Abstract
This study documents indigenous medicinal flora - utilization, and was carried out in the Guerbes-Sanhadja wetland complex, between January 2018 and December 2020. The detailed information was gathered from users of medicinal plants mainly based on semi-structured interviews. A total of 102 plant species distributed in 48 families were found in practice by the natives for fulfilling their daily life requirements. The most frequently cited plants are: Myrtus communis L. (158 citations), Pistacia lentiscus L. (122) and Thymus vulgaris L. (97). Most of the medicinal species listed were herbs (68.93%). The phanerophytes (33.33%) and hemicriptophytes (27.45%) were the principal species used by the local population of the complex to treat different diseases. And finally, the dependence of the local population on medicinal plants prompted the establishment of a complex management plan in order to promote and protect them through their rational use and domestication.
Highlights
The Mediterranean basin has been described as one of the richest and most geologically, biologically and culturally complex regions (Blondel et al, 2010)
The present study was the first initiative in terms of the floristic study of medicinal plants in the Guerbes-Sanhadja wetland complex (Ramsar Site), this study, based on surveys of 400 users of medicinal plants in eight (08) localities, has allows to reveal the diversity of the medicinal flora of the study area, with the census of 102 species, divided into 48 botanical families
The study showed that the area has plenty of spontaneous medicinal species as: Myrtus communis L., Pistacia lentiscus L., Thymus vulgaris L., Eucalyptus globulus Labill., Angelica officinalis L., Cytisus triflorus Lam., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Traganum nudatum Delile, Mentha pulegium L. and Quercus suber L
Summary
The Mediterranean basin has been described as one of the richest and most geologically, biologically and culturally complex regions (Blondel et al, 2010). The northeast of Algeria is considered to be a hotspot, threatened, of plant biodiversity and the EdoughGuerbes-Senhadja-Fetzara area as rich and wild (Vela and Benhouhou, 2009). Algeria includes 254 wetlands of international importance, including Guerbes-Senhadja. This combines continental wetlands (marshes, wadis, lakes, garaets, floodplains, permanent and / or temporary ponds and plant hydromorphic zones), coastal wetlands (dunes, estuaries, beaches, sea cliffs), agricultural land - related schools and / or urbanized and wooded areas. The region has significant human and agricultural potential. It is a biodiversity reservoir sheltering many plant and animal species (Samraoui and De Belair, 1997)
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