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    Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plant knowledge in boumerdes, algeria: traditional usage patterns and therapeutic applications
    (Taylor &francis, 2025) Oussaid, Sounia; Bouchenak, Ouahibaa; Yahiaoui, Karima; Hafid, Nourehoudaa; Khiari, Ouiza; Khelef, Yahiac; Laoufi, Razikad
    This ethnopharmacological survey documents the persistence of traditional plant knowledge in Boumerdes, Algeria. Through systematic interviews with 900 participants, quantitative analysis revealed distinct user profiles: predominantly women (52.1%) aged 50-70 years (39.0%), with inverse correlation to education level. Integration with conventional medicine was reported by 47% of users, motivated by perceived efficacy (41.5%) and safety (35.7%). Botanical inventory identified 263 species across 91 families, dominated by Lamiaceae (22.3%). Primary therapeutic applications targeted digestive (32.3%), respiratory (19.9%), and dermatological (11.5%) disorders. These findings validate the cultural resilience of traditional healthcare practices and underscore the imperative for phytochemical validation of documented species.