Abstract: The study area is highly rich with many natural plant products that can be utilized for the treatment of Diabetes mellitus (DM). Nevertheless, the knowledge of these plant-derived remedies has not been extensively researched. Consequently, the present study focuses on documenting the plant-based remedies and to measure and evaluate the abundance and distribution of these species in the study area. Data of the present study was collected in five field trips from four different human communities distributed along the north Mediterranean coastal region of Egypt. The ethnobotanical information was collected through talking with local people, fieldwork technique and searching for ethnobotanical information in folklore. Results showed that Artemisia herba-alba, Olea europaea and Artemisia......
Keywords: Ethnobotany, Diabetes mellitus, Phytotherapy, Phytosociology, Conservation
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