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Background: The present study is part of investigations dedicated to the valorization of the medicinal flora and traditional knowledge of the moroccan central Middle Atlas. It focused on the vernacular names of toxic plants used for medicinal purposes in that region.

Methods: Through ethnobotanical investigations carried out in the region with herbalists, druggists and traditional practitioners, followed by floristic prospecting in the field, toxic plants used for medicinal purposes in the central Middle Atlas were identified. Their local vernacular names were collected from the surveyed phytotherapists. Then, several scientific publications and books were analysed in order to specify whether the vernacular names are specific to the central Middle Atlas region or are common in Morocco, or even in the Maghreb.

Results: In the study area, 83 plants species used for medicinal purposes, belonging to 75 genera and spread over …