Ethnobotanical study of the plant of medicinal interest Saccocalyx satureioides Coss. & Durieu (Lamiaceae) in the region of Naâma (Algeria)

An ethnobotanical study was carried out in the Naâma region to gather information on the traditional therapeutic uses of a plant of medicinal interest, , practiced by the local population. Using 40 questionnaires, ethnobotanical surveys were carried out in the province of Naâma between January and A...

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Published in:Biodiversity research and conservation 2023-01, Vol.68 (1), p.27-34
Main Authors: Benaradj, Abdelkrim, Boucherit, Hafidha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
Ethnobotany
Flowers
Flowers & plants
Gastrointestinal tract
Herbal medicine
Hypertension
Local population
Medicinal plants
Medicine
Morphology
Naâma
Pharmaceutical industry
Polls & surveys
Questionnaires
Saccocalyx
Traditional medicine
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Summary:An ethnobotanical study was carried out in the Naâma region to gather information on the traditional therapeutic uses of a plant of medicinal interest, , practiced by the local population. Using 40 questionnaires, ethnobotanical surveys were carried out in the province of Naâma between January and April 2015. The analysis of the data collected in the field made it possible to identify 17 diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, kidney problems, certain diseases of the digestive tract, in particular those of the colon and the stomach, treated with . The results show that different parts of the plant (leaves, flowers, fruits and roots) are used in the form of decoction, maceration; they are cooked and powdered in therapeutic preparations.
ISSN:1897-2810
2080-945X
DOI:10.14746/biorc.2022.68.4