Enquête en ligne sur l’utilisation de quelques plantes médicinales en Algérie dans le traitement des symptômes du covid-19

Abstract

In order to select the medicinal plants used in popular medicine to treat Covid-19, an online survey was conducted in different regions of northern Algeria. Five hundred people, 46% of whom are affected by Covid-19 from closed groups on Facebook took part in this study. The questions related to the socio-economic data of the participants and their perceptions of the use of medicinal plants to prevent Covid-19. The data of this survey showed that a large part of the Algerian population uses medicinal plants to protect them against Covid-19. The participants used 22 species belonging to 12 families to treat Covid-19. The use of herbal medicines in addition to antiviral drugs at the beginning of treatment improves therapy against Covid-19. The combination of phototherapy and conventional medicine could be an alternative approach to treating Covid-19 in the future.