Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in the Traditional Treatment of Female Infertility in Fez Region, Morocco
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- 17 October 2019
- journal article
- Published by JLE in Phytotherapie
- Vol. 18 (5) , 321-339
Abstract
An ethnopharmacological survey was carried out among 224 informants to collect the information on medicinal plants used for the traditional treatment of female infertility in the Fes, Meknes and Boulemane region. In total, 63 plant species belonging to 29 families were used against female infertility. The most frequently cited plants wereLavandula officinalis(26.33%),Mentha pulegium(13.83%),Mentha suaveolens(11.16%),Rosmarinus officinalis(10.71%) andPetroselinum sativum(8.03%). Furthermore, the present study represents a useful documentation for the preservation of this knowledge about medicinal plants and for the amelioration of women reproductive health.Keywords
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