The use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes in Morocco

Eddouks, Mohamed; Ouahidi, Moulay Laarbi; Farid, Omar; Moufid, Abderrahmane; Khālidī, Aḥmad Samīḥ; Lemhadri, A.

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“…Healing plants remain the only way of treatment for 70 % of the world population (Rejdali, 1996, Peyron, 2000 and for 80 % of the African population (OMS, 2003). The percentage of use of healing plants in the preventive and curative virtues varies in the studied regions, from 50 to 80 % (Eddouks et al, 2007). More than 25000 plants are used in the pharmacopoeia and more than 50 % of pharmaceutical products available on the market are of natural origin Journal of Applied Biosciences 84:7707 -7722 ISSN 1997-5902 (Hamilton, 2003.…”

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Agadir Ida Ou Tanane province (southwest Morocco)

Ouhaddou¹,

Boubaker²,

Msanda³

et al. 2015

J. App. Bioscience.

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Objective: As part of the development of natural heritage of Morocco, an ethnobotanical study was conducted in the region of Agadir Ida Ou Tanane (Southwest Morocco) with the aim to collect detailed information about the usage of plants in human therapy. Methodology and results: The survey was carried out over a period of 24 months, by means of semi-structured and structured interviews. A total of 400 interviews were done with traditional health practitioners and knowledgeable villagers. Data collected was on, vernacular names of plants, their uses, parts used and mode of preparation. Other information about users was also collected such as age, sex, level of education. A total of 110 plants species belonging to 53 families and 95 genera were inventoried with 7.27 % of the species endemic to Morocco. Plants frequently used were: Thymus satureioides (Tazouknnit, Zaitra), Thymus broussonnetii (Azoukni, Zaater), Argania spinosa (Argan), Tetraclinis articulata (Azouka, Aârar) and Lavandula dentate (Igerch, Halhal). The elderly (more than 50 years) have more knowledge in medicinal plants with regard to the other age groups, this indicates that knowledge was acquired by long experience accumulated. Conclusion and application of results: This survey shows that traditional medicine is still used and constituted a very rich heritage in Agadir Ida Ou Tanane Region. The collected data may help to avoid the loss of traditional knowledge on the use of medicinal plants detained in the study area, and represent the preliminary information required in view of a future phytochemical investigation on the most used plants.

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Agadir Ida Ou Tanane province (southwest Morocco)

Ouhaddou¹,

Boubaker²,

Msanda³

et al. 2015

J. App. Bioscience.

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“…In traditional medicine, several medicinal plants are used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus [2] . Ethnobotanic inquiries have recorded the plants used in such a perspective, among which Citrullus colocynthis (C. colocynthis) represent one of the most commonly used species [3,4] .…”

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Phytochemical screening and free radical scavenging activity of Citrullus colocynthis seeds extracts

Benariba

Djaziri

Bellakhdar

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

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Objective: To study the phytochemical screening of different extracts from Citrullus colocynthis (C. colocynthis ) seeds extracts and to assess their antioxidant activity on the DPPH free radical scavenging. Methods: Phytochemical screening, total content of polyphenols and flavonoids of C. colocynthis seeds extracts, including a crude aqueous extract (E1), a defatted aqueous extract (E2), a hydromethanolic extract (HM), an ethyl acetate extract (EA) and a n-butanol extract (n-B) was carried out according to the standard methods and to assess their corresponding effect on the antioxidant activity of this plant. Results: None of these extracts contained detectable amount of alkaloid, quinone, antraquinone, or reducing sugar. Catechic tannins and flavonoids were abundant in E1, HM and EA, whilst terpenoids were abundantly present in E1 and n-B but only weekly in HM. Coumarins were found in E2, EA and n-B. Polyphenols, expressed as gallic acid equivalent, amounted, per 100 g plant matter, to 329, 1002 and 150 mg in EA, HM an E1 respectively. Flavonoids, expressed as catechin equivalent, amounted, per 100 g plant matter to 620, 241 and 94 mg in EA, HM and E1 respectively. Comparable values were found in n-B and E1, with lower values in E2. Quercetin, myricetin and gallic acid were found in the EA and HM extracts by thin layer chromatography, The antioxidative effect of these extracts yielded, when tested at a concentration of 2 000 μg/mL in a 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl assay, a reducing percentage of 88.8% with EA, 74.5% with HM and 66.2% with E1, and corresponding IC 50 of 350, 580 and 500 μg/mL as compared to 1.1 μg/mL for ascorbic acid. Conclusions: These qualitative and quantitative analytical data document the presence in C. colocynthis extracts of such chemical compounds as flavonoids responsible for the antioxidant activity, as well as other biological activities of this plant. Contents lists available at ScienceDirectPeer reviewer C h e r i t i A b d e l k r i m , P r o f e s s o r , D e p a r t m e n t o f C h e m i s t r y ,

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“…In previous studies, many authors have shown that the percentage of the use of medicinal plants varies between 52 and 90%, depending on the region or where the investigation has been undertaken (Sekkat, 1987;Magoua, 1991;Nabih, 1992;Bellakhdar, 1997;Ziyyat et al, 1997;Eddouks et al, 2007;Benkhnigue et al, 2011). This strong use of medicinal plants is due to the strong belief of diabetic patients in their efficiency (95.86%), accessibility (2.86%) as well as their low cost (1.29%).…”

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“…In addition to these factors, the contribution of religion in the field of medicinal plants among the plants cited asanti-hyperglycaemic, some are drawn directly from the Koran and religious manuscripts. This is particularly the case of Lawsonia inermis, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Ziziphus lotus, Punica granatum, Myrtus communis, Nigella sativa, Allium sativum, Allium cepa, Olea europaea, Ficus garcia, and Zingiber officinalis (Eddouks et al, 2007).…”

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Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for the treatment of diabetes in the town of Sidi Slimane (Morocco)

Laadim¹,

Ouahidi²,

Zidane³

et al. 2017

J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.

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The study aimed to screen the antidiabetic plants used by 700 diabetic patients in the town of Sidi Slimane (northwestern Morocco). The results identified 59 species belonging to 28 botanical families, four of which are predominant (Lamiaceae: 9 species; Apiaceae: 7 species; Asteraceae: 5 species; Fabaceae: 4 species). The most used species are: Trigonella foenum-graecum, Oreganum vulgare, Salvia officinalis, Marrubium vulgare and Olea europaea. Similarly, majority of the anti-diabetic recipes are prepared as infusion and decoction. Further, seeds and leaves are the most used parts and are administered orally. These results constitute a database for subsequent studies to experimentally assess the potential of these plants.

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The use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes in Morocco

Cited by 45 publications

References 25 publications

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Agadir Ida Ou Tanane province (southwest Morocco)

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Agadir Ida Ou Tanane province (southwest Morocco)

Phytochemical screening and free radical scavenging activity of Citrullus colocynthis seeds extracts

Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for the treatment of diabetes in the town of Sidi Slimane (Morocco)

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