2015•International journal of innovation and applied studiesRequires access
Ethnobotanical study: medicinal plants commercialized in the province of Laayoune; identification and use.
Ouafae El Yahyaoui, Nabil Ait Ouaaziz, Amal Sammama, Saloua Kerrouri, Bouabid Bahia, Lalla Aicha Lrhorfi, Lahcen Zidane, Rachid Bengueddour
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Abstract
Traditional medicine remains the principal remedy for a vast majority of people to solve their health problems, not only because it is an important part of cultural heritage, but also for reasons of limited financial means. It was passed from one generation to another through oral communication, taking the risk of significant loss of awareness. The ethnobotanical survey is essential for the identification of medicinal plants and their uses.The objective of our study was to identify the different traditional therapeutic uses of medicinal plants commercialized, and to document this traditional knowledge related to the use of these plants in the province La