Ethnobotanical of medicinal plants used against snakebites in the Oued Righ region
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2024
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جامعة الوادي university of eloued
Abstract
This work aims to identify an ethnobotanical study in Oued Righ (the Sahara Desert of
Algeria), characterized by its rich and diverse medicinal plants. A series of surveys was
conducted among local residents in the study area (200 questionnaires) to obtain as much
information as possible about the therapeutic uses of medicinal plants in treating snake bites.
The results obtained from the residents allowed for the identification of 41 species belonging
to 21 plant families. Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae family) is considered the most
widely used plant, with a utilization rate of 15.61%. Additionally, the Nigella sativa plant
(Ranunculaceae family) was found to be used at a rate of 12.20%. We also discovered the
Artemisia campestris plant (Asteraceae family), which was used at a rate of 10.24%. These
were the species most frequently used in our study, and the seeds were the most commonly
used part (26.24%). The plants were prepared in various ways, but the most common method
in our study was compresses (50.79%). Most of the plants used were wild (60.96%), and the
majority of them were used alone (64.36%). The la rgest proportion of information on plant
therapy was obtained from ancestors and the general public, and most of the results from plant
therapy were satisfactory (60.33%). Therefore, this study is considered an important source of
information that contributes to the knowledge of medicinal plants and their therapeutic use.
This study can serve as a database to evaluate this valuable
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Biodiversity and Environment
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Ethiobotanical study, medicinal plants, traditional medicine, snake bites, oued Righ., دراسة نباتية إثيوبية، نباتات طبية، الطب التقليدي، لدغات الثعابين