Despite the extensive bio-scientific literature concerning the Mediterranean diet, which
emerged in the last three decades, systematic ethnography-centered investigations on a …

Bio-cultural and historical aspects of the “wild plant” portion of the Mediterranean Diet are
still very much understudied despite the large number of bio-medical studies on the topic …

Background Wild vegetables in the Mediterranean Basin are still often consumed as a part
of the diet and, in particular, there is a great tradition regarding their use in Sicily. In this …

In this work, we present a summary of an ethnobotanical research carried out in the whole
Administrative Region of Apulia (southern Italy). The main topic of the investigation is the …

Abstract When the Local Cuisine Still Incorporates Wild Food Plants: The Unknown
Traditions of the Monti Picentini Regional Park (Southern Italy). Wild food plants are still part …

The use of local Mediterranean food plants is at the brink of disappearance. Even though
there is relatively abundant information on inventories of wild edible taxa, there is also a …

Background This research was carried out in a scarcely populated area of the Middle Agri
Valley (Basilicata region, southern Italy). The aim of the study was to record local knowledge …

Abstract The Contribution of Wild Edible Plants to the Mediterranean Diet: An Ethnobotanical
Case Study Along the Coast of Campania (Southern Italy). Wild edible plants, an essential …

The human feeding process has experienced constant evolution through history. Plant
products known by primitive people were used with different objectives: food, medicine …

The Mediterranean basin has a long and multifaceted cultural history and harbors a high
biodiversity. Epidemiological studies have drawn attention to certain traditional …