Not just minor wild edible forest products: consumption of pteridophytes in sub-Saharan AfricaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 10 - Trang 1-9 - 2014
Alfred Maroyi
Gathering of wild edible plant resources by people in sub-Saharan Africa is
discussed with reference to pteridophytes, which is an ancient plant group.
Pteridophytes are crucial to food diversity and security in sub-Saharan Africa,
although they are notably neglected as a result of inadequate research and
agricultural development. Current research and agricultural development agenda
still appear t... hiện toàn bộ
Use patterns, use values and management of Afzelia africana Sm. in Burkina Faso: implications for species domestication and sustainable conservationSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 1-14 - 2018
Larba Hubert Balima, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Marius Rodrigue Mensah Ekué, François N’Guessan Kouamé, Adjima Thiombiano
The lack of literature on the interactions between indigenous people and the
valuable agroforestry trees hinder the promotion of sustainable management of
plant resources in West African Sahel. This study aimed at assessing local uses
and management of Afzelia africana Sm. in Burkina Faso, as a prerequisite to
address issues of domestication and sustainable conservation. One thousand
forty-four pe... hiện toàn bộ
The role of ethnic tourism in the food knowledge tradition of Tyrolean migrants in Treze Tílias, SC, BrazilSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 1-12 - 2018
Elisabeth Kuhn, Ruth Haselmair, Heidemarie Pirker, Christian R. Vogl
Food knowledge and consumption in the context of migration is an important topic
in ethnobiological research. Little research is done on the process of how
external factors impact food knowledge amongst migrants. Taking into account
social organisation and power relations of food knowledge transmission and
distribution of food knowledge, this study sheds light on how the accessibility
of resources... hiện toàn bộ
The use of the head louse as a remedy for jaundice in Spanish folk medicine: an overviewSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 9 - Trang 1-8 - 2013
José Ramón Vallejo, José Antonio González
In Spain, head lice are considered a therapeutic resource for the treatment of
jaundice. All folk remedies based on the ingestion of these insects meet in the
present document, previously dispersed among a large number of references. An
overview of the Spanish literature has been carried out. The most important
databases have been consulted. All related works have been examined. Although
the metho... hiện toàn bộ
Cultural and ethnobotanical legacy of native potatoes in ColombiaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 18 - Trang 1-12 - 2022
Daicy Yaneth Galvis-Tarazona, Zaida Zarely Ojeda-Pérez, Diana Marcela Arias-Moreno
Native potatoes are Andean tubers of great historical, social, food, genetic and
nutritional importance, and they contribute significantly to food security by
supplementing the household diet and also providing alternative income. Even
when their cultivation and consumption imply great benefits, their use and local
preservation depend to a large extent on the recognition of their ethnobotanical
an... hiện toàn bộ
Historical ethnobotanical review of medicinal plants used to treat children diseases in Romania (1860s–1970s)Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 16 - Trang 1-33 - 2020
Madalina Petran, Dorin Dragos, Marilena Gilca
Romanian ethnopediatrics has a long history of medicinal plant use. The main
objective of the present review was to identify, collect, systematize, and
prioritize the available bibliographical data related to medicinal plants
traditionally used to treat various pediatric diseases in Romania during the
1860s–1970s. Information was mainly obtained by manual systematic search in
various relevant hist... hiện toàn bộ
Edible and medicinal termites: a global overviewSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 11 - Trang 1-7 - 2015
Rozzanna Esther Cavalcanti Reis de Figueirêdo, Alexandre Vasconcellos, Iamara Silva Policarpo, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves
Termites are mainly known for damage caused to human beings, both in urban and
rural areas. However, these insects play an important role in the decomposition
of organic matter in tropical regions and are important natural resources, which
are widely used in traditional medicine and are also consumed by human
populations in several parts of the world. This study aimed to catalogue termite
species ... hiện toàn bộ
Fishermen do more than fish: local ecological knowledge of raftsmen about the arboreal species used to construct rafts (Bahia, Brazil)Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 1-15 - 2018
Isis Leite Medeiros Mascarenhas Andrade, Marcelo Schramm Mielke, Nivaldo Peroni, Alexandre Schiavetti
Traditional raft (jangada), piúba wood raft (jangada de pau de piúba), six-log
raft (jangada de seis paus), and wooden raft (jangada de pau) are some of the
names given to the traditional Brazilian watercrafts created from the buoyancy
of bound logs. The traditional raft is a watercraft used and built by artisan
fishermen who have, throughout generations, kept and improved knowledge related
to thi... hiện toàn bộ
Ethnobotany of wild edible plants in multiethnic areas of the Gansu–Ningxia–Inner Mongolia junction zoneSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 18 - Trang 1-14 - 2022
Xiaohuan Jia, Yongxia Zhao, Yunyue Zhu, Xin Zeng, Xuehui Liang, Jian Xie, Faming Wu
In recent years, research on wild edible plant resources has become increasingly
popular. The Hassan Nature Reserve is a multiethnic area mainly composed of
people belonging to the Han, Hui, and Mongolian groups. The utilization of
edible wild plant resources in this area is extremely high. However, with the
advancement of urbanization and the development of modern agricultural
technology, these r... hiện toàn bộ
Wild food plants of popular use in SicilySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 3 - Trang 1-12 - 2007
Francesca Lentini, Francesca Venza
In the present work the authors report the result of their food ethnobotanical
researches, which have been carried out in Sicily during the last thirty years.
Data concerning 188 wild species used in the traditional Sicilian cuisine are
reported. The authors underline those species that are partially or completely
unknown for their culinary use and they illustrate other species that local
inhabita... hiện toàn bộ