Floristic analysis of the medicinal flora used by the population of the Central Middle Atlas (Morocco)

Within the scope of the exploitation of natural resources, an ethnobotanical and floristic study was carried out in the Central Middle Atlas to identify the medicinal plants used in traditional medicine and to collect as much information as possible about the local knowledge held by the local popula...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2022-10, Vol.1090 (1), p.12025
Main Authors: Hachi, M, Hachi, T, Essabiri, H, Ainane, T, El Yaakoubi, A, Zidane, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Central Middle Atlas
Endemic species
Ethnobotany
Flora
Floristic
Herbal medicine
Local population
Medicinal plants
Morocco
Natural resources
Oregano
Overexploitation
Population studies
Resource exploitation
Sampling methods
Surveys
Traditional medicine
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Within the scope of the exploitation of natural resources, an ethnobotanical and floristic study was carried out in the Central Middle Atlas to identify the medicinal plants used in traditional medicine and to collect as much information as possible about the local knowledge held by the local population. Ethnobotanical field surveys were conducted during two campaigns (2013 and 2014) using a questionnaire sheet. The location of the different ethnobotanical and floristic surveying environments was identified by the stratified sampling method. The survey was carried out among 1560 inhabitants randomly selected from the population of the study area with a sample of 40 persons per stratum. The results of these surveys have enabled us to draw up a catalog of 267 medicinal species divided into 211 genera and 79 families, among which: 6 are the most represented, including Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Rosaceae, Fabaceae and Poaceae. Oregano (Origanum compactum Benth.) is the most used species. The elaborated catalog is characterized by the presence of endemic species of Morocco and also by the presence of rare or threatened taxa with a percentage of 6, 36 % of the listed species. The study contributes to improving knowledge about traditional medicine and safeguarding folk knowledge. but abusive gathering can put wild medicinal species at risk, many populations of local medicinal species suffer from overexploitation. Thus, it is necessary to provide legislative measures capable of protecting them and also to create specialized nurseries in order to curb the abuse of use and direct it towards a more rational and scientific use.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/1090/1/012025