Enquête ethnobotanique sur l'utilisation de Pistacia lentiscus au Nord du MAROC (Taounate)/ [ Ethnobotanical survey on the use of Pistacia lentiscus in northern MOROCCO (Taounate) ]

Traditional medicine was and is still currently sought by people who trust in the popular uses of medicinal and aromatic plants and who are unable to tolerate the modern medicine's costs. This ethnobotanic investigation aims to highlight the different uses of Pistacia lentiscus in Taounate city. During the whole month of March 2014, a questionnaire was used with locals, herbalists and medical herbalists in the study area. Results of this investigation showed that P. lentiscus is primarily used for its therapeutic properties (78%), specifically against digestive diseases (75%). The majority of treatments was prepared by decoction (58%) from leaves (77%) and was generally orally administered (77%) as herbal tea (60%). The cure rate is 90%. With therapeutic uses specified, cure rates indicated (90%) and absence of adverse effects reported, P. lentiscus could be a source of bioactive product for the formulation of new drugs.