Table 2.

List of medicinal plants used to cure metabolic diseases in the Rif region, Morocco.

Scientific names of species and families	Local name	Parts used	Preparation	Medicinal uses	FL	UR	UV	FUV
Amaranthaceae								0.01
Beta vulgaris L.	Lbarba	Seed	Infusion	AN	100	06	0.01
Apiaceae								0.018
Ferula communis L.	Lkalkha	Leaf	Decoction	HT	100	04	0.007
Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris	Slilo	Leaf	Cooked	DT, HC	70.6	17	0.029
Asteraceae								0.060
Lactuca sativa L.	Elkhass	Leaf	Infusion	AN	100	22	0.038
Calendula arvensis M.Bieb.	Jemra, Azwiwel	Flower	Infusion	DT	100	96	0.165
Helianthus annuus L.	Abbad Shems	Seed	Infusion	AN	100	21	0.036
Sonchus tenerrimus L.	Tifaf	Leaf	Decoction	AN, OB, HT	48	25	0.043
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill	Tifaf	Whole plant	Decoction	HT	100	01	0.002
Tanacetum vulgare L.	Lbalssem	Leaf	Infusion	DT, AN, HC	52.4	42	0.072
Brassicaceae								0.029
Anastatica hierochuntica L.	Kaff Mariam	Root	Decoction	AN, HC	80	25	0.043
Brassica oleracea L.	Karnabite	Leaf	Other	AN, OB	77.8	09	0.015
Cucurbitaceae								0.112
Cucurbita pepo L.	Garaa Khedra	Fruit	Cooked	DT	100	43	0.074
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.	Lhdej, Taferzizte	Seed	Infusion	DT	100	09	0.015
Cupressaceae								0.136
Juniperus phoenicea L.	Arar Finiqi	Leaf	Decoction	DT	100	79	0.136
Euphorbiaceae								0.002
Euphorbia peplis L.	Laaya, Haliba	Whole plant	Other	OB	100	01	0.002
Fabaceae								0.02
Lupinus pilosus L.	Rjel Djaja	Seed	Infusion	DT	100	07	0.012
Acacia albida Delile	Chok Telh	Root	Decoction	OB	100	02	0.003
Phaseolus aureus Roxb.	Soja	Seed	Decoction	HC	100	02	0.003
Phaseolus vulgaris L.	Loubya	Seed	Cooked	AN	100	36	0.062
Fumariaceae								0.002
Fumaria officinalis L.	Hchicht Essibyan	Root	Decoction	HT	100	01	0.002
Lamiaceae								0.177
Marrubium vulgare L.	Merriwta Hara, Ifzi	Leaf	Infusion	OB	100	01	0.002
Salvia officinalis L.	Salmiya	Leaf	Infusion	AN	100	119	0.205
Rosmarinus officinalis L.	Azir, Yazir,	Leaf	Infusion	DT	100	189	0.325
Linaceae								0.112
Linum usitatissimum L.	Zeri't El Kettan	Seed	Cooked	DT	100	65	0.112
Moraceae								0.083
Ficus carica L.	Karmous, Chriha	Leaf	Infusion	DT, HC	70	10	0.0172
Ficus abelii Miq.	Karmous, Chriha	Leaf	Decoction	DT	100	103	0.177
Ficus dottata Gasp.	Karmous, Chriha	Fruit	Other	HC	100	11	0.019
Morus alba L.	Ettout	Leaf	Infusion	DT, AN, OB	58.8	68	0.117
Portulacaceae								0.009
Portulaca oleracea L.	Rejla, Tasmamine	Leaf	Cooked	HC	100	05	0.009
Rosaceae								0.130
Malus domestica Borkh.	Tûffah	Fruit	Other	DT	100	76	0.130

DT: Diabetes, AN: Anemia, HC: Hypercholesterolemia, OB: Obesity, HT: Hyperthyroidism.