Phytotherapy of hypertension and diabetes in oriental Morocco

In order to select the main medicinal plants used in folk medicine to treat arterial hypertension and/or diabetes, a survey was undertaken in different areas of oriental Morocco. The patients (370 women and 256 men) were divided into three groups: diabetics (61%), hypertensives (23%) and hypertensive diabetic persons (16%). On average, 67.5% of patients regularly use medicinal plants. This proportion is perceptibly the same in all groups and...