Traditional medicine in central sahara : Pharmacopoeia of tassili n'ajjer

摘要: Further to the previously reported ethnobotanical surveys of North-Sahara and Ahaggar [Maiza, K., Brac de la Perriere, R.A., Bounaga, N., Hammiche, V., 1990. Usages traditionnels des plantes spontanees d'El Golea. Actes du Colloque l'Association. Francaise pour Conservation Especes Vegetales, Mulhouse; Maiza, V, 1992. Inventaire medicinales trois regions d'Algerie. International hommage a Jean Pernes: Complexes d'especes, flux genes, ressources genetiques plantes. Paris, pp. 631-633; 1993a. Traditional Saharian pharmacopoeia. Acta Horticulturae, I.S.H.S. 332, 37-42; 1993b. Recents apports l'ethnopharmacologie Sahara algerien: 2eme Europeen d'Ethnopharmacologie & 11eme Conference Internationale d'Ethnomedecine. Heidelberg, 169-171; 1995. Pharmacopee traditionnelle saharienne. Revue Medecines et Pharmacopees Africaines, 9 (No. 1), 71-75; Smati, D., 2005. au Central: l'Ahaggar. Retenu publication. Africaines.], we have now moved our investigations on Tassili N'Ajjer, another distinct region Southern Algerian Sahara. Ethnobotanic research has been carried out through interviews with nomad populations traditional pratictionners recognised competence. To date, 80 wild indigenous medicinal plants identified are currently used by local population for various illnesses. Information their vernacular Tamahaq Arabic names, flowering distribution, parts used, modes preparation routes administration discussed in this paper. This work completes investigation Central