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. 2021 Apr 7;47(1):131–153. doi: 10.1007/s13369-021-05501-1

Table 7.

Inventory of plant species used to treat genitourinary diseases by indigenous people of Rif

Family and scientific name Vernacular name Used part Method of preparation FL % FC RFC FIV
Amaranthaceae 0.024
 Atriplex halimus L. Legtef Leaf Infusion 100 03 0.003
Anacardiaceae 0.048
 Pistacia lentiscus L. Drou Leaf Infusion 83.5 97 0.097
Apiaceae 0.032
 Conium maculatum L. Choukran Leaf Cataplasm 100 13 0.013
 Petroselinum sativum Hoffm Maâdnous Leaf Decoction 100 109 0.109
 Pimpinella anisum L. Habbat Hlawa Seed Other 100 35 0.035
Apocynaceae 0.079
 Caralluma europaea (Guss.) N.E.Br Daghmous Leaf Infusion 100 89 0.089
Aristolochiaceae 0.043
 Aristolochia baetica L. Berztem Leaf Cataplasm 100 43 0.043
Asteraceae 0.038
 Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn Tawra Seed Decoction 100 76 0.076
Boraginaceae 0.014
 Borago officinalis L. El Hamhem Flower Infusion 100 02 0.002
Caryophyllaceae 0.084
 Arenaria rubra L. Herras Lehjar Whole plant Decoction 53 153 0.153
 Corrigiola telephiifolia Pourr Sarghina Whole plant Decoction 100 71 0.071
Euphorbiaceae 0.030
 Mercurialis annua L. Hrriyga Lmelsa Whole plant Decoction 100 05 0.005
Fabaceae 0.023
 Cicer arietinum L. Hommes Seed Decoction 83.3 18 0.018
Lamiaceae 0.056
 Lavandula officinalis Chaix Lkhzama Flower Infusion 45.5 112 0.112
 Marrubium heterocladum Emb. and Maire Mriwta Leaf Decoction 100 01 0.001
Myrtaceae 0.028
 Myrtus communis L. Rayhan Leaf Decoction 76.8 56 0.056
 Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr Nwiwira Fruit Infusion 100 08 0.008
Pedaliaceae 0.007
 Sesamum indicum L. Jenjlane Seed Infusion 100 07 0.007
Poaceae 0.015
 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn Njem Whole plant Decoction 100 01 0.001
 Festuca arundinacea Schreb Aguzmir Seed Infusion 100 05 0.005
Rosaceae 0.026
 Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl Lemzah Leaf Infusion 100 02 0.002
Rutaceae 0.052
 Citrus × aurantium L. Larnej Flower Cooked 100 25 0.025
 Citrus limetta Risso Lhamed Beldi Fruit Cooked 100 06 0.006
 Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck Lhamed Fruit Other 100 06 0.006
 Citrus reticulata Blanco Lmandarine Fruit Cooked 100 01 0.001
Urticaceae 0.028
 Urtica urens L. Lhurriga Leaf Decoction 100 14 0.014
Zygophyllaceae 0.002
 Tribulus terrestris L. Ders Elajouz Whole plant Cooked 100 02 0.002