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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Medicinal plants in the Mediterranean area: Synthesis of the results of the project Rubia
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 116, No. 2, Year 2008
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Description
Aim of study: Within the scope of the European project RUBIA (ICA3-2002-10023), research has been performed on the traditional use and handling of plant species in several Mediterranean countries, Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Morocco, and Spain. This paper synthesises the chief results related to the medicinal utilization of those plants. Material and methods: The information has been gathered by means of semi-structured interviews (1256) and techniques of participant observation with 803 informants. In each of the participating countries the study areas were selected by means of uniform criteria defined at the beginning of the study. Results and conclusions: A total of 985 species have been catalogued, of which 406 have medicinal use. This work constitutes the first comparative study performed with ethnobotanical data gathered by a coordinated methodology in the Mediterranean area. An exhaustive list is provided for the species catalogued, indicating the regions where each plant was mentioned. Ethnopharmacological relevance: This information underlines the ethnobotanical richness of the region and the need to broaden this study to other areas of the Mediterranean. Furthermore, this constitutes a base for future phytochemical and pharmacological studies which could lead to new therapeutic products. © 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
González-Tejero, M. Reyes
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Casares-Porcel, M.
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Sánchez-Rojas, C. P.
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Ramiro-Gutiérrez, J. M.
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Molero-Mesa, Joaquín
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Pieroni, Andrea
United Kingdom, Bradford
University of Bradford
Giusti, M. E.
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Censorii, E.
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
de Pasquale, C.
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Della, A.
Cyprus, Nicosia
Agricultural Research Institute Nicosia
Paraskeva-Hadijchambi, D.
Cyprus, Nicosia
Agricultural Research Institute Nicosia
Hadjichambis, A.
Cyprus, Nicosia
Agricultural Research Institute Nicosia
Houmani, Zahia
Algeria, Blida
Université