Impact of the exploitation of medicinal plants on biodiversity conservation in Saida and El Bayadh regions, Algeria

The aim of this study was to establish an overview of medicinal plants in the Saida and El Bayadh regions through a survey of herbalists. Our survey included more than 60 herbalists spread over the territory of two Wilayas (provinces), in an area representing more than 3% of Algerian territory. At t...

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Autores principales:	Nasrallah Yahia, Aouadj Sid Ahmed, Khatir Hadj
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2020
Materias:	impact exploitation medicinal plants biodiversity conservation saida el bayadh Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ec4d5a2d60c5489997707059b66958902021-12-05T14:11:06ZImpact of the exploitation of medicinal plants on biodiversity conservation in Saida and El Bayadh regions, Algeria2080-945X10.2478/biorc-2020-0011https://doaj.org/article/ec4d5a2d60c5489997707059b66958902020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2020-0011https://doaj.org/toc/2080-945XThe aim of this study was to establish an overview of medicinal plants in the Saida and El Bayadh regions through a survey of herbalists. Our survey included more than 60 herbalists spread over the territory of two Wilayas (provinces), in an area representing more than 3% of Algerian territory. At the same time, and when conditions permitted, families were interviewedand their answers most often guided our survey. In addition, we collected information on: traditional herbalists, the most exploited species, areas of origin, periods and quantities exploited, as well as the influence of this mode of exploitationon present and future biodiversity in these regions. Analysis of the data showed that threats to the biological diversity of medicinal plants mainly included human actions and natural changes. Herbalists practise this trade mostly by inheritance and they are willing to train in the field of herbalism. The frequency of use of medicinal plants as alternative medicine is very important in the social life of populations.Nasrallah YahiaAouadj Sid AhmedKhatir HadjSciendoarticleimpactexploitationmedicinal plantsbiodiversityconservationsaidael bayadhBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENBiodiversity: Research and Conservation, Vol 60, Iss 1, Pp 11-22 (2020)
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description	The aim of this study was to establish an overview of medicinal plants in the Saida and El Bayadh regions through a survey of herbalists. Our survey included more than 60 herbalists spread over the territory of two Wilayas (provinces), in an area representing more than 3% of Algerian territory. At the same time, and when conditions permitted, families were interviewedand their answers most often guided our survey. In addition, we collected information on: traditional herbalists, the most exploited species, areas of origin, periods and quantities exploited, as well as the influence of this mode of exploitationon present and future biodiversity in these regions. Analysis of the data showed that threats to the biological diversity of medicinal plants mainly included human actions and natural changes. Herbalists practise this trade mostly by inheritance and they are willing to train in the field of herbalism. The frequency of use of medicinal plants as alternative medicine is very important in the social life of populations.
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title	Impact of the exploitation of medicinal plants on biodiversity conservation in Saida and El Bayadh regions, Algeria
title_short	Impact of the exploitation of medicinal plants on biodiversity conservation in Saida and El Bayadh regions, Algeria
title_full	Impact of the exploitation of medicinal plants on biodiversity conservation in Saida and El Bayadh regions, Algeria
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title_full_unstemmed	Impact of the exploitation of medicinal plants on biodiversity conservation in Saida and El Bayadh regions, Algeria
title_sort	impact of the exploitation of medicinal plants on biodiversity conservation in saida and el bayadh regions, algeria
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Impact of the exploitation of medicinal plants on biodiversity conservation in Saida and El Bayadh regions, Algeria

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