An Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Survey of Cannabis sativa of Taounate Region in Northern Morocco
Mouna Bouarfa, Siham Lebtar, Smahane Boukhira, Dalila Bousta
Abstract
The objective of this present survey is to collect some information about Cannabis Sativa as a medicinal and recreational plant collected from three sites of Taounate region. In this survey, 120 informants were interviewed about cannabis uses. The range of the age of the interviewees varies between 17 and 60 years. The results of this investigation showed, on the one hand, a difference between people concerning cannabis uses. Some of them use it for recreational purposes, while others use it for therapeutic reasons, such as treatment of anxiety, diabetes, entero-gastric diseases ("chem" " ,)" dental pain, and others. On the other hand, this survey also revealed that the interviewees are strongly asserted that cannabis is effective in treating diabetes, insomnia and pain. In addition, this survey showed that cannabis seeds are widely used in the diet of laying hens.