One century later: the folk botanical knowledge of the last remaining Albanians of the upper Reka Valley, Mount Korab, Western Macedonia

Pieroni, Andréa; Rexhepi, Besnik; Nedelcheva, Anely; Hajdari, Avni; Mustafa, Behxhet; Kolosova, Valeria; Cianfaglione, Kevin; Quave, Cassandra L.

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-22

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“…The reported plant uses were then qualitatively compared to those reported in a previous study (Guarrera 1994) conducted in a region partially overlapping with the study area. Similar comparisons done in other regions are reported in Di Tizio et al (2012) and Pieroni et al (2013). Methods used in this study were similar to those used in the Guarrera (1994) even though that study was mainly focused on medicinal and food plants and was conducted at a different time and in a smaller area.…”

Section: Ethnobotanical Survey and Analysis Of Datasupporting

confidence: 55%

Traditional Uses of Plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate Area (Central Italy)

Guarrera

Savo

Caneva

2015

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Traditional knowledge of local plant uses is rapidly fading away, especially in rural Mediterranean areas. We carried out ethnobotanical research in 2010-2011 in order to investigate the local knowledge of wild plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate area of Italy (Latium, district of Rome). We carried out a total of 45 semi-structured interviews with farmers, herders, and fishers. Here, a simple diachronic comparison is made between the current study and a previous one conducted in some of the villages of the study area to highlight potential losses of traditional knowledge of local plants. We documented a total of 102 plant species, belonging to 48 families, along with their uses (excluding food uses). We also reported some non-plant based remedies that were primarily used in veterinary medicine. Some plant uses, especially for making handicrafts, have not been reported previously (e.g., those of Celtis australis L. Cannabaceae, Betula pendula Roth Betulaceae). Many plant uses are no longer remembered in the area, which indicates a loss of local ethnobotanical knowledge.

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Section: Ethnobotanical Survey and Analysis Of Datasupporting

confidence: 55%

Traditional Uses of Plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate Area (Central Italy)

Guarrera

Savo

Caneva

2015

EBL

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“…Some results of field ethnobotanical studies have also been published in the countries of the former Yugoslavia (e.g. [14][15][16][17][18][19]), though only a few of them are solely focused on wild foods [19][20][21]. The Adriatic coast has a particularly rich tradition of using wild foods in nutrition.…”

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Wild food plants used on the Dubrovnik coast (south-eastern Croatia)

Dolina

Łuczaj

2014

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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Croatia's versatile plant use traditions are still not sufficiently documented. The aim of this study was to record local traditions of wild food plant use on the Dubrovnik coast. We interviewed 40 inhabitants of 23 villages, mainly knowledgeable informants. On average 19 species were listed, which in total produced an inventory of 95 food plant species (including species whose leaves or inflorescences are used as recreational teas).The most commonly collected are: Sonchus oleraceus and S. asper, Asparagus acutifolius, Dioscorea communis, Cichorium intybus, Crepis zacintha, Allium ampeloprasum, Picris echioides and Foeniculum vulgare (all of them used as vegetables), the fruits of Rubus ulmifolius (mainly eaten raw), the fruits of roses (Rosa sempervirens and R. canina) and the leaves of Salvia officinalis (both roses and salvia are used for making recreational teas). A particular feature of the local gastronomy is the collection of young Ruscus aculeatus shoots.

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“…Revisiting places where oldest ethnobotanical studies were performed has foremost importance for ethnobotany [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”

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A century of changes in wild food plant use in coastal Croatia: the example of Krk and Poljica

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The aim of this study was to document the use of wild foods in two locations in the coastal part of Croatia -on the island of Krk and in the Poljica area, near Split. We chose these places as they have historical data on plant use (1900 and 1903 respectively). We carried out 67 interviews in Poljica and 55 interviews in Krk to estimate the current use and knowledge of wild foods. Altogether, 80 species of wild food and herbal tea species of plants were recorded in Poljica and 76 in Krk. On average, 13.2 species were listed by per interview in Poljica, including 7.1 species of wild vegetables, and in Krk 14.6 species, including 7.9 species of wild vegetables. Out of the list of plant names recorded in the past, in Krk, we identified 82% of the taxa and in Poljica 86%.

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One century later: the folk botanical knowledge of the last remaining Albanians of the upper Reka Valley, Mount Korab, Western Macedonia

Cited by 77 publications

References 22 publications

Traditional Uses of Plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate Area (Central Italy)

Traditional Uses of Plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate Area (Central Italy)

Wild food plants used on the Dubrovnik coast (south-eastern Croatia)

A century of changes in wild food plant use in coastal Croatia: the example of Krk and Poljica

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