Fitoterapia. 2000 Jun; 71(3): 278-307.

Contribution to the knowledge of Rifian traditional medicine. II: Folk medicine in Ksar Lakbir district (NW Morocco).

Merzouki A, Ed-derfoufi F, Molero Mesa J .

Laboratoire d'Ethnobotanique, FacultÃ© des Sciences, UniversitÃ© Abdelmalek EssaÃ¢di, BP 2121, TÃ©touan, Morocco.merzouki@platon.ugr.es

An ethnobotanical survey of the medicinal plants used by the local population of the Ksar Lakbir district (NW Morocco) was conducted. One hundred and eighty-six species from 61 botanical families were recorded as well as their uses and modes of administration. Quantitative ethnopharmacological data (medicinal plant knowledge and use indices) were also evaluated and discussed.