Students of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Zarqa University, within the course of pharmacology and drug chemistry, have begun conducting "ethnopharmacological studies" aimed at documenting popular uses of medicinal plants.

The study, which is being conducted under the supervision of Dr. Farah Al-Amouri, aims to document popular uses of medicinal plants in a number of cities in the Kingdom, including Zarqa, Mafraq, Amman, and Irbid, with the aim of documenting them as part of the popular heritage, in addition to comparing traditional uses with proven scientific studies.

Dr. Ahlam Al-Kilani, the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, said that these studies aim to raise students' awareness of common diseases in society, stressing the Faculty of Pharmacy's constant interest in its students through conducting studies and holding workshops and courses that positively reflect on students. She pointed out that documenting the popular uses of medicinal plants is a source for discovering medicines, as most medicines with herbal sources were discovered through the traditional uses of peoples.