Efficacies and side effects of medicinal plants used by patients with cancer in Morocco: A retrospective treatment-outcome study

Medicinal plants have long been used as traditional medicines in Morocco. Patients with cancer frequently use medicinal plants, with a frequency ranging from 11% to 39%. No studies have evaluated these patients in the Beni Mellal-Khenifra region. We investigated the beneficial and adverse effects of...

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Published in:Journal of ethnopharmacology 2023-01, Vol.301, p.115783-115783, Article 115783
Main Authors: Aboufaras, Mohamed, Selmaoui, Karima, Ouzennou, Nadia
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adverse effects
Benefits
Cancer
Herbal medicine
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Summary:Medicinal plants have long been used as traditional medicines in Morocco. Patients with cancer frequently use medicinal plants, with a frequency ranging from 11% to 39%. No studies have evaluated these patients in the Beni Mellal-Khenifra region. We investigated the beneficial and adverse effects of medicinal plants used by patients with cancer in this region. We conducted a retrospective study of the outcomes of traditional treatment with medicinal plants (retrospective treatment-outcome study: RTO) in 194 patients with cancer at the regional oncology centre of Béni Mellal. Beneficial effects were reported by 39% of patients. All users of the seeds of Prunus armeniaca L. reported beneficial effects (100%), followed by Curcuma longa L. (50%). We did not observe any significant difference in efficacies between the most commonly used plants (P > 0.05). Patients with cancer who had a low socioeconomic level experienced greater benefits from herbal medicines (p 
ISSN:0378-8741
1872-7573
DOI:10.1016/j.jep.2022.115783