An ethnobotanical survey of useful wild plants in the north-eastern part of Croatia (Pannonian region)

Pfeiffer, Tanja Žuna; Krstin, Ljiljana; Maronić, Dubravka Špoljarić; Hmura, Marija; Eržić, Ivana; Bek, Nikolina; Stević, Filip

doi:10.1080/11263504.2019.1635222

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“…The Informant Consensus Factor (Fic) developed by Trotter and Logan [21,22] was calculated to rank respondents' consensus by individual types of use. This indicator is based on the ranking of taxons according to the number of use reports: Fic = (n ur −n taxa )/(n ur −1), (5) where n ur represents the number of use reports for a given use category and n taxa represents the number of taxa.…”

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Divergence of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Slovenians on the Edge of the Mediterranean as a Result of Historical, Geographical and Cultural Drivers

Vitasović‐Kosić

Kaligarič

Juračak

2021

Plants

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State boundaries limit human contacts in a homogenous context of a landscape and its natural features, including plants. After nine centuries of separation, finally the two territories in Slovenia share the same political history. In this paper we tried to answer the question to which extent the past political borders, geographical and cultural drivers affect today’s traditional knowledge on wild plants use of Slovenians, living unified in the same political entity. Data were collected using 60 in-depth semi-structured interviews, from March to August 2019, in two municipalities: Komen at Karst and Izola in Istria concerning food, medicinal, economic use, and local customs. The results indicate a quite large divergence in ethnobotanical and ecological knowledge between the two studied areas. In the Komen area, many people still use wild plants daily for various purposes (Taraxacum officinale, Melissa officinalis, Urtica dioica, Cornus mas, and Sambucus nigra). In contrast, this is limited to fewer people in the Izola area and mainly to seasonal use of specific plants (Asparagus acutifolius, Rosa canina, Salvia officinalis, Foeniculum vulgare and Rubus caesius). Unusual for the Mediterranean is the use of young shoots of Clematis vitalba, in the Izola area prepared as omelettes. We can assume that these differences are partly due to minor differences in climatic conditions and partly due to the influence of different cultures and cuisines. In the first place, the impact of Austro-Hungarian eating habits and cuisine can be seen on the area around Komen. Moreover, temporal “layers of knowledge” across the time scale are additionally mixed by the immigration of people from other parts of Slovenia or abroad, or with the influence of local herbal specialists. At last, we conclude Komen area knowledge is alive and homogeneous, and more connected to their local identity.

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Divergence of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Slovenians on the Edge of the Mediterranean as a Result of Historical, Geographical and Cultural Drivers

Vitasović‐Kosić

Kaligarič

Juračak

2021

Plants

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“…Cichorium intybus L. (CI 0.64, UI 1.00). The leaves and aerial parts were used mostly for their diuretic, laxative, and depurative properties, in accordance with other countries’ reports [ 2 , 98 ], and the roots were used to protect and purify the liver, to treat hypertension, and as an anti-acne agent.…”

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“…In the last decades, thousands of ethnobotanical studies have been conducted to document the traditional knowledge on wild and cultivated healthy plants, in cultural, social, and economic contexts [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Ethnobotany has applications in many fields, and studies the relationships between people and plants and conservation of biodiversity (with special regard to the documentation and maintenance of indigenous and local botanical knowledge), and records information on locally available species, which are potential sources of new natural drugs as alternatives to synthetic ones [ 5 , 6 , 7 ].…”

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Ethnobotanical Review and Dataset Compiling on Wild and Cultivated Plants Traditionally Used as Medicinal Remedies in Italy

