Abstract

The present study is a survey conducted to indicate the healing medicinal plants, traditionally used by the Moroccan population, and especially to select the healing plants mainly used in the form of essential oils. This survey allowed an inventory of 59 species of healing plants belonging to 37 families. The results showed that the whole plant is the most commonly used part (31%), followed by the leaves (29%). Most plants are Moroccan and are used as a single powder and as essential oils. The most common frequency of use is 2 times per day and the treatment duration depends mainly, on the pathological field and the nature of the wound. Also, the results revealed that plants whose leaves are the most used as essential oils are: Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia and Artemisia tridentata.  This study showed that medicinal plants play an important role in healing practices. It’s a very valuable source of information for the studied areas and for national medicinal flora. So, it could be a database for further research in the field of herbal medicine, pharmacology and in order to manufacture new drugs based on medicinal plants.

Key words: Medicinal plants, pharmacological properties, healing, traditionnal medicine, ethnobotanical survey, Morocco.