Contribution to the Research of a Natural Galactagogue in the Algerian Aures Region

Nacer Cherif, Basma; Deghnouche, Kahramen

Applied Biology in Saharan Areas
Volume 5, Numéro 1, Pages 99-106
2023-07-06

Contribution To The Research Of A Natural Galactagogue In The Algerian Aures Region

Authors : Nacer Cherif Basma . Deghnouche Kahramen .

Abstract

Insofar as low milk secretion is one of the main reasons for the unprofitability of dairy cattle farming, it would be interesting to look for natural products that could remedy the problem. Our work was based on an ethnobotanical survey, set up between April and September 2018, carried out in the Aures region in eastern Algeria aimed at collecting the testimonies of herbalists. The object of this investigation is to answer various questions concerning the plants used as stimulators of milk production, their types of growth, their states in nature, their fields of use, their states of use, their used parts, their methods of preparation and their ways of administration. The counting of the questionnaire concerned 115 usable answers where 22 different plants were quoted by the herbalists. The descriptive statistics of SPSS software showed us that Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) and dates (Phoenix dactylifera) were the most cited (24.3% and 21.7%, respectively); the type of growth "Herb" is the most frequent (75.7%), 94.8% of the plants are cultivated, they are used more in the food and health field (49.6%), in a dried form (59.3%); the most used part of the plant is the seed (67.8%) followed by the fruit (26.1%); the method of preparation "Infusion" is dominant (36.5%) after the choice "other" where the respondent presented a multitude of ways of using these plants, finally, the oral way is the most frequent way of administration (99.1%). This work deserves to be continued by studying the administration of Fenugreek seeds in the diet of lactating cows.