ISSN 2169-303X
International Journal of Medicinal Plants Research ISSN 2169-303X Vol. 7 (12), pp. 001-007, December, 2018. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research paper
Prevalence of crude drugs used in Arab folk medicine available in Makkah Al-Mukarramah Area
Amal Abdulaziz Bajrai
Obesity Centre, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2925. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]. Tel: +966 14677338, +966 505505864. Fax: +966 1291444.
Accepted 21 June, 2018
Abstract
This article is based on the results of a preliminary ethno-botanical research survey conducted in Makkah Al-Mukarramah area. The main objective of this paper was to enlist the wealth of crude drugs (botanical medicinal materials) available in the Attar shops (herbal drug stores) along with their folkloric uses. A total of 71 species, belonging to 40 families and 69 genera were enlisted and their therapeutic uses were also described.
Key words: Crude drugs, prevalence, survey, Makkah.