Culture and tradition have long been the domains of social science, particularly
social/cultural anthropology and various forms of heritage studies. However, many …

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 …

Recent ethnobotanical studies have raised the hypothesis that religious affiliation can, in
certain circumstances, influence the evolution of the use of wild food plants, given that it …

Wild food gathering activities (ie, foraging practices) played an important role in securing
food in the past. Nowadays, these resources and the knowledge around their use are …

Simple Summary Wild food plants (WFPs) have played an important role in the human diet
throughout history. The current study reports WFP uses among two linguistic groups, ie, the …

The documentation of local food resources among linguistic/cultural minorities is essential
for fostering measures aimed at sustaining food biocultural heritage. Moreover …

Edible flowers are becoming an essential component of people's nutrition in the
Mediterranean basin. In the last decades, many researchers also have focused their …

Human populations in various regions across the world exploit the medicinal properties of
plants to treat a wide variety of diseases. Areas with both high rates of endemic taxa and …

Abstract Background The Republic of Georgia is part of the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot,
and human agricultural plant use dates back at least 6000 years. Over the last years, lots of …

Sardinia is one of the five Longevity Blue Zones (LBZs) in the world. Compared to other
LBZs, the percentage of male centenarians in Sardinia is much higher. Due to the island's …