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This database was elaborated as part of the North Africa Biodiversity Project, funded by the Swiss Cooperation. Several experts from the region took part in drafting it by preparing a monograph on each species with information on the plant’s morphology, biology and ecology and including information on how that plant is used in North Africa.
Although it contains information on traditional therapeutic uses of the plants, the database is not
a medical tool and the data it contains should only be seen as of botanical, ecological and cultural value.
The experts who helped draft it are specialists in botany, biology, ecology and conservation and do not
pretend to any medical expertise.
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Found 14 species used for asthma in North Africa Species: Acacia tortilis
Common Arabic Name: Sayaal, Talh, Samor
Common English Name: Umbrella Thorn, Israeli Babool
Common French Name:
Used for: Anthelmintic, Antidiarrhoea, Asthma, Pulmonary diseases, Vermifuge and dusted onto skin ailments.
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Click to enlarge | Species: Ambrosia maritima L.
Common Arabic Name: Damsissa
Common English Name: Damaseisa,Rogweed,Ambrosia,Sea
Common French Name: Ambroisie,Ambrosie
Used for: Antispasmodic,Anti diuretic,Bronchial asthma,
Bilharziasis,Diabetes,Kidney diseases,Spasms
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Click to enlarge | Species: Ammi majus L
Common Arabic Name: Khillah,Killah shaytani
Common English Name: Bishop’s weed
Common French Name: Ammi commun
Used for: Anti asthmatic,Anti-hypoglycemic,Antispasmodic,
Carminative,Digestive problems,Diuretic,Skin diseases
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Click to enlarge | Species: Ammi visnaga L.
Common Arabic Name: Khillah- Khelal,Killah Baladi,Cazar Sheitani,Kammo
Common English Name: Pick-tooth,Tooth pick,Bishop’s
Common French Name: Herbe aux cure-dents
Used for: Kidney stones,Asthma remedy,Bronchitis,Lithontripic,
Diuretic,Whooping cough,Circulatory problems,Vasodialator
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Click to enlarge | Species: Anacyclus pyrethrum L.
Common Arabic Name: aud el-attas,akkar karha,agargarha
Common English Name: pyrethrum,pellitory,spanish pe
Common French Name: pyrethre,pyrèthre d’Afrique,pi
Used for: speech disorders,respiratory edema,laryngitis,sickle cell anaemia,
epilepsy,depression,hearing disorders, phobias,anxiety,allergic asthma,
salivatio
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Click to enlarge | Species: Byronia cretica
Common Arabic Name: Le`eba Murrah
Common English Name: English mandrak, Devil`s Turni
Common French Name:
Used for: Antidiabetic, Anti diuretic, Antispasmodic, Bronchial asthma, Tonsilities
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Click to enlarge | Species: Calotropis procera
Common Arabic Name: Oshar
Common English Name: French cotton, Mudar plant, ca
Common French Name: Calotrope, Fatetone, Pomme de
Used for: Asthma, Cold, Cough, Chronic eczema, Dysentry, Diarrhoea, Elephantiasis, Heart diseases, Leprosy, Rheumatism, Skin diseases
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Click to enlarge | Species: Chenopodium ambrosioides
Common Arabic Name: Netanah, Habaq El Bahr, Fiss el-kalb, Minteena
Common English Name: Wormseed, Mexican tea
Common French Name:
Used for: Antiasthmatic, Anthelmintic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Digestive tonic, Stomachic, Stimulant, Vermifuge
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Click to enlarge | Species: Citrullus colocynthis
Common Arabic Name: Handal, Handhal, Oorky, Tatoor, Hadag
Common English Name: Colycynth, Bitter apple, Bitte
Common French Name: Coloquinte, Chicotin.
Used for: Chest diseases (Bronchial Asthma), Constipation, Rheumatic diseases, Tumour diseases
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Click to enlarge | Species: Cleome droserifolia
Common Arabic Name: El-Samwa
Common English Name: Cleome herb
Common French Name:
Used for: Antioxidative, Antidiuretic, Antidiabetic, Bronchial asthma, Hypoglycemic effect, Hepatoprotective, Kidney diseases
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Click to enlarge | Species: Datura metel
Common Arabic Name: hchichet el fedda
Common English Name: datura
Common French Name: stramoine
Used for: antiasthmatic
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Click to enlarge | Species: Lavandula stoechas L.
Common Arabic Name: Halhal, moqif rwah, astuhudus, meharga.
Common English Name: Spanish lavender (in America),
Common French Name: lavande stoechade, lavande pap
Used for: Catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, sneezing, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, rheumatism, lumbago, abdominal pain, gastro-intestinal affections headac
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Click to enlarge | Species: Uriginea maritima
Common Arabic Name: Basal Farion, Onsul, Onsel Onsul, Onsel, Basal el-
Common English Name: Medicinal Squill, Sea onion, S
Common French Name: Scilla maritime; Oignon marin,
Used for: Cancer, Chest diseases (bronchial asthma, bronchial catarrh, bronchopneumonia, allergic cough, acute and chronic bronchitis), Constipation, Diabetes,
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Click to enlarge | Species: zygophyllum coccineum
Common Arabic Name: Rutreyt, Kammun Kermany, Ghassoul, Balbal, Tartir,
Common English Name: Zygophyllum
Common French Name:
Used for: Rheumatism, Gout, Cough, Asthma, Hypertension, Flatulent colic, Diuretic
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