Sayed M D
J Ethnopharmacol. 1980 Mar;2(1):19-22. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(80)90023-9.
The state of research on plants used in traditional medicine and its development in Egypt is indicated by the number of scientific institutions devoted to this problem: Universities, the National Research Centre, the Desert Institute and the Horticulture Department of the Ministry of Agriculture. Moreover, the use of certain medicinal plants has been "industrialised', e.g., Ammi visnaga, Cymbopogon proximus, Nigella sativa and Aloe vera. Other plants are under investigation: Urginea maritima, Phytolacca americana and Euphorbia sp. (known for its claimed antitumour properties), Glycyrrhiza glabra, Cynara scolymus and Solanum laciniatum.
致力于这一问题研究的科研机构数量，表明了埃及传统医学所用植物的研究现状及其发展情况：各大学、国家研究中心、沙漠研究所和农业部园艺司。此外，某些药用植物的使用已实现“产业化”，例如阿米茴芹、近缘香茅、黑种草和芦荟。其他植物也在研究之中：海滨绵枣儿、美洲商陆和大戟属植物（因其所谓的抗肿瘤特性而闻名）、光果甘草、朝鲜蓟和裂叶茄。
