Ethnopharmacology in the Upper Guadiana River area (Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

Rivera, Diego; López, Alonso Verde; Fajardo, José; Obón, Concepción; Consuegra, Vicente; García-Botía, José; Ríos, Segundo; Alcaraz, Francisco; Valdés, Arturo; Moral, Alejandro del; Laguna, Emilio

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2019.111968

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“…However, the presence of the species in one territory does not suppose the use. In the exhaustive ethnobotanical research in the upper Guadiana River area (Ciudad Real and Albacete provinces), D. hispanicus uses were not recorded, neither as a medicine nor in herbal liquors despite being a relatively abundant species ( Rivera et al, 2019 ). The elaboration of the herbero has led to an overcollection of certain species that have seen their biology modified by a change in the use of the territory.…”

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Medicinal Plants in Traditional Herbal Wines and Liquors in the East of Spain and the Balearic Islands

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Homemade herbal preparations from the East of Spain are the witness of traditional medicine inherited from the ancient complex formulas of herbal teas and medicinal wines. In this study, we document the use of traditional alcoholic beverages, identify their ingredients, almost exclusively botanical, record the local medicinal uses of these mixtures, and discuss patterns of distribution of this knowledge in regions of eastern Spain, the Balearic Islands and Andorra. We determine marker species and relevant patterns of herbal formulas in the different regions of the territory. Homemade liquors and liqueurs are consumed for their digestive and tonic-restorative properties but they also play in some cases an important social role. The elderly remember other medicinal uses such as aperitif, emmenagogue, or antidiarrheal, for some of the most popular preparations. The herbal liqueur formulas include predominantly Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, and Apiaceae species. Herbs (58%), fruits (28%), and mixtures of both (12%) are ingredients of liquors and wines, being the aerial parts the most frequent in terms of species (30%) and records (49%). Dictamnus hispanicus, Santolina villosa, Salvia blancoana subsp. mariolensis, Rosmarinus officinalis, Thymus vulgaris, and Clinopodium serpyllifolium subsp. fruticosum are the species most frequently used. Others species used to a lesser extent as Polygonatum odoratum, Thymus moroderi, and Saxifraga longifolia are restricted to locally homemade preparations because their collection and uses require special knowledge of the rare or endemic flora. Sustainability of these practices is strongly limited by the overall loss of local traditional knowledge and by the limited availability of most of the wild species; some of them are endangered or threatened mainly by the loss of their natural habitats. Cultivation and domestication are a promising alternative to collecting from wild populations. The cultivation of Thymus moroderi in the province of Alicante and Polygonatum odoratum in the province of Teruel are good examples. There is a notable decrease in the complexity of the formulas registered throughout the nearly 15 years of the study. This is interpreted as a consequence of a loss of knowledge, less accessibility to wild resources, and changes in traditions and preferences.

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Medicinal Plants in Traditional Herbal Wines and Liquors in the East of Spain and the Balearic Islands

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“…Medicinal resources.-Reported in several works (Consuegra 2009;Molero-Mesa & al. 2001;Rivera & al. 2019;Verde & Fajardo 2003a;Verde 2002;Verde & al.…”

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“…Other ecosystem services from wetlands include food, timber, fibers, and genetic resources for medicine, food and agriculture (EPA 2021b;Mitsch & al. 2015;Rivera & al. 2019).…”

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Basketry as an ecosystem service of wetlands: traditional crafts in central Spain

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López²,

Rivera

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Ecosystem services from wetlands include products such as food, water, fibers, timber, medicinal plants, and genetic resources for agriculture. One of the most abundant supplies is the raw material for basketry. In this study we aim to document the role of wetland plants as resources for basketry and broom-making in the Guadiana river basin and to analyze the local traditional knowledge of the species used in the area. We describe different types of baskets and other artifacts, and document basketry techniques. We found 30 species belonging to 12 families, 18 of them occurring in wetlands, four in irrigated fields, and seven in the adjacent dry territories. Twenty species are used in the manufacture of brooms. Twenty two types of basketry artifacts are described with their uses. The area shows a relevant cultural heritage, not merely as it was in the past, but also adapted to the new cultural and social contexts. The degradation and loss of wetlands in central Spain threatens these ecosystems and their associated cultural heritage. We suggest the declaration of this intangible human heritage as the “Culture of the Mediterranean Wetlands” before it disappears.

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“…Folk medicine used this resin to treat various diseases (Demetzos et al 1994)-e.g. abdominal pain (Rivera et al 2019)-and in the cosmetic industry to create perfumes (Mackonochie and Heinrich 2019). From the Greeks, many of its properties were attributed by the association of the name, Ladon, to the mythological account.…”

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New insights into the composition of historical remedies and pharmaceutical formulations: the identification of natural resins and balsams by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric investigations

Izzo

Lodi

Pascual

2020

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The present paper reports one of the first studies on the identification of natural resins and balsams in modern era drug formulations. Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was applied to investigate the composition of ancient remedies and pharmaceutical formulations coming from the Spezieria di Santa Maria della Scala in Rome, founded at the end of the seventeenth century by the Discalced Carmelites. The obtained results highlight the presence of complex mixtures containing resinaceous and lipidic-based compounds. Thanks to the detection of characteristic markers, it was possible to identify several natural resins, such as guaiacum resin, ladano resin and scammony resin. Balsamic and aromatic compounds characteristic of essential oils were identified as well. In addition, an anti-inflammatory ointment, composed by mixing Venetian turpentine, a Pinaceae resin and a triterpene resin exudate of a plant from South America, was found among the analysed formulations. Combining the analytical results, the historical research and the botanical composition, it was possible to formulate compositional hypotheses of this historical medicine and provided some indications about their use in health. The study of historical drugs is not only important to know the practices handed down by apothecaries in the past, but also fundamental to reconstruct historical recipes that can inspire new dermatological, cosmetic, hygienic and current curative products.

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Ethnopharmacology in the Upper Guadiana River area (Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

Cited by 25 publications

References 47 publications

Medicinal Plants in Traditional Herbal Wines and Liquors in the East of Spain and the Balearic Islands

Medicinal Plants in Traditional Herbal Wines and Liquors in the East of Spain and the Balearic Islands

Basketry as an ecosystem service of wetlands: traditional crafts in central Spain

New insights into the composition of historical remedies and pharmaceutical formulations: the identification of natural resins and balsams by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric investigations

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