J Ethnopharmacol. 2000 Sep; 72(1-2): 101-10.

Herbal medicine in Jordan with special emphasis on less commonly used medicinal herbs.

Afifi FU, Abu-Irmaileh B.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. fatueafi@ju.edu.jo

The use of herbal medicine in Jordan is very common. In order to evaluate the knowledge and the attitudes of the herbalists and acquire the common and less common medicinal herbs sold by the Jordanian herbalists, more than 100 herbalists throughout the country were interviewed and data concerning herbs present in their shops, the herbalists' recommendations and other observations were collected. The present paper reports on the less common herbs and problems observed dealing with them.