Ethnobotanical studies and economic evaluation of medicinal plants in Taounate province (Northern Morocco)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 149-158

  El Hilaly, Jaouad ^a   Hmammouchi, Mohamed ^b   Lyoussi, Badiâa ^a  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Ethnobotanical survey; Medicinal plants; Taounate ethnobotany; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AMMI VISNAGA EXTRACT; APIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA LONGA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; ARUM MACULATUM EXTRACT; BORAGO OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; BRASSICA OLERACEA EXTRACT; CAPPARIS SPINOSA EXTRACT; CARUM CARVI EXTRACT; CENTAUREA CYANUS EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM AMBROIOIDES EXTRACT; CICHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; CNICUS BENEDICTUS EXTRACT; CONYZA CANADENIS EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CORRIGIOLA TELEPHIIFOLIA EXTRACT; CUCURBITA PEPO EXTRACT; DAUCUS CAROTA EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; INSULA VISCOSA EXTRACT; NARCISSUS TAZETTA EXTRACT; NERIUM OLEANDER EXTRACT; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA EXTRACT; PIMPINELLA ANISUM EXTRACT; PISTACIA ATIANTICA EXTRACT; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RAPHANUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGAVE SISALANA; ARTICLE; BOTANY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ETHNIC GROUP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MARKET; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOROCCO; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SKIN DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0037963963     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00012-6     Document Type: Article

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