Research Article

Indigenous Knowledge of the Traditional Use of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants in Rif Mountains Ketama District

Table 4

Fidelity level of species used by the local population of Ketama.

Disease categorySpecies and fidelity level

Digestive diseasesAnacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag. (100), Arbutus unedo L. (100), Atropa belladona L. (100), Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carrière (100), Cistus salviifolius L. (100), Crataegus monogyna Jacq. (100), Ocimum basilicum L. (100), Origanum majorana L. (100), Quercus ilex L. (100), Quercus rotundifolia Lam. (100%), Ruta chalepensis L. (100), Salix alba L. (100), Scolymus hispanicus L. (100%), Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (83.33%), Ficus carica L. (66.67%), Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss (66.67%), Origanum compactum Benth (51.43%), Artemisia arborescens (Vaill.) L. (50%), Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (50%), Cistus albidus L. (46.15%), Rosmarinus officinalis L. (43.75%), Aloysia citriodora Palau (42.86%), Lavandula stoechas L (42.86%), Thymus serpyllum L. (39.47%), Mentha pulegium L. (39.39%), Cistus ladanifer L. (39.33%), Cistus laurifolius L. (39.33%), Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (39.33%), Prunus amygdaloides Schltr. (39.33%), Quercus faginea Lam. (39.33%), Quercus suber L. (39.33%), Daphne gnidium L. (30%), Rubus fruticosus G.N.Jones. (30%), Artemisia herba-alba Asso. (28.57%), Juglans regia L. (25%), Lawsonia inermis L. (25%), Salvia officinalis L. (25%), Thymus algeriensis Boiss. & Reut. (25%), Nerium oleander L. (16.67%), Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb. (16.67%), Urtica dioica L. (16.67%), Lavandula x abrialis L. (14.29%), Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (9.09%), Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter. (7.14%)

Respiratory diseasesMarrubium vulgare L. (100%), Mentha × rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (100%) Thymus vulgaris L. (100%), Melissa officinalis L. (66.66%), Mentha pulegium L. (42.42%), Prunus amygdaloides Schltr. (33.33%), Cistus albidus L. (30.76%), Thymus algeriensis Boiss. & Reut. (25%), Daphne gnidium L. (20%), Origanum compactum Benth. (17.14%), Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter. (14.28%), Thymus serpyllum L. (14.28%), Aloysia citriodora Palau (13.15%), Rosmarinus officinalis L. (12.5%), Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (9.09%), Cannabis sativa L. (8.3%)

Skeletomuscular diseasesAjuga iva (L.) Schreb (100%), Cyanus triumfettii (All.) (100%), Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (100%), Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. (100%), Punica granatum L. (100%), Styrax benzoin Dryand. (100%), Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam (100%), Lavandula x abrialis L. (57.14%), Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (36.36%), Melissa officinalis L. (33.33%), Juglans regia L. (25%), Rosmarinus officinalis L. (18.75%), Urtica dioica L. (16.66%), Nerium oleander L. (16.66%), Artemisia herba-alba Asso. (14.28%), Origanum compactum Benth. (11.42%), Thymus serpyllum L. (10.52%), Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter. (7.14%)

Dermatological diseasesAsphodelus ramosus L. (100%), Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck (100%), Emex spinosa (L.) Campd (100%), Etraena gaetula (Emb. & Maire) Beier & Thulin (100%), Evernia prunastri (100%), Myrtus communis L. (100%), Plantago major L. (100%), Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast. (100%), Triticum aestivum L. (100%), Lawsonia inermis L. (75%), Aristolochia longa L. (66.66%), Cannabis sativa L. (66.66%). Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb (66.66%), Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter (64.28%), Allium sativum L. (50%), Nerium oleander L. (50%), Olea europaea var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr (50%), Artemisia herba-alba Asso. (42.85%), Daphne gnidium L. (40%), Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (33.33%), Prunus amygdaloides Schltr. (33.33%), Quercus faginea Lam. (33.33%), Quercus suber L. (33.33%), Urtica dioica L. (33.33%), Lavandula x abrialis L. (30%), Thymus algeriensis Boiss. & Reut. (28.57%), Rubus fruticosus G.N.Jones (25%), Juglans regia L. (12.5%), Rosmarinus officinalis L. (12.5%), Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (9.09%), Cistus albidus L. (7.69%), Thymus serpyllum L. (2.63%)

Endocrine, metabolic, and nutritional diseasesCinnamomum verum J.Presl (100%), Malva sylvestris L. (100%), Pinus pinaster Aiton (100%), Olea europaea var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr (50%), Salvia officinalis L. (50%), Rubus fruticosus G.N.Jones(40%), Aristolochia longa L. (33.33%), Cistus laurifolius L. (33.33%), Quercus faginea Lam. (33.33%), Quercus suber L. (33.33%), Aloysia citriodora Palau (28.57%), Thymus algeriensis Boiss. & Reut. (25%), Juglans regia L. (25%), Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb. (16.66%), Lavandula stoechas L. (14.28%), Thymus serpyllum L. (13.15%), Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (9.09%), Origanum compactum Benth. (8.57%), Cannabis sativa L. (8.33%), Cistus albidus L. (7.69%), Mentha pulegium L. (3.03%)

Urological diseasesHerniaria hirsuta L. (100%), Populus alba L. (100%), Nigella sativa L. (50%), Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (33.33%), Urtica dioica L. (33.33%), Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss (33.33%), Lavandula stoechas L. (28.57%), Juglans regia L. (12.5%), Mentha pulegium L. (9.09%), Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds (9.09%), Origanum compactum Benth (8.57%), Rosmarinus officinalis L. (6.25%), Thymus serpyllum L. (2.63%)

Cardiovascular diseasesAllium cepa L. (100%), Solanum melongena L. (100%), Cistus ladanifer L (66.66%), Nigella sativa L. (50%), Ficus carica L. (33.33%), Cistus laurifolius L. (33.33%), Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (16.66%), Artemisia herba-alba Asso (14.28%), Lavandula stoechas L. (14.28%), Thymus serpyllum L. (10.52%), Cannabis sativa L. (8.33%), Cistus albidus L. (7.69%), Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter (7.14%), Rosmarinus officinalis L. (6.25%), Mentha pulegium L. (3.03%)

Nervous system diseasesDysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (100%), Hyoscyamus albus L. (100%), Laurus nobilis L. (100%), Urginea maritima (L.) Baker (100%), Artemisia arborescens (Vaill.) L. (50%), Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (50%), Allium sativum L. (50%), Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (18.18%), Nerium oleander L. (16.66%), Aloysia citriodora Palau (14.28%), Daphne gnidium L. (10%), Cannabis sativa L. (8.33%), Mentha pulegium L. (3.03%), Origanum compactum Benth (2.8%)