Étude ethnopharmacologique de quelques plantes utilisées dans le traitement du diabète dans la région de Meknès- Tafilalet (Maroc)

Abstract

A survey ethnobotanical allowed to retain some plants in the region of Meknes-Tafilalet traditionally used to treat diabetes, Thymelaea hirsuta, Chenopodium ambroiside, Mentha pulegium, Teucrium Polium, Arthemisia absintium, Olea europea, Ruta montana, Buxus simpervirens, cassia cinnamumum, Carum carvi, Marrubium vulgare. Preliminary studies have shown an activity of aqueous extract of these plants on rats normoglycaemia. This article is a contribution to the standardization of these plants in traditional medicine. © 2010 Springer Verlag.