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A field study of some plants of medicinal and economic importance in Wadi Feiran, South Sinai, Egypt

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Botany

Abstract

For thousands of years, nature served as a source for therapeutic substances, and a remarkable number of modern drugs have been identified from natural sources. Since the beginning of time, higher plants have been important in the preservation of human health as sources of therapeutic chemicals. The pharmaceutical industry's drug development programs heavily rely on natural products, which are the source of more than 50% of all contemporary clinical medications. One of the biggest issues facing many countries, particularly developing countries, is the problem of expensive and insufficient medicine supplies. So, one of the key options to solve this problem is traditional plant-based medicine. Therefore, it is important to protect these plants and their genetic heritage. A total of 100 species of economical and medicinal importance were recorded in Wadi Feiran, South Sinai, Egypt. Families with the most representation in the study area were Poaceae, Asteraceae, and Amaranthaceae. The flowering branches, and leaves are the most used plant parts in addition to the whole plant. The most medicinal and economical uses of the recorded species include grazing, fuel wood, aromatic sources, diuretics, analgesics for stomach and abdominal pain, treatment wounds, skin diseases and aromatic sources. Many of these species have multi medicinal and economic benefits.

DOI

10.21608/ajar.2023.196427.1114

Keywords

medicinal plants, Wadi Feiran, South Sinai

Authors

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Nasseib

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Affiliation

Demonstrator in Botany and microbiology department, Faculty of Science, Al-azhar university

Email

mahmod_nasseb@azhar.edu.eg

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-9681-6949

First Name

AlBaraa

Last Name

Elsaied

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Department Faculty of Science Al_Azhar University

Email

albraa.mahmoud@azhar.edu.eg

City

cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Ramadan

Last Name

Bedair

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Dept., Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University

Email

ramadanbedeer@gmail.com

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-

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-

First Name

Abdou

Last Name

Marei

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-

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Dept., Faculty of Science (Boys), Al-Azhar University

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abbou.marei@azhar.edu.eg

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-

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Volume

48

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

46166

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-02-26

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

24

Page End

41

Print ISSN

1110-1563

Online ISSN

2786-0051

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https://ajar.journals.ekb.eg/article_296787.html

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929

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Publication Title

Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Research

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https://ajar.journals.ekb.eg/

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A field study of some plants of medicinal and economic importance in Wadi Feiran, South Sinai, Egypt

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24 Dec 2024