Sources & Bibliography
The information in Nabat draws from published ethnobotanical research, regional flora studies, and academic surveys of traditional plant use in Morocco. The following works inform the content of this reference.
Books & Monographs
Bellakhdar, J. (1997). La Pharmacopée Marocaine Traditionnelle: Médecine Arabe Ancienne et Savoirs Populaires. Ibis Press, Paris.
Bellakhdar, J. (2006). Plantes Médicinales au Maghreb et Soins de Base: Précis de Phytothérapie Moderne. Le Fennec, Casablanca.
Boulos, L. (1983). Medicinal Plants of North Africa. Reference Publications, Algonac, Michigan.
Sijelmassi, A. (1993). Les Plantes Médicinales du Maroc. Le Fennec, Casablanca.
Fennane, M., Ibn Tattou, M., Mathez, J., Ouyahya, A., & El Oualidi, J. (1999–2014). Flore Pratique du Maroc (Volumes 1–3). Institut Scientifique, Rabat.
Benabid, A. (2000). Flore et Écosystèmes du Maroc: Évaluation et Préservation de la Biodiversité. Ibis Press, Paris.
Tanji, A. (2005). Flore Spontanée du Maroc: Potentialités Pastorales et Aromatiques. INRA, Rabat.
Hmamouchi, M. (1999). Les Plantes Médicinales et Aromatiques Marocaines. Imprimerie de Fédala, Mohammedia.
Jahandiez, É., & Maire, R. (1931–1941). Catalogue des Plantes du Maroc (Volumes 1–3). Imprimerie Minerva, Alger.
Charco, J. (2001). Guía de los Árboles y Arbustos del Norte de África. Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, Madrid.
Lev, E., & Amar, Z. (2008). Practical Materia Medica of the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean According to the Cairo Genizah. Brill, Leiden.
Journal Articles
El-Hilaly, J., Hmammouchi, M., & Lyoussi, B. (2003). Ethnobotanical studies and economic evaluation of medicinal plants in Taounate province (Northern Morocco). Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 86(2–3), 149–158.
Eddouks, M., Maghrani, M., Lemhadri, A., Ouahidi, M. L., & Jouad, H. (2002). Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiac diseases in the south-east region of Morocco. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 82(2–3), 97–103.
Mehdioui, R., & Kahouadji, A. (2007). Étude ethnobotanique auprès de la population riveraine de la forêt d'Amsittène. Bulletin de l'Institut Scientifique, Rabat, 29, 11–20.
Ziyyat, A., Legssyer, A., Mekhfi, H., Dassouli, A., Serhrouchni, M., & Benjelloun, W. (1997). Phytotherapy of hypertension and diabetes in oriental Morocco. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 58(1), 45–54.
Salhi, S., Fadli, M., Zidane, L., & Douira, A. (2010). Études floristique et ethnobotanique des plantes médicinales de la ville de Kénitra (Maroc). Lazaroa, 31, 133–146.
Benkhnigue, O., Zidane, L., Fadli, M., Elyacoubi, H., Rochdi, A., & Douira, A. (2010). Étude ethnobotanique des plantes médicinales dans la région de Mechraâ Bel Ksiri (Région du Gharb du Maroc). Acta Botanica Barcinonensia, 53, 191–216.
Jouad, H., Haloui, M., Rhiouani, H., El Hilaly, J., & Eddouks, M. (2001). Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes, cardiac and renal diseases in the North centre region of Morocco. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 77(2–3), 175–182.
Merzouki, A., Ed-derfoufi, F., & Molero Mesa, J. (2000). Contribution to the knowledge of Rifian traditional medicine. II: Folk medicine in Ksar Lakbir district (NW Morocco). Fitoterapia, 71(3), 278–307.
Theses & Dissertations
Lagnaoui, A. (2012). Étude Ethnobotanique des Plantes Médicinales et Aromatiques du Rif (Nord du Maroc). Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tétouan.
Methodology Note
Plant entries are compiled from the sources above, with regional variation noted where documented. Where oral knowledge supplements published sources, this is indicated. AI tools (Claude) are used to structure and format content, not to generate botanical claims. All entries are reviewed for accuracy against primary sources.
This bibliography is not exhaustive. Additional sources are consulted for specific plants and regions. The focus is on works that document traditional Moroccan plant use with scholarly rigor.