Nature has always been an excellent source for many therapeutic compounds providing us
with many medicinal plants and microorganisms producing beneficial chemicals. Therefore …

This manuscript provides an in-depth review of the significance of quality control in herbal
medication products, focusing on its role in maintaining efficiency and safety. With a …

In this work, essential oils (EOs) and hydrolates (Hys) of Rosmarinus officinalis L. and
Lavandula angustifolia Mill., grown in Tuscany (Italy), were studied to describe their …

The Orchidaceae family accounts for about 28,000 species, and most of them are mentioned
in the folk medicine of nations around the world. The use of terrestrial orchids in European …

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 …

Capparis spinosa L., commonly known as the caper bush, is an aromatic plant growing in
most of the Mediterranean basin and some parts of Western Asia. C. spinosa L. has been …

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 …

Anxiety and insomnia are among the most common mental health disorders and are a major
cause of disability around the world. Traditional herbal medicines are receiving significant …

Over the last decades, the Mediterranean diet gained enormous scientific, social, and
commercial attention due to proven positive effects on health and undeniable taste that …

Little is known about the immunomodulatory activity of essential oils isolated from Juniperus
species. Thus, we isolated essential oils from the cones and leaves of eight juniper species …