الخلاصة:
An ethno-botanical survey of medicinal plants was conducted during the six months in
the Ghardaïa region. The aim is to collect more information about medicinal plants (the most
part used, preparing method, different categories of users), that are used by the population’s
Ghardaïa. The work is get as inventory of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine for the
treatment of kidney disorders.
An ethno-botanical investigation was conducted among herbalists, traditional healers,
botanists, ancestors…etc. This work was carried-out using 45 questionnaire forms, which
included in the first part about the interviewer information as the age, gender, profession and
the plants uses in the second part.
The results shows that the interviewers are predominantly male (91%), with ages
ranging from 20 to 80 years. Also, the majority of them consisted of traditional practitioners,
accounting for 58%, followed by herbalists, representing approximately 38%. These two
principal groups significantly contribute to the transmission and preservation of traditional
knowledge.
This study shows the fifty-five (55) species of medicinal plants belonging to twenty-two (22) botanical families, with the most represented families being Poacées (20%),
Apiacées (13%), and Fabacées (9%). It was observed that some respondents mentioned
several species, generally between two and three per person. However, the leaves are the most
commonly used parts (33.85%) in the treatment of this affection. The majority of traditional
remedies are prepared as infusions (50.91%) and decoctions (32.73%). These preparations are
typically administered orally, mainly in the form of herbal teas.
Furthermore, the frequently species are used in treatments kidney disorders are
Hordeum vulgare L., Acacia senegal, Petroselinum crispum, and Paronychia argentea.
