Wild edible plants: Nutritional and toxicological characteristics, retrieval strategies and importance for today's society

J Pinela, AM Carvalho, ICFR Ferreira - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
Wild edible plants (WEPs) are part of the cultural and genetic heritage of different regions of
the world. In times of famine and scarcity, these sources of nutrients and health-promoting …

Wild edible plants: A challenge for future diet and health

R Motti - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wild edible plants (WEPs) can be defined as native species that grow and reproduce
naturally in their natural habitat without being cultivated. Humans have gathered WEPs …

Culinary and nutritional value of edible wild plants from northern Spain rich in phenolic compounds with potential health benefits

AG Pereira, M Fraga-Corral, P García-Oliveira… - Food & function, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Wild edible plants (WEPs) have been consumed since ancient times. They are considered
as non-domesticated plants that grow spontaneously in nature, particularly in forests and …

A manifesto for the valorization of wild edible plants

L Bacchetta, F Visioli, G Cappelli, E Caruso… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Wild foods constitute an essential component of people's
diets around the world, but despite their widespread use and their cultural importance, wild …

The renaissance of wild food plants: Insights from Tuscany (Italy)

A Baldi, P Bruschi, S Campeggi, T Egea, D Rivera… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper provides an overview of wild food plants traditionally used in the gastronomy of
Tuscany, an Italian region with high biological diversity and whose cultural heritage is well …

The consumption of wild edible plants

AM Carvalho, AM Barata - Wild plants, mushrooms and nuts …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Wild edible plants are of great importance in both former and current human societies. Their
use embodies evolutionary trends, continuing interactions between men and nature …

Wild food plant use in 21st century Europe: the disappearance of old traditions and the search for new cuisines involving wild edibles

L Luczaj, A Pieroni, J Tardío… - Acta societatis …, 2012 - iris.unive.it
The aim of this review is to present an overview of changes in the contemporary use of wild
food plants in Europe, mainly using the examples of our home countries: Poland, Italy …

Ethnobotanical review of wild edible plants in Spain

J Tardío, M Pardo-de-Santayana… - Botanical journal of the …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
This paper compiles and evaluates the ethnobotanical data currently available on wild
plants traditionally used for human consumption in Spain. Forty-six ethnobotanical and …

Born to eat wild: An integrated conservation approach to secure wild food plants for food security and nutrition

T Borelli, D Hunter, B Powell, T Ulian, E Mattana… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Overlooked in national reports and in conservation programs, wild food plants (WFPs) have
been a vital component of food and nutrition security for centuries. Recently, several …

Patterns of traditional and modern uses of wild edible native plants of Chile: challenges and future perspectives

P León-Lobos, J Díaz-Forestier, R Díaz, JL Celis-Diez… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) still play a vital role in the subsistence of many traditional
communities, while they are receiving increasing recognition in tackling food security and …