Table 1 Frigg practise and its transmission per informant. Informants marked with * were not included in the quantitative analysis (MDS)
Practitioner code, location (U = urban, R = rural) | Age | Source of knowledge | Knowledge transmitted to younger generations | Years of practise | Number of plants used | Source of plants used | Mode of preparation; mode of administration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ferragga1, U | >70 | Another ferragga in Marrakech | No | >40 | 12 | Urban herbalists and harvested from the wild in the high Atlas | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; oral ingestion and massage |
Ferragga2, U | >80 | Mother (family women’s lineage) | No | >40 | 6 | Urban herbalists | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; oral ingestion |
Ferragga3, U | ≈50 | Mother | - | 7 | 8 | Urban herbalists | Dried ground plants, mixed in olive oil; oral ingestion and massage |
Ferragga4, R | ≈50 | Mother | No | ≈10 | 19 | Harvested from the wild and cultivated in home garden | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; oral ingestion |
Ferragga5, R | >70 | Another ferragga in Talat N’Yakoub | No | >40 | 7 | Rural herbalists and harvested from the wild | Decoction in olive oil, filtered; nose drops and oral ingestion |
Ferragga6, R | >70 | Another ferragga in Tamslouht | - | >20 | 9 | Rural herbalists and harvested from the wild | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; oral ingestion |
Ferragga7, R | ≈50 | Mother-in-law | No | ≈30 | 10 | Rural herbalists and harvested from the wild | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; oral ingestion and massage |
Ferragga8*, U | ≈50 | Father | No | >20 | 1 | - | Topic |
Ferragga9, R | >80 | Mother | No | >60 | 9 | Rural herbalists and harvested from the wild | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; oral ingestion, ear and nose drops, massage |
Ferragga10, R | ≈50 | Another ferragga in Maregha | No | 3 | 16 | Rural herbalists and harvested from the wild | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; oral ingestion and massage |
Ferragga11, R | >80 | Mother-in-law | No | ≈20 | 16 | Rural herbalists and harvested from the wild | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; massage |
Ferragga12, R | >70 | Sister-in-law | No | >20 | 12 | Urban herbalists | Decoction of plants in olive oil, filtered; oral ingestion and massage |
Ferragga13*, R | ≈60 | Mother-in-law | Yes | 10 | - | Urban herbalists | Dried ground plants, mixed with olive oil; massage |
Herbalist1, U | ≈40 | Father | - | 18 | 15 | Wholesalers | Dried plants infusion; oral ingestion |
Herbalist2, U | 28 | Father | - | 5 | 7 | Wholesalers | - |
Herbalist3, U | 85 | Another herbalist in Marrakech | - | 48 | 13 | Wholesalers | Dried plants infusion; oral ingestion |
Herbalist4, U | ≈40 | Father and other herbalists in Marrakech | - | >20 | 19 | Wholesalers | Dried plants infusion; oral ingestion |
Herbalist5, U | 42 | Father | - | 32 | 22 | Wholesalers | Dried plants infusion; oral ingestion |
Herbalist6, U | ≈50 | Father | - | >30 | 11 | Wholesalers | Dried plants infusion; oral ingestion |
Herbalist7, U | ≈50 | Father and elder brother | - | >30 | 16 | Wholesalers | Dried plants infusion or mixed with olive oil; oral ingestion, ointment for massage |
Herbalist8, R | ≈60 | Other herbalist in Marrakech | - | ≈40 | 9 | Wholesalers and collectors (harvested from the wild) | Dried plants infusion; oral ingestion |
Herbalist9, R | ≈30 | Grandfather | - | 11 | 9 | Wholesalers | Dried plants infusion; oral ingestion |
Herbalist10, U | ≈50 | Father | - | >20 | 12 | Wholesalers | Dried plants infusion; oral ingestion |