ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Many wild and cultivated plants are rich in
mineral elements and bioactive compounds and are consumed for health purposes. Studies …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Mixtures of wild food plants, part of the Mediterranean diet,
have potential benefits for their content in bioactive compounds, minerals and fibers. In Italy …

Background This research was performed in an area belonging to the province of the city of
Bologna (Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy). The purpose of the present survey was to …

Background This research was carried out in a scarcely populated area of the Middle Agri
Valley (Basilicata region, southern Italy). The aim of the study was to record local knowledge …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: This work increases the ethnobotanical data
from Northern Italy and, in particular, the Lombardy region, till now poorly documented …

This study aimed to show how the importance of edible wild plants regards not only a
question of uses linked to folk traditions but also their value in human nutrition. Data on the …

In the past decade, the food-medicine continuum has come to the forefront of
ethnobiological and ethnopharmacological research (Johns, 1990; Etkin, 1994, 1996; …

Ethnopharmacological relevance This paper illustrates the results of an ethnobotanical
study carried out in the Vesuvio National Park (VNP)(Campania, Southern Italy). It describes …

A series of research projects on wild plants used in Central Italy (Marche, Latium and
Abruzzo) as food medicine and for minor nourishment was carried out in the years 1979 …

ObjectivesWild edible plants (WEP) play the dual role of securing food diversity and
promoting health in traditional societies. Current simplified dietary habits contribute to …