![enter image description here][1] **Introduction** ------------ The genus Deverra or Pituranthos (Apiaceae) is a perennial plant (Ozenda, 1983), possesses more than twenty species, some of which are specific to northern Africa and are often found in arid or desert regions (Quezel and Santa, 1963). In Algeria, this genus has (03) three endemic species: [Deverra scoparia Coss. & Dur.][2] or Pituranthos scoparius Benth. & Hook; Pituranthos chloranthus Benth. & Hook; Pituranthos battandrieri (Ozenda, 1983). The genus Deverra is widely used in traditional pharmacopoeia in many areas and the pharmacological properties of some species have been validated by appropriate tests (Abdelwahed et al., 2006; Djeridane et al., 2008). Some species are used against diabetes, fever, urinary tract infections, stomach pain, intestinal parasites, asthma, hepatitis and to relieve the pain associated with rheumatism (Bellakhdar, 1997; Hammiche et al., 2006). Malaria is a potentially fatal parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. P. falciparum, the specie responsible for the vast majority of infections (Kamatou et al., 2008). The disease remains a global problem with consequences for both the health and economic potential of the world's poorest endemoepidemic communities. There were an estimated 247 million malaria cases among3.3 billion people at risk in 2006, causing nearly a million deaths, mostly of children under 5 years. 109 countries were endemic for malaria in 2008, 45 within the WHO African region. In 2007, according to the WHO report, about 40% of the world's population, mostly in the poorest countries of the world, is exposed to malaria. Every year, more than 500 million people are seriously affected (WHO, 2008).In Algeria, however, malaria cases has occurred regularly since the 1980s introduced by infected patients using the newtrans-Sahara route. In 2002,for example, 300 malaria cases were recorded in Algeria, 255 of them were imported (Hammadi et al., 2009).Drug resistance of malaria parasites has become an issue of utmost concern and complicates treatment, but an antimalarial vaccine that could be protective against this disease is not yet available. It is also necessary to find new effective and affordable therapies. Medicinal plants could be a potential source of antimalarial agents (Sanon et al., 2013). A view of literature has not revealed any previous researches on the antimalarial activity of Deverra scoparia Coss. & Dur. essential oils. [1]: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/jbes-vol-12-no-1-p-1-4-220209124540/95/in-vitro-antimalarial-activity-of-essential-oils-of-deverra-scoparia-coss-dur-jbes-1-1024.jpg?cb=1644410746 [2]: https://innspub.net/jbes/vitro-antimalarial-activity-essential-oils-deverra-scoparia-coss-dur/