Desert endemic plants in Algeria: A review on traditional uses, phytochemistry, polyphenolic compounds and pharmacological activities

H Hemmami, BB Seghir, S Zeghoud, I Ben Amor… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to their robust antioxidant capabilities, potential health benefits, wide variety of
biological activities, and strong antioxidant qualities, phenolic compounds are substances …

Quantifying how climatic factors influence essential oil yield in wild-growing plants

S Mehalaine, H Chenchouni - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
Since the quantity and quality of plant metabolites are considerably affected by
environmental conditions of the habitat, this study aimed at examining the impact of the main …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity of psammophyte communities on sand dunes and sandy soils of the northern Sahara Desert

M Azizi, H Chenchouni, MEH Belarouci, L Bradai… - Journal of King Saud …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Hot deserts contain several habitats where the diversity, structure and
functional features of plant communities in certain habitats, such as sandy soils and dunes …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of volatile organic compounds from six aromatic and medicinal plant species growing wild in North African drylands

N Zouaoui, H Chenchouni, A Bouguerra, T Massouras… - NFS journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Aromatic and medicinal plants are large producers of secondary metabolites. Drylands of
North Africa are characterized by high species richness of aromatic and medicinal plants …

Traditional uses, phytochemistry and biological activities of Cotula cinerea Del: A review

M Lakhdar - Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2018 - ajol.info
Cotula cinerea Del. belongs to the family Asteraceae. It is widely used in the traditional
medicinal system for the treatment of various ailments such as colic, cough, diarrhea …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical analysis and biological activities of Hertia cheirifolia L. roots extracts

K Majouli, A Hamdi, MB Hlila - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To test the antioxidant, antimicrobial and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of the
roots extracts from Hertia cheirifolia (H. cheirifolia) L. Methods Total phenolics and total …

[PDF][PDF] Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils of three medicinal plants from Algerian semi-arid climatic zone

S Mehalaine, O Belfadel, T Menasria, A Messaili - Phytothérapie, 2017 - researchgate.net
The present study was carried out to determine, for the first time, the chemical composition
and antibacterial activity of essential oils derived from the aerial parts of three aromatic …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic characterization of rhizobia nodulating legumes Genista microcephala and Argyrolobium uniflorum growing under arid conditions

A Dekak, R Chabi, T Menasria, Y Benhizia - Journal of advanced research, 2018 - Elsevier
A phenotypic characterization of thirteen root nodule bacteria recovered from wild legumes
(Genista microcephala and Argyrolobium uniflorum) growing in arid eco-climate zones …

[PDF][PDF] Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils in Xerophytic plant Cotula cinerea Del (Asteraceae) during two stages of development …

C Atef, M Boualem, MM Cherif, H Youcef… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - japsonline.com
The essential oil (EO) of Cotula cinerea Del collected in the region of Oued Souf (South-
eastern Algeria) during two stages (flowering and fruiting), gave a performance that are …

Ethnomycological survey of traditional usage and indigenous knowledge on desert truffles among the native Sahara Desert people of Algeria

L Bradai, S Neffar, K Amrani, S Bissati… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacrological relevance Desert truffles are edible hypogeous fungi, highly
appreciated by the inhabitants of hot-desert settlements. Native Saharan people use truffles …