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DOI | 10.1016/j.jep.2014.12.031 |
Ethnomycological survey of traditional usage and indigenous knowledge on desert truffles among the native Sahara Desert people of Algeria | |
Bradai, Lyes1; Neffar, Souad2; Amrani, Khaled3; Bissati, Samia1; Chenchouni, Haroun2 | |
通讯作者 | Chenchouni, Haroun |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
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ISSN | 0378-8741 |
出版年 | 2015 |
卷号 | 162页码:31-38 |
英文摘要 | Ethnopharmacrological relevance: Desert truffles are edible hypogeous fungi, highly appreciated by the inhabitants of hot-desert settlements. Native Saharan people use truffles for food, promoting tourism, increasing fertility, and treatment of eye diseases and fatigue. Aim of the study: This study consists of a cross-sectional survey focusing on the knowledge, use and ethnomycological practices of desert truffles among the native people of the Algerian Northern Sahara. Materials and methods: The study was conducted through direct interviews with 60 truffle-hunters in the regions of Ouargla and Ghardaia. Results: Three species were harvested and consumed by the surveyed subjects: Terfezia claveryi was the most appreciated and most expensive species, followed by Terfezia areanaria moderately preferred, then Tirmania nivea the least appreciated and least expensive. Among the 60 interviewees, 90% rely on the abundance of symbiotic plants (Helianthemum lippii) to harvest truffles, 65% begin harvesting from mid-February to March, after rains of the autumn (38%) and winter (36%), particularly in the Wadi beds (37%) and Daya landscapes (32%). Interviewees harvested truffles mainly for home consumption; however 26.7% sell any harvest surplus, and of those only 15% generate significant revenue from this source, and 73% considered the sale of desert truffles to have low financial value. Desert truffles are used in traditional medicine, especially against eye infections (22%), weakness (19%) and to promote male fertility (19%). In the case of desert truffles for consumption, the surveyed population preferred to prepare the truffles with couscous and meat, or in porridge. Respondents used price as the main criterion for deciding whether to purchase desert truffles. Conclusions: The surveyed trufflers use the knowledge passed from one generation to the next to help ensure a good harvest of truffles during each foray into the desert. Our findings highlight the various uses of truffles in the Sahara Desert, and how these relate to the lifestyle of local people. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Algeria Northern Sahara Ethnomycology Desert truffles Traditional knowledge Medicinal use |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Algeria ; France |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000351323400005 |
WOS关键词 | SAUDI-ARABIA ; AL-KAMAH ; TERFEZIA-BOUDIERI ; EDIBLE MUSHROOMS ; TIRMANIA-NIVEA ; KINGDOM ; FUNGI ; PROTEIN ; CULTIVATION ; TAXONOMY |
WOS类目 | Plant Sciences ; Chemistry, Medicinal ; Integrative & Complementary Medicine ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy |
WOS研究方向 | Plant Sciences ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy ; Integrative & Complementary Medicine |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/188585 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Ouargla, Fac Sci Nat & Vie, Lab Bioressources Sahariennes Preservat & Valoris, Ouargla 30000, Algeria; 2.Univ Tebessa, Dept Nat & Life Sci, FSESNV, Tebessa 12002, Algeria; 3.Inst Agronom Mediterraneen Montpellier, F-34090 Montpellier, France |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Bradai, Lyes,Neffar, Souad,Amrani, Khaled,et al. Ethnomycological survey of traditional usage and indigenous knowledge on desert truffles among the native Sahara Desert people of Algeria[J],2015,162:31-38. |
APA | Bradai, Lyes,Neffar, Souad,Amrani, Khaled,Bissati, Samia,&Chenchouni, Haroun.(2015).Ethnomycological survey of traditional usage and indigenous knowledge on desert truffles among the native Sahara Desert people of Algeria.JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY,162,31-38. |
MLA | Bradai, Lyes,et al."Ethnomycological survey of traditional usage and indigenous knowledge on desert truffles among the native Sahara Desert people of Algeria".JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 162(2015):31-38. |
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