ETUDE ETHNOBOTANIQUE AUPRES DE LA POPULATION RIVERAINE DE CINQ REGIONS DU NORD ALGERIEN

Abstract

he present study is a contribution to the knowledge of medicinal plants with antimicrobial effect used in traditional herbal medicine by the local population of five Algerian towns: Rouiba, Reghaia, Khemis El Khechna, Bab Ezzouar, and Boumerdes. For this, a series of ethnobotanical surveys was conducted using 500 survey forms. The results obtained identified 101 medicinal species belonging to 41 families. The most important families are Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Liliaceae, Rosaceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae, and Brassicaceae. In these towns women use medicinal plants much more than men. In addition, wild plants are widely used, and most of these plants are available throughout the year. The foliage is the most used part and the majority of the remedies are prepared as a decoction of all the diseases treated, digestive and respiratory disorders are the most common Finally, the species widely used by the local population are: Aloysia citriodora, Citrus limon, Dittrichia viscosa, Jasminum officinale, Punica granatum, Pelargonium zonal, Pinus halepensis, Salvia officinalis, Rubus fructicoccus, and Silybum marianum.