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Vasculat plants used in tradional cosmetic by the human population in the plain of the Gharb (Morocco)

Touria Bouhlal, Oufae Benkhnigue, Lahcen Zidane, Mohammed Sobh, Mohamed Fadli

In order to performan analysis and a floristic inventory ofmedicinal plants used for cosmetic purposes by the human population in the Gharb plain (Morocco) a survey using a questionnaire was performed with a human sample of 1440 people. The results show that 126 species, tidied in 98 Genera and 48 botanical families, were used. Systematically the Rosaceae (10.52%,Asteraceae (7.89%), Fabaceae (7%), the Lamiaceae (7%), Poaceae (5.26 %) and Solanaceae (4.38 %) are the families most represented. In contrast, 27 families were represented by only one species each. Moreover, the frequencies of use of different plant parts were as follow: fruit 28.1%, leaf 20.3%, seed 10.8%, entire aerial part 9.3%, flower 9.3%, root 4.7%and essential oils 3.9%. The latex and the bark of the plant were also used but with low frequencies.