[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on secondary metabolites and health-promoting effects of edible lichen

Y Zhao, M Wang, B Xu - Journal of Functional Foods, 2021 - Elsevier
Lichens have been concerned by many researchers because of their unique secondary
metabolites. However, the research on edible lichens is still lacking. This review collected …

An ethnobotanical perspective on traditional fermented plant foods and beverages in Eastern Europe

R Sõukand, A Pieroni, M Biró, A Dénes… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Fermented food and beverages represent an important
part of the worldwide foodscape, medicinal food domain and domestic strategies of health …

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 …

Afforestation and abandonment of semi‐natural grasslands lead to biodiversity loss and a decline in ecosystem services and functions

E Prangel, L Kasari‐Toussaint… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
During the past century, semi‐natural grasslands, once widespread throughout Europe,
have largely been converted into intensively managed agricultural areas, abandoned or …

Lichens as indicators of atmospheric pollution in urban ecosystems

A Mikhaylov - Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - brill.com
Modern methods of lichen indication allow assessing the impact of climate change and air
pollution on ecosystem health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the general state of …

From economic survival to recreation: contemporary uses of wild food and medicine in rural Sweden, Ukraine and NW Russia

N Stryamets, M Elbakidze, M Ceuterick… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2015 - Springer
Background There are many ethnobotanical studies on the use of wild plants and
mushrooms for food and medicinal treatment in Europe. However, there is a lack of …

The Sorbus spp.—Underutilised Plants for Foods and Nutraceuticals: Review on Polyphenolic Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Potential

V Sarv, PR Venskutonis, R Bhat - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Sorbus spp. are valuable plants, which have been used for ornamental purposes, in
traditional medicines and less seldom in foods. Recent studies have revealed different …

Traditional and current food use of wild plants listed in the Russian Pharmacopoeia

AN Shikov, AN Tsitsilin, ON Pozharitskaya… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Historically Russia can be regarded as a “herbophilious” society. For centuries the
multinational population of Russia has used plants in daily diet and for self-medication. The …

Historical ethnobotanical review of medicinal plants used to treat children diseases in Romania (1860s–1970s)

M Petran, D Dragos, M Gilca - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Romanian ethnopediatrics has a long history of medicinal plant use. The main
objective of the present review was to identify, collect, systematize, and prioritize the …

[PDF][PDF] Wild plants used for food by Hungarian ethnic groups living in the Carpathian Basin

A Dénes, N Papp, D Babai, B Czúcz… - Acta societatis …, 2012 - bibliotekanauki.pl
A list of plant species used for food in Hungary and among Hungarian ethnic groups of the
Carpathian Basin during the 19th and 20th centuries was compiled from 71 ethnographic …