Medicinal plants in the Mediterranean area: Synthesis of the results of the project Rubia

González-Tejero, M. Reyes; Casares-Porcel, Manuel; Sánchez-Rojas, Cristina Patricia; Ramiro-Gutiérrez, Jose M; Mesa, Joaquı́n Molero; Pieroni, Andréa; Giusti, Maria Elena; Censorii, Elena; Pasquale, C. de; Della, A.; Paraskeva-Hadijchambi, Demetra; Hadjichambis, Andreas Ch.; Houmani, Zahia; El-Demerdash, Mohamed; El-Zayat, Mustafa; Hmamouchi, M.; ElJohrig, S.

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.045

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“…In Europe, only a limited number of cross-cultural comparative field studies or metaanalyses focused on such dynamics during modern times have so far addressed this question (Leporatti and Ivancheva 2003;Pieroni and Quave 2005;Pieroni et al 2006;Hadjichambis et al 2008;González-Tejero et al 2008;Leporatti and Ghedira 2009;Łuczaj 2008.…”

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Cross-Cultural Ethnobiology in the Western Balkans: Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology Among Albanians and Serbs in the Pešter Plateau, Sandžak, South-Western Serbia

2011

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An ethnobiological study concerning the medical ethnobotany and ethnozoology of two neighbouring communities of Serbians and Albanians living in the Pešter plateau (south-western Serbia) was conducted, the latter representing a diasporic community that immigrated to the area approximately three centuries ago. Sixty-two botanical taxa used in 129 plant-based remedies and 204 folk plant uses were recorded. In addition, 31 animal-derived remedies and 27 mineral or non-indigenous products were also documented. Approximately half of the recorded phytotherepeutical uses have been recorded for the first time in the ethnobotany of the Western Balkans and more than onethird of these uses have no correlation with Western evidence-based phytotherapy. Moreover, while both communities use approximately the same number of medicinal plants, two-thirds of the botanical taxa, but only one-third of plant folk medical uses are found in common among the two communities. These findings demonstrate that the two communities, although having lived in close proximity to each other during the past three centuries and in a relatively low biodiverse environment, have maintained or developed unique phytotherapeutical trajectories. The differences between the two folk medical biologies of these communities are reflective of the specific history of the Albanian diaspora, and of the complex processes of its cultural adaptation over the last three centuries.

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Cross-Cultural Ethnobiology in the Western Balkans: Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology Among Albanians and Serbs in the Pešter Plateau, Sandžak, South-Western Serbia

2011

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“…This species is not only important in traditional phytotherapy [5,28], but it also belongs to edible plants formerly consumed as green vegetables [29][30][31]. Leaves of T. farfara are traditionally used for wrapping sarma rolls in western Ukraine and Romania [32,33].…”

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Content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the leaves of coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara L.) in Poland

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Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara L.) is a common species, widely used in European and Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of respiratory diseases. However, raw material from this plant contains hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs). The aim of the study was to determine the variability of the level of PAs (senkirkine and senecionine) in leaves of coltsfoot originated from natural populations in Poland. In the phytochemical analysis, 20 samples of T. farfara were used. This plant material was obtained from the Garden of Medicinal Plants in Plewiska near Poznań and originated from different regions of Poland. Coltsfoot leaves were harvested in the middle of July of 2010 and then dried at room temperature. The alkaloid content was detected using the HPLC-DAD method. The amount of PAs in leaves of T. farfara changed in a wide range from 0.06 to 1.04 μg g−1 of dry matter (DM). The content of senkirkine and senecionine was positively correlated (r = 0.68, P = 0.001). There was no statistically significant correlation between the amount of PAs as well as leaf weight and water content in leaves of T. farfara. Our results showed that a medium-sized leaf of coltsfoot (0.33 g DM) may contain from 0.02 to 0.34 μg of PAs (on average 0.14 μg). The level of PAs was not associated with the region of Poland, but phytochemical similarity of samples was usually visible at the local scale. Coltsfoot leaves are characterized by a high variability of the content of toxic PAs, much higher than in the case of the main active compounds, especially flavonoids and mucilage. This phytochemical variability is mainly genetically determined (samples came from a garden collection), and it can be increased by environmental factors. Our investigations indicate that Polish natural populations of T. farfara may provide raw material with a low level of toxic PAs.

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“…The large-scale study comprising different regions of Uzbekistan [11] was divided into three particular provinces with purpose to obtain comparable data. Medicinal plants' diversity was compared and Jaccard similarity indices were calculated following the methodology of González-Tejero et al [33]. Jaccard index = [C/(A + B − C)] × 100, where A is the number of species in sample A, B is the number of species in sample B and C is the number of species common to A and B.…”

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Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan

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This study recorded and analyzed traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Turkestan Range in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, where ethnobotanical knowledge has been largely under-documented to date. Data was collected through participant observation and both semi-structured and in-depth interviews with 10 herbal specialists. A total of 50 medicinal plant taxa were documented, distributed among 46 genera and 27 botanical families. In folk medicine they are applied in 75 different formulations, which cure 63 human and three animal ailments. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices were calculated to analyze traditional knowledge of the informants and to determine the cultural importance of particular medicinal plants. Ziziphora pamiroalaica, Peganum harmala, and Inula orientalis obtained the highest use value (UV). The best-represented and culturally important families were Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, and Apiaceae. Gastro-intestinal system disorders was the most prevalent ailment category. Most medicinal plants were gathered from nearby environments, however, species with a higher cultural value occurred at distant rather than nearby collection sites. The findings of this study proved the gap in documentation of traditional knowledge in Kyrgyzstan, indicating that further studies on the traditional use of wild plant resources could bring important insights into ecosystems' diversity with implications to human ecology and biocultural diversity conservation in Central Asia.

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Medicinal plants in the Mediterranean area: Synthesis of the results of the project Rubia

Cited by 415 publications

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Cross-Cultural Ethnobiology in the Western Balkans: Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology Among Albanians and Serbs in the Pešter Plateau, Sandžak, South-Western Serbia

Cross-Cultural Ethnobiology in the Western Balkans: Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology Among Albanians and Serbs in the Pešter Plateau, Sandžak, South-Western Serbia

Content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the leaves of coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara L.) in Poland

Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan

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