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This research documents succulent plant species employed in traditional folk medicine across Algeria. The documented flora comprises ten specific species distributed across nine genera and seven botanical families: Aizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae, and Portulacaceae. Among these therapeutic plants, sixty percent represent exotic varieties, whereas forty percent are indigenous species. In addition to cataloguing plants already in use, the study identifies several succulent species, particularly ornamental varieties, that possess medicinal properties. These specific ornamental succulents are currently overlooked by local populations in traditional phytotherapy, leaving their potential medicinal value largely unrecognised in existing local practices.
Understanding both native and introduced botanical resources helps communities document cultural knowledge and discover untapped therapeutic assets. By identifying ornamental succulents with unrecognised medicinal properties, this work highlights natural species that could serve as alternative sources of useful biological compounds, broadening the scope of local plant-based treatments and biodiversity conservation.
The identification of ornamental succulents with unutilised medicinal properties could interest phytotherapy researchers and pharmaceutical product developers seeking new plant-derived compounds. However, because the research is an early-stage ethnobotanical survey without reported clinical trials or extraction testing, any commercial application remains at an initial discovery stage requiring substantial laboratory validation.
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Cet article présente les espèces de plantes succulentes utilisées en médecine populaire en Algérie. Parmi ces espèces, 60% sont exotiques et 40% sont indigènes. Les dix espèces appartiennent à neuf genres et sept familles, à savoir Aizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae et Portulacaceae. L'article présente également plusieurs plantes succulentes, notamment ornementales pourvues de propriétés médicinales qui ne sont pas utilisées par les populationslocalesenphytothérapietraditionnelle et dont la valeur médicinale potentielle n'est pas reconnue.
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DOI: 10.25223/brad.n43.2025.a18
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