Monari

Ferri

Salinitro

et al. 2022

Plants

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Over the centuries, wild plants have constituted the main food ingredients and traditional medicine in rural communities. In the last decades, thousands of ethnobotanical studies have been conducted, with the aim of documenting the traditional knowledge on wild and cultivated plants both for food and therapeutic purposes. In the present work, 75 published papers related to Italian ethnobotanical knowledge on wild and cultivated plants traditionally used for medical purposes were analyzed and data on 1117 different species organized in the first dataset to target medicinal applications only. For each plant species, the Italian region of use, plant organs, mode of preparation, specific pathological group of application, citation index, and use index were listed. The different therapeutic applications were subdivided into nine main pathological groups according to the targeted human apparatus. Overall, the cited species with highest number of uses were related to the treatment of the digestive system and skin-ears-eyes-hair diseases, followed by diseases of the genito-urinary and respiratory systems. The 13 most relevant species were identified on the basis of their citation and use indexes. The present review on Italian medicinal flora aims to provide valuable information on wild and cultivated species, which are potential sources of plant-based therapeutic remedies, to preserve and reevaluate endangered traditional folk knowledge.

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“…The comfrey ( Symphytum officinale ) tincture is made in a similar way (one mature root is put in one liter of rakija), or the drug is mixed with five wild chestnut fruits and one rosemary branch in half a liter of spirit for healing of leg pains and varicose veins. One ethnobotanical investigation previously published, conducted in the northeastern part of Croatia, reported the traditional use of comfrey’s roots as tincture against cardiovascular disorders [ 62 ].…”

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“…Also, in Istria, out of 121 species, 31 species are used exclusively as food, 50 as medicine, and 40 species overlap [ 67 ]. On the other hand, a study conducted in the areas of the towns of Našice and Djakovo showed that 37 species are used exclusively as medicine, and 7 species overlap, but there are no plants that are used only as food [ 62 ].…”

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Small regions as key sources of traditional knowledge: a quantitative ethnobotanical survey in the central Balkans

Janaćković

Gavrilović

Miletić

et al. 2022

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background Starting from the idea that unexplored areas may yield new and different ethnobotanical information, we performed a survey of traditional uses of plants in two neighboring districts situated in east Serbia (Bor and Aleksinac), both lacking in previous ethnobotanical reports, but characterized by an interesting history and culture, together with some specific features. In this study, we hypothesized that such small and specific areas could be of high ethnobotanical importance. Methods Semi-structured interviews were used with 155 informants. Relative cultural importance (RCI) indices, such as the frequency of citation (FC), relative frequency of citation (RFC), relative importance index (RI), informant consensus factor (ICF-FIC), use value (UV), fidelity level (FL) and Jaccard index (JI), were calculated, and principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) was performed. Results In this study, 2333 use-reports and 114 plants were recorded. Of the 101 medical herbs, 33 are included in the European Pharmacopoeia Edition 8.0. The most frequently used mode of preparation was as an infusion (50.0%), while leaf (44.7%) was the most used plant part. The highest FC and RFC values were recorded for Hypericum perforatum L. (13.1 and 0.2, respectively), while the highest RI was documented for Urtica dioica L. (1.0). ICF and FL indices showed important differences among selected groups of informants. The PCoA showed three homogeneous plant groups. Plants were mostly used for the treatment of digestive (49.1%), circulatory (41.2%) and respiratory system disorders (35.1%). Thirty-seven (32.5%) herbs were used for human nutrition, 14 (12.3%) in veterinary medicine, 17 (14.9%) in rituals and ethnoculture, while 24 (21.0%) for miscellaneous purposes. The highest degree of similarity was determined with studies conducted in close proximity. Four species are new to Balkan ethnobotany. New uses for some well-known plants are highlighted. Conclusion The study indicated that small and specific areas in the Balkans may be an important reservoir of ethnobotanical knowledge.

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An ethnobotanical survey of useful wild plants in the north-eastern part of Croatia (Pannonian region)

Cited by 16 publications

References 44 publications

Divergence of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Slovenians on the Edge of the Mediterranean as a Result of Historical, Geographical and Cultural Drivers

Divergence of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Slovenians on the Edge of the Mediterranean as a Result of Historical, Geographical and Cultural Drivers

Ethnobotanical Review and Dataset Compiling on Wild and Cultivated Plants Traditionally Used as Medicinal Remedies in Italy

Small regions as key sources of traditional knowledge: a quantitative ethnobotanical survey in the central Balkans

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