Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A comparative study

Ali‐Shtayeh, Mohammed S.; Jamous, Rana M.; Al-Shafie', Jehan H; Elgharabah, Wafa' A; Kherfan, Fatemah A; Qarariah, Kifayeh H; Khdair, Isra' S; Soos, Israa M; Musleh, Aseel A; Isa, Buthainah A; Herzallah, Hanan M; Khlaif, Rasha B; Aiash, Samiah M; Swaiti, Ghadah M; Abuzahra, Muna A; Haj-Ali, Maha M; Saifi, Nehaya A; Azem, Hebah K; Nasrallah, Hanadi A

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-4-13

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“…With respect to this, the Lamiaceae family is very important: 10 species (55.5%) belong to this family, including several species of thyme and some thyme relatives (genera Satureja and Thymbra) together with rosemary, sage, oregano, and lavender. The high importance of the family in this category has been highlighted many times [32,35,37,56,77,78]. There is also a high incidence of Apiaceae plants, of which two are commonly used locally: Bifora testiculata (L.) Roth.…”

Section: Edible Wild Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gathering an edible wild plant: food or medicine? A case study on wild edibles and functional foods in Granada, Spain

2017

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A study on wild edible resources has been performed in the western part of Granada Province (Spain) using ethnobotanical methods. We document and analyze knowledge concerning wild edible plants and mushrooms and their folk medicinal uses in the study area. Several botanical features and use characteristics have been analyzed for the species included, with special attention to their medicinal uses, highlighting a large number of edible-medicinal species. Local importance of the medicinal uses for these resources has been confirmed. Up to 135 species are gathered from the wild in the study area, from which 46 can be considered folk functional foods. In addition, 45 crop plants with uncommon edible or medicinal uses are included, 29 of these being considered functional foods as well. Therefore, a total of 75 plant species are used as edible medicines which serve to treat 36 different conditions. The local concept of food and medicine regarding wild plant resources seems not to be well established. Studies on the pharmacological properties of these foods are needed in order to establish their real or potential benefits for the treated affections.

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Section: Edible Wild Plantsmentioning

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“…2300 taxa of plant and fungi gathered from the wild and consumed in the Mediterranean area [21]. European literature on the subject is extensive [26,28,[30][31][32][33][34].…”

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Gathering an edible wild plant: food or medicine? A case study on wild edibles and functional foods in Granada, Spain

2017

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“…Local knowledge of the use and conservation of plant resources may vary with environmental factors such as species richness, abundance of useful plants or common diseases, and cultural heritages of the people exploiting these resources (Ali-Shtayeh et al 2008, Arias Toledo et al 2007, Hadjichambis et al 2007, Hilgert & Gil 2006. The importance of studying variations in knowledge across cultural groups lies in the fact that relationships between people and nature may differ from a cultural group to another.…”

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Ethnobotany of Pentadesma butyracea in Benin: A quantitative approach

Avocèvou-Ayisso

Avohou²,

Omorou³

et al. 2012

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Research AbstractIntegrating ethnobotanical knowledge in the development of management and conservation strategies of indigenous plant resources is critical to their effectiveness. In this paper, we used four plant use indices to assess how the plant use knowledge of a multipurpose tree (Pentadesma butyracea Sabine) varies across different sociolinguistic groups from two geographical areas of Benin, and how these variations may influence the species' conservation and utilisation strategies. Seven sociolinguistic groups namely the Anii, Nagot, Kotocoli, and Fulani in the central part, and the Waama, Ditamari and Natimba in the northwestern part of the country were considered. We determined the reported use value of the plant parts, the plant part value, the specific use and the intraspecific use value for each sociolinguistic group. The various communities showed different interests in the plant organs they used. Nagot people showed the best plant use knowledge (highest use value) for P. butyracea bark and roots, two organs critical to the plant survival. Sociolinguistic groups living in the same geographical area shared similar plant part values, likely because of knowledge exchanges through social interactions. The observed intercultural convergences of uses may be a starting point of the selection of parts of the species for phytochemical, biological and pharmacological studies.

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“…The wild plants are an important source of nutrient, vitamin and mineral supplements for indigenous population 1 and also contain a high amount of health promoting phytochemicals, the secondary metabolites with medicinal property. Many epidemiological studies support that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of incidence of many chronic diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular, neurological, cancers and infections 2 .…”

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Hypoglycemic Property of Ethnic Vegetables Consumed by the Tribal People of Chittagong Hill Tracts

Begum¹,

Tabassum²,

Noman³

et al. 2017

Int. Res. J. Pharm.

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The present study reports the hypoglycemic property of some ethnic vegetables which are consumed by the ethnic people of Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. It was observed that all of ethnic vegetables, except Miminipata, reduced the diabetic blood glucose level from 9.26mmol/L to 5.04mmol/L over 28 days of treatment. Ethanol extract of Kaminopata was found to be most active. Compared to other extracts, Kaminopata reduced the blood glucose at a faster rate; made the glucose level to 4.76mmol/L (normal limit) within 14 days and sustained it for the rest of treatment period. The next effective ones were Chikipungpata and Khoropata, which reduced the glucose level to respectively 5.39 mmol/L and 5.85mmol/L within 14 days of treatment. The fresh extracts of some vegetables were found to be more effective than the corresponding ethanol extracts. The differences in lowering of blood glucose between the 7 days interval over the period of treatment were found strongly significant (p<0.05).

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Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A comparative study

Cited by 165 publications

References 23 publications

Gathering an edible wild plant: food or medicine? A case study on wild edibles and functional foods in Granada, Spain

Gathering an edible wild plant: food or medicine? A case study on wild edibles and functional foods in Granada, Spain

Ethnobotany of Pentadesma butyracea in Benin: A quantitative approach

Hypoglycemic Property of Ethnic Vegetables Consumed by the Tribal People of Chittagong Hill Tracts

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