2020
DOI: 10.1186/s13002-020-00419-8
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Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (northern Italy, southern Alps): biodiversity and use

Abstract: Background Worldwide mountain regions are recognized as hotspots of ethnopharmacologically relevant species diversity. In South Tyrol (Southern Alps, Italy), and due to the region’s high plant diversity and isolated population, a unique traditional botanical knowledge of medicinal plants has flourished, which traces its history back to prehistoric times. However, changes in rural life and culture may threaten this unique biodiversity and cultural heritage. Our study aims to collect and analyze … Show more

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“…According to Vitalini et al (2013) [9], the Ethnobotanicity Index (EI) was calculated as the ratio between the number of the wild taxa cited in the medicinal, cosmetic, veterinary, and food (alimentary and liquoristic) sectors and the estimated number of taxa in the wild flora of the area. The resulting value of EI (12.8%) falls above the range of values (5.37-10.75%) reported by Guarrera et al (2008) [25] for different Italian regions and above those referred in different Italian Alpine areas (e.g., 6.2% for Val San Giacomo [9], 9.7% for Stelvio National Park [10], 11% for North-Western Ligurian Alps [13] and 12% for South Tyrol [26]).…”
Section: Plants Diversity Analysismentioning
confidence: 45%
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“…According to Vitalini et al (2013) [9], the Ethnobotanicity Index (EI) was calculated as the ratio between the number of the wild taxa cited in the medicinal, cosmetic, veterinary, and food (alimentary and liquoristic) sectors and the estimated number of taxa in the wild flora of the area. The resulting value of EI (12.8%) falls above the range of values (5.37-10.75%) reported by Guarrera et al (2008) [25] for different Italian regions and above those referred in different Italian Alpine areas (e.g., 6.2% for Val San Giacomo [9], 9.7% for Stelvio National Park [10], 11% for North-Western Ligurian Alps [13] and 12% for South Tyrol [26]).…”
Section: Plants Diversity Analysismentioning
confidence: 45%
“…Moreover, in our survey, information concerned traditional uses not only of root/rhizome but also of leaves and the flowers, used both as external and internal remedies. Similar uses of these aerial portions are only rarely referred for other alpine areas such as Swiss Alps [53], South Tyrol [26] and Austria [54].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ruscus aculeatus L. is a Eurasian species of the Monocotyledon group, currently part of the Asparagaceae botanical family reported as a medicinal species in European folk medicine [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. The plant is a small subshrub, always green, with thick underground rhizomes [ 10 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In South Tyrol, Northern Italy, Southern Alps, three mushrooms are identified [15]. Two species, Fomitopsis betulina Bull.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%