usessupporting

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Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study

Belhouala

Benarba

2021

Front. Pharmacol.

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“…Besides, the leaves are the seat of the photosynthesis and sometimes the storage of the secondary metabolites responsible for the biological properties of the plant. Similar findings indicated leaf as a major dominant plant part in Morocco [22,[38][39][40][41] or Africa [36,[42][43][44] for herbal medicine preparation.…”

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Neurological Phytotherapy by Indigenous People of Rif, Morocco

Chaachouay¹,

Zidane²

2021

Therapy Approaches in Neurological Disorders

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The Rif region has a rich culture of popular medicine use and valuable medicinal plant practices. This study aimed to assess the potential concerning medicinal plants used in the treatment of neurological diseases. An ethnobotanical survey has been carried out in the Rif for two periods from June 2016 to June 2018. To gather information about indigenous medicinal plants, 520 indigenous people of Rif were interviewed. The data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and free listening, analyzed, and compared. A total of 42 plant species belonging to 37 genera and 23 families were mentioned to be used for treatment by the informants. Lamiaceae was the most commonly reported family in this study area. The most common ailment treated was epilepsy. The preponderance of the herbal remedies was prepared from infusion (53.4%). Leaf was the commonly used plant part (44.3%) and Marrubium vulgare L. (29.4%) was the species most commonly prescribed by indigenous healers. The results of this investigation revealed that indigenous communities living in the Rif are still reliant on plants to treat neurological diseases. These reported medicinal species can serve as a source for further investigations on these medicinal plant knowledge and future phytochemical, toxicological, and pharmacological studies.

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“…A amostra final foi composta por cinco artigos. Os artigos foram estudos do tipo transversal com procedência em diferentes países como Marrocos (Achour et al, 2022;Chaachouay et al, 2021), Irã (Maleki & Akhani, 2018), Espanhã (Batenero-hernán et al, 2017) e Brasil (Silva et al, 2016). Em relação ao idioma, com exceção do trabalho de Batenero-Hernán e colaboradores (2017), todos estavam no idioma inglês.…”

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O uso irracional de plantas medicinais: uma revisão integrativa

Ferreira

Vasconcelos

2022

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O aumento de consumidores de produtos naturais e medicinais para profilaxia e tratamento, justifica-se tanto pelo seu potencial terapêutico, quanto pela acessibilidade de custo quando comparado aos produtos industrializados. Entretanto, o uso irracional de plantas medicinais que seguem a formulação de preparos ineficientes e estocagem errônea destes vegetais, podem provocar grandes prejuízos à saúde de um indivíduo. Realizou-se uma revisão integrativa nas bases de dados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, utilizando a inserção dos descritores em Ciências da Saúde “Fitoterapia” e o termo “Uso irracional”, combinados com o auxílio do operador booleano “AND”, o presente estudo buscou identificar plantas medicinais usadas de modo irracional que podem oferecer risco à população. A partir da análise dos dados, sintetizados pela revisão, observou-se que as plantas medicinais potencialmente perigosas verificadas foram: Atractylis gummifera L., Peganum harmala L., Peganum harmala L., Dittrichia viscosa (L.), Rosmarinus officinalis L., Salvia officinalis L., Himatanthus bracteatus, Ipomoea purga (Wender.), Ixora coccinea Linn. (Rubiaceae), Peganum harmala L., Papaver somniferum L., Dittrichia viscosa (L.), Anís, Plantago, Duranta repens Linn. (Verbenaceae), Papaver somniferum L., Salvia officinalis L., Artemisia herba-alba Asso., Semenovia suffruticosa, Byrsonima sericea DC. (Malpighiaceae), Duranta repens Linn. (Verbenaceae), Ixora coccinea Linn. (Rubiaceae), Valeriana e Camomila. Os resultados apontaram que a dosagem elevada destas plantas, bem como a associação delas com medicamentos sintéticos pode resultar em toxicidade para o paciente. Dessa forma, conclui-se evidenciando papel dos profissionais de saúde, principalmente os farmacêuticos, no fornecimento de informações e orientações a respeito da planta fitoterápica utilizada.

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Poisonous medicinal plants used in the popular pharmacopoeia of the Rif, northern Morocco

Cited by 40 publications

References 32 publications

Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study

Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study

Neurological Phytotherapy by Indigenous People of Rif, Morocco

O uso irracional de plantas medicinais: uma revisão integrativa

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