Context: Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic association of a fungus
(the mycobiont) with a photosynthetic partner (the phytobiont), usually either a green alga or …

European folk medicine has a long and vibrant history, enriched with the various
documented uses of local and imported plants and plant products that are often unique to …

An ethnopharmacobotanical survey of the medicinal plants and food medicines of the
northern part of Lucca Province, north-west Tuscany, central Italy, was carried out. The …

Lichens are used in traditional medicine by cultures across the world, particularly in
temperate and arctic regions. Knowledge of these medicinal uses is available to us because …

Parmeliaceae is the largest family of lichenized fungi comprising about 2700 species
distributed in about 80 genera. A wide array of secondary metabolites including depsides …

Fourteen saxicolous lichens from trans-Himalayan Ladakh region were identified by morpho-
anatomical and chemical characteristics. The n-hexane, methanol and water extracts of the …

Background Several lichen species are reported to be used tradiationally in many
theraupatic practices. Many lichen species are reported as sources of several bioactive …

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the region known as La Segarra, situated at the
north east of the Iberian Peninsula, in the inner plains of Catalonia, with an area of 720 km2 …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf is common lichen
species, traditionally used worldwide in treating various medical conditions, among which …

Lichens are symbiotic organisms composed of a fungal partner, the mycobiont, usually in
association with one or more photosynthetic partners, the photobiont (s). The photobionts …