The medicinal plants of Bousaada (M’sila, Algeria)
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2021-12-30
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جامعة الوادي - University of Eloued
Abstract
The study area of Bousaada is characterized by a rather remarkable flora, the floristic list of
identified plants is 88 species belonging to 82 genera and 43 botanical families. These plants
are of ecological, medical and economic interest which must be preserved, conserved, to ensure
their sustainability.
The method of approach is an ethnobotanical survey carried out in the Bousaada region, which
was chosen for its florist, ecological and climatic diversity and offers the local population a
fairly rich knowledge of traditional herbal medicine, and the fact that traditional healers are
known to have a good knowledge of the use of medicinal plants.
This ethnobotanical study is carried out using a questionnaire of the survey is divided into two
parts making it possible to collect information on the person (sex, age, levels of study, family
situation), and on medicinal plants (name, use, part used, method of preparation).
The aim of this study was to identify, catalog, document the large number of medicinal plants
used in the region of Bousaada for the treatment of various human pathologies, and how to
exploit and conserve this rich flora
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Bousaada, Medicinal, plant, Ethnobotanical survey, Catalog, Pathology
Citation
MARROUCHE, Hinda, BACHIRI, Missoune , BOUNAR, Rabahb . The medicinal plants of Bousaada (M’sila, Algeria). Algerian Journal of Biosciences . Vol 02. N 02. 30/12/2021. University of Eloued [Write down the date][Copy the download link]