The following ethnobotanical survey which was conducted in the Central Middle Atlas in the years 2013 and 2014 is intended to identify the medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in the treatment of rheumatism. A numer of 1560 people were interviewed with a quiz sheet which allowed us to collect information on medicinal plants, traditional healing practices of the local population in particular, the scientific name, the French name, vernacular name, the plants’ parts used, the therapeutic indications, recipes and the methods of administration. The obtained results allowed us to identify 42 medicinal species in this study area. These plant species are divided into 26 families and 38 genera with the predominance of the following families: Lamiaceae (7 species), Asteraceae (4 species). The roots are the most used members (27%) while decoction is the dominant mode of preparation (40%), the administration is either oral (43%) or by local application.
