Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used for cancer treatment at the province of Nador, Morocco

IF 0.7 4区医学 Q4 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas Pub Date : 2024-03-30 DOI:10.37360/blacpma.24.23.2.22

K. Aberkani, Ahmed Nafis, Zakaria Zgourdeh, Abdelfatah Benchahid, H. Hanine, S. Samri

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Abstract

Morocco has varied wealth of aromatic and medicinal plants (AMPs) which are commonly used for prevention and treatment of various diseases or as complementary therapy such for cancer diseases. An ethnobotanical study was carried out in the province of Nador, located northeast of Morocco. A total of 418 persons were interviewed, information about their profile, type of medicinal plants existing in this area, plant characteristics and uses of those existing plants. Results showed 35 species distributed in 23 families, the most represented were Lamiaceae (7), Apiaceae (5) and Fabaceae (3). This study revealed that the population mainly used seeds (28%), leaves (26%), aerial parts (20%) and fruits (14%). Moreover, it has shown that Nerium oleander were used by the local population for cancer treatments. Biological activity of N. oleandershowed an antimicrobial effect on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosaand Staphylococcus aureus.

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摩洛哥纳祖尔省用于治疗癌症的药用植物的人种植物学研究

摩洛哥拥有丰富的芳香植物和药用植物（AMPs），这些植物通常用于预防和治疗各种疾病或作为辅助疗法，如癌症疾病。在摩洛哥东北部的纳祖尔省开展了一项人种植物学研究。共对 418 人进行了访谈，了解了他们的概况、该地区现有药用植物的类型、植物特征以及这些现有植物的用途。结果显示，35 种植物分布在 23 个科，其中最具代表性的是唇形科（7 种）、繖形花科（5 种）和豆科（3 种）。这项研究显示，人们主要使用种子（28%）、叶子（26%）、气生部分（20%）和果实（14%）。此外，研究还表明，夹竹桃被当地人用于治疗癌症。夹竹桃的生物活性显示其对大肠杆菌、绿脓杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌有抗菌作用。

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Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY-

CiteScore

1.30

自引率

14.30%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas (BLACPMA), [Latin American and Caribbean Bulletin of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants]; currently edited by the publishing house MS-Editions, is a bi-monthly international publication that publishes original peerreviewed research in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants, with nearly 20 years of experience. BLACPMA is a scientific journal that publishes two types of articles: Reviews (only in English) and Original Articles (Spanish or English), its main lines of action being agronomy, anthropology and ethnobotany, industrial applications, botany, quality and standardization, ecology and biodiversity, pharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacognosy, regulatory and legislative aspects. While all areas of medicinal plants are welcome and the experimental approaches used can be broad and interdisciplinary; other areas of research that are not mentioned depend on the Editorial Committee for their acceptance.