02010nas a2200229 4500008004100000024000700041245008600048210006900134260001700203300001200220490000700232520134100239653002101580653001301601653001801614653002501632653001701657100001901674700002601693700002501719856003601744 2022 eng d a1100aEthnobotanical Study of Plants Used for the Treatment of Urolithiasis in Morocco 0 aEthnobotanical Study of Plants Used for the Treatment of Urolith cOctober 2022 a542-5470 v143 a

Urolithiasis (UL) is a frequent pathology which affects between 5 and 20% of the population according to the countries and areas. The aim of this study was to determine the medicinal plants used traditionally by patients with UL in the Kenitra and Sidi Kacem cities (Morocco). From January 2012 to February 2015, 50 herbalists and 166 patients with urolithiasis who live in the area under study were interviewed by using structured questionnaire. The following data were recorded: name of the patients or herbalists with their age, sex name of the plant (s) (vernacular name), parts used mode of preparation and administration. A total of 42 plant species belonging to 24 families, mostly from the Apiaceae (16.66%) Lamiaceae (11.9%) were used to treat the UL in the area. All the plants were prepared by decoction which are taken orally for a period of one week. Herniaria hirsuta (Hh) and Ziziphus lotus (Zl) were repeatedly mentioned by the patients and herbalists as most used for the management of UL in this area. It’s concluded that the traditional remedies are the first line to treat the UL in this area. Hh and Zl were the most commonly used plants in this treatment which a study of antiurolithiatic characteristics seem to be necessary to evaluate its use in therapy.

10aMedicinal plants10aMorocco.10aQuestionnaire10aTraditional medicine10aUrolithiasis1 aChakit, Miloud1 aHessni, Aboubaker, El1 aMesfioui, Abdelhalim uhttps://phcogj.com/article/1868