Abderrahmane Merzouki
Biographic Data
| ID | 834325 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abderrahmane Merzouki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abderrahmane |
| FAMILY NAME | Merzouki |
| SIGNATURE | MERZOUKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Abdelmalek Essaâdi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8918-9679 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Selective erosion of pharmacopeial knowledge
Background: The persistence of ethnobotanical knowledge is a selective cultural process shaped by population needs, ecological factors, and modernisation. Quantitative diachronic analyses integrating historical written sources with contemporary field data remain rare for single-taxon studies in the Mediterranean region. Methods: This study reconstructs the two-millennium transmission trajectory of Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb across four sourc…
Ethnopharmacological Uses of Cannabis in the Arabic–Islamic Golden Age from the IXth to the XVIth Century CE
Cannabis has been used as a medicinal plant for over two thousand years and has played a significant role in the ethnopharmacological practices of numerous cultures throughout history. The aim of this study is to explore the medicinal uses of Cannabis as documented in the Arabic pharmacopoeia during the medieval period from the IX th to the XVI th century AD. This study is based on a historical and ethnopharmacological approach, analyzing a varie…
Apiaceae across time
Background: This study examines how medicinal knowledge related to the Apiaceae family has changed over time. Contemporary ethnobotanical data from Northeastern Morocco (Al Hoceima, Nador, and Jerada) were compared with information found in two historical texts: De Materia Medica by Dioscorides (1st century CE) and the Compendium on Simple Medicaments and Foods by Ibn Al-Baytar (13th century). The aim was to identify which traditional uses have p…
Ethnobotanical study on the different use forms of Cannabis sativa L. in the provinces of Al-Hoceima and Chefchaouen (Northern Morocco)
Background: Cannabis sativa L. was among the first plants used by humans for fiber, food, medicine, and in sociocultural settings. This study aimed to identify the local uses of Cannabis sativa L. and its socio-cultural importance in the provinces of Al-Hoceima and Chefchaouen in Northern Morocco. Methods: The survey was conducted between September 2023 and May 2024 using semi-structured questionnaires in the provinces of Al-Hoceima and Chefchaou…
Concepts and methods
Background: Northern Morocco is rich in biodiversity, notably medicinal plants. which considered the primary source of medicines and drug discovery due to their secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds that are pharmacologically applicable against several diseases. This study aims to design and develop a database to document the therapeutic uses practiced by the population of the PNTLS (catalog of medicinal plants), analyze the information o…
Comparative ethnobotanical study in the North-East region of Morocco (Al Hoceima, Nador, and Jerada). Local ethnobotanical knowledge of Amazigh and Arabized provinces
Background: This study aims to compare the information recorded in the three provinces of Jerada, Nador, and Al Hoceima in the Northeastern part of Morocco, in order to evaluate variability of medicinal plant knowledge in these provinces. Methods: All the data were gathered through conducting open-ended semi-structured interviews with randomly selected individuals between 2017 and 2019. The study targeted people belonging to a specific ethnic cat…
The status and perception of medicinal plants by local population of Adrar province (Northern Mauritania)
Background: In the province of Adrar (northern Mauritania), there is significant interest in medicinal plants and their use. However, the utilization of herbal medicines has been largely underestimated, with little or no scientific data regarding the status, perception of inhabitants of northern Mauritania, confidence in the healing properties of medicinal plants, and the conservation of traditional medicinal heritage of the local population. Met…
Application of ethnobotanical indices for ethnopharmacology and ethnobotany of the family Lamiaceae used by population in National Talassemtane Park (North of Morocco)
Background: The Talassemtane National Park (PNTLs) characterized by a rich floristic diversity. We carried out an ethnobotanical survey in the PNTLs, we have identified a total of 152 medicinal plant species belonging to 44 botanical families. The Lamiaceae is one of the 20 largest plant families, and one with the significantly higher proportion of medicinal plants. The study aimed to specify the medicinal uses of the Lamiaceae in PNTLs and evalu…
Ethnopharmacological preparations used for digestive system disorders in Talassemtane National Park (North of Morocco)
Background: The present ethnobotanical-ethnopharmacological study of plants used to treat ailments of the digestive system was carried out in the north of Morocco. The study aims to collect data on the plants used, their vernacular names, the parts used, and their modes of preparation and administration. Methods: Surveys and interviews were carried between 2014 and 2017 in Talassemtane National Park, North of Morocco. Data were collected through …
Potential of Arabic documentary sources for reconstructing past climate in the western Mediterranean region from AD 680 to 1815
Archival records and historical documents offer direct observation of weather and atmospheric conditions and have the highest temporal and spatial resolution, and precise dating, of the available climate proxies. They also provide information about variables such as temperature, precipitation and climate extremes, as well as floods, droughts and storms. The present work studied Arab-Islamic documentary sources covering the western Mediterranean r…
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Adrar Province, Mauritania
Cannabis cultivation within a religious context
To understand the relationship between Muslim religious attitudes and the growing/consumption of cannabis, we surveyed 251 residents and conducted interviews in Northern Morocco. The local population is Ghomarian, an ethnic group of Berber heritage that experienced socioeconomic marginalization. Cannabis is grown throughout the region, despite Islamic legal code (shari'a) that makes cannabis, like any substances that alter consciousness, illicit …
Comparison of Lamiaceae medicinal uses in eastern Morocco and eastern Andalusia and in Ibn al-Baytar's Compendium of Simple Medicaments (13th century CE)
Cannabis improves night vision
Concerning kif, a Cannabis sativa L. preparation smoked in the Rif mountains of northern Morocco
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) and abortion
Potential of Arabic documentary sources for reconstructing past climate in the western Mediterranean region from AD 680 to 1815
