Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Study of the Medicinal Plant Atriplex Halimus and Its Importance in the Traditional Algerian Pharmacopoeia

Ikram Zennaf; Aicha Tir touil; Boumediene Meddah; Meriem Mokhtar

doi:10.17721/fujcV10I1P60-69

Authors

Ikram Zennaf Laboratory of Bioconversion, Microbiology Engineering and Health Safety (LBGMSS), Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Mustapha Stambouli of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria
Aicha Tir touil Laboratory of Bioconversion, Microbiology Engineering and Health Safety (LBGMSS), Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Mustapha Stambouli of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria
Boumediene Meddah Laboratory of Bioconversion, Microbiology Engineering and Health Safety (LBGMSS), Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Mustapha Stambouli of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria
Meriem Mokhtar Laboratory of Beneficial Microorganisms Fubtional Food and Health, Faculty of Life and Natural Science, University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis, Mostaganem, Algeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17721/fujcV10I1P60-69

Keywords:

Atriplex halimus, Spontaneous Plant, Ethnobotanical Study, Phytochemical Study, phytotherapy

Abstract

Atriplex halimus, is a medicinal plant widely used in Algerian phytotherapy. This study included an ethnobotanical and phytochemical survey on aqueous extracts (phytochemical screening, HPLC analysis, phenolic content and antioxidant activity). The ethnobotanical study on A. halimus showed that aqueous extracts are the most used therapeutic means. The phytochemical study has determined that the phenolic content varies significantly from one extract to another depending on the extraction method. In addition, HPLC analysis has revealed various bioactive compounds that mainly belong to the flavonoid category. A. halimus is a valuable source of nutraceutic for various diseases.

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