Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study

Traditional medicine is the cornerstone that boosts scientific research to explore new therapeutic approaches. The study aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants to treat various ailments by Algerian traditional healers. Forty traditional healers were face-to-face interv...

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Autores principales:	Khadidja Belhouala, Bachir Benarba
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	Algeria medicinal plants (herbal drugs) traditional healers phytotherapy ethnobotany Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5dc3c9118e4049e9be08fd7b7320ae0e2021-12-01T12:48:49ZMedicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study1663-981210.3389/fphar.2021.760492https://doaj.org/article/5dc3c9118e4049e9be08fd7b7320ae0e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.760492/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1663-9812Traditional medicine is the cornerstone that boosts scientific research to explore new therapeutic approaches. The study aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants to treat various ailments by Algerian traditional healers. Forty traditional healers were face-to-face interviewed in three different Algerian areas (West, Kabylia, and Sahara). The data collected were analyzed using quantitative indices such as fidelity level (FL) and informant consensus factor (FIC). A total of 167 species belonging to 70 families were recorded. Lamiaceae (13%), Asteraceae (13%), Apiaceae (7%), and Rosaceae and Fabaceae (5% each) were the most cited families. The survey revealed that leaves were the most used parts of the plants (29%). Furthermore, decoction (35%), raw (24%), and infusion (19%) were the common modes for the remedies’ preparation. Here, 15% of the total species were newly reported as medicinal plants. Besides, it was reported for the first time a total of 47 new therapeutic uses for 20 known plant species. Of 17 ailments categories, cancer was presented by 44 species, showing the highest FIC of 0.46. Marrubium vulgare L., Artemisia herba-alba Asso., Zingiber officinale Roscoe., and Juniperus phoenicea L. recorded the maximum fidelity value of 100%. Therefore, our study reveals strong ethnomedicinal knowledge shared by local populations living in the three regions studied. The medicinal species with a high FL could be promising candidates for identifying new bioactive molecules.Khadidja BelhoualaBachir BenarbaFrontiers Media S.A.articleAlgeriamedicinal plants (herbal drugs)traditional healersphytotherapyethnobotanyTherapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENFrontiers in Pharmacology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic	Algeria medicinal plants (herbal drugs) traditional healers phytotherapy ethnobotany Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950
spellingShingle	Algeria medicinal plants (herbal drugs) traditional healers phytotherapy ethnobotany Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Khadidja Belhouala Bachir Benarba Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study
description	Traditional medicine is the cornerstone that boosts scientific research to explore new therapeutic approaches. The study aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants to treat various ailments by Algerian traditional healers. Forty traditional healers were face-to-face interviewed in three different Algerian areas (West, Kabylia, and Sahara). The data collected were analyzed using quantitative indices such as fidelity level (FL) and informant consensus factor (FIC). A total of 167 species belonging to 70 families were recorded. Lamiaceae (13%), Asteraceae (13%), Apiaceae (7%), and Rosaceae and Fabaceae (5% each) were the most cited families. The survey revealed that leaves were the most used parts of the plants (29%). Furthermore, decoction (35%), raw (24%), and infusion (19%) were the common modes for the remedies’ preparation. Here, 15% of the total species were newly reported as medicinal plants. Besides, it was reported for the first time a total of 47 new therapeutic uses for 20 known plant species. Of 17 ailments categories, cancer was presented by 44 species, showing the highest FIC of 0.46. Marrubium vulgare L., Artemisia herba-alba Asso., Zingiber officinale Roscoe., and Juniperus phoenicea L. recorded the maximum fidelity value of 100%. Therefore, our study reveals strong ethnomedicinal knowledge shared by local populations living in the three regions studied. The medicinal species with a high FL could be promising candidates for identifying new bioactive molecules.
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title	Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study
title_short	Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study
title_full	Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study
title_fullStr	Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study
title_full_unstemmed	Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study
title_sort	medicinal plants used by traditional healers in algeria: a multiregional ethnobotanical study
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Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study

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