Archival records and historical documents offer direct observation of weather and atmospheric conditions and have the highest temporal and spatial resolution, and precise dating, of the available climate proxies. They also provide information about variables such as temperature, precipitation and climate extremes, as well as floods, droughts and storms. The present work studied Arab-Islamic documentary sources covering the western Mediterranean r…
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) and abortion
Concerning kif, a Cannabis sativa L. preparation smoked in the Rif mountains of northern Morocco
Cannabis improves night vision
Cannabis cultivation within a religious context
To understand the relationship between Muslim religious attitudes and the growing/consumption of cannabis, we surveyed 251 residents and conducted interviews in Northern Morocco. The local population is Ghomarian, an ethnic group of Berber heritage that experienced socioeconomic marginalization. Cannabis is grown throughout the region, despite Islamic legal code (shari'a) that makes cannabis, like any substances that alter consciousness, illicit …
Comparison of Lamiaceae medicinal uses in eastern Morocco and eastern Andalusia and in Ibn al-Baytar's Compendium of Simple Medicaments (13th century CE)
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Adrar Province, Mauritania
Potential of Arabic documentary sources for reconstructing past climate in the western Mediterranean region from AD 680 to 1815
Archival records and historical documents offer direct observation of weather and atmospheric conditions and have the highest temporal and spatial resolution, and precise dating, of the available climate proxies. They also provide information about variables such as temperature, precipitation and climate extremes, as well as floods, droughts and storms. The present work studied Arab-Islamic documentary sources covering the western Mediterranean r…
Ethnopharmacological preparations used for digestive system disorders in Talassemtane National Park (North of Morocco)
Background: The present ethnobotanical-ethnopharmacological study of plants used to treat ailments of the digestive system was carried out in the north of Morocco. The study aims to collect data on the plants used, their vernacular names, the parts used, and their modes of preparation and administration. Methods: Surveys and interviews were carried between 2014 and 2017 in Talassemtane National Park, North of Morocco. Data were collected through …
Comparative ethnobotanical study in the North-East region of Morocco (Al Hoceima, Nador, and Jerada). Local ethnobotanical knowledge of Amazigh and Arabized provinces
Background: This study aims to compare the information recorded in the three provinces of Jerada, Nador, and Al Hoceima in the Northeastern part of Morocco, in order to evaluate variability of medicinal plant knowledge in these provinces. Methods: All the data were gathered through conducting open-ended semi-structured interviews with randomly selected individuals between 2017 and 2019. The study targeted people belonging to a specific ethnic cat…
The status and perception of medicinal plants by local population of Adrar province (Northern Mauritania)
Background: In the province of Adrar (northern Mauritania), there is significant interest in medicinal plants and their use. However, the utilization of herbal medicines has been largely underestimated, with little or no scientific data regarding the status, perception of inhabitants of northern Mauritania, confidence in the healing properties of medicinal plants, and the conservation of traditional medicinal heritage of the local population. Met…
Application of ethnobotanical indices for ethnopharmacology and ethnobotany of the family Lamiaceae used by population in National Talassemtane Park (North of Morocco)
Background: The Talassemtane National Park (PNTLs) characterized by a rich floristic diversity. We carried out an ethnobotanical survey in the PNTLs, we have identified a total of 152 medicinal plant species belonging to 44 botanical families. The Lamiaceae is one of the 20 largest plant families, and one with the significantly higher proportion of medicinal plants. The study aimed to specify the medicinal uses of the Lamiaceae in PNTLs and evalu…
Ethnobotanical study on the different use forms of Cannabis sativa L. in the provinces of Al-Hoceima and Chefchaouen (Northern Morocco)
Background: Cannabis sativa L. was among the first plants used by humans for fiber, food, medicine, and in sociocultural settings. This study aimed to identify the local uses of Cannabis sativa L. and its socio-cultural importance in the provinces of Al-Hoceima and Chefchaouen in Northern Morocco. Methods: The survey was conducted between September 2023 and May 2024 using semi-structured questionnaires in the provinces of Al-Hoceima and Chefchaou…
Concepts and methods
Background: Northern Morocco is rich in biodiversity, notably medicinal plants. which considered the primary source of medicines and drug discovery due to their secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds that are pharmacologically applicable against several diseases. This study aims to design and develop a database to document the therapeutic uses practiced by the population of the PNTLS (catalog of medicinal plants), analyze the information o…
Selective erosion of pharmacopeial knowledge
Background: The persistence of ethnobotanical knowledge is a selective cultural process shaped by population needs, ecological factors, and modernisation. Quantitative diachronic analyses integrating historical written sources with contemporary field data remain rare for single-taxon studies in the Mediterranean region. Methods: This study reconstructs the two-millennium transmission trajectory of Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb across four sourc…
Ethnopharmacological Uses of Cannabis in the Arabic–Islamic Golden Age from the IXth to the XVIth Century CE
Cannabis has been used as a medicinal plant for over two thousand years and has played a significant role in the ethnopharmacological practices of numerous cultures throughout history. The aim of this study is to explore the medicinal uses of Cannabis as documented in the Arabic pharmacopoeia during the medieval period from the IX th to the XVI th century AD. This study is based on a historical and ethnopharmacological approach, analyzing a varie…
Apiaceae across time
Background: This study examines how medicinal knowledge related to the Apiaceae family has changed over time. Contemporary ethnobotanical data from Northeastern Morocco (Al Hoceima, Nador, and Jerada) were compared with information found in two historical texts: De Materia Medica by Dioscorides (1st century CE) and the Compendium on Simple Medicaments and Foods by Ibn Al-Baytar (13th century). The aim was to identify which traditional uses have p…
Medicine (11 works) · Traditional medicine (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (9 works) · Biology (9 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (8 works) · Ethnobotany (8 works) · Medicinal plants (8 works) · Botany (6 works) · Population (6 works)