Treating infants with frigg: linking disease aetiologies medicinal plant use and care-seeking behaviour in southern Morocco

摘要

BackgroundAlthough most Moroccans rely to some extent on traditional medicine, the practice of frigg to treat paediatric ailments by elderly women traditional healers known as ferraggat, has not yet been documented. We describe the role of these specialist healers, document the medicinal plants they use, and evaluate how and why their practice is changing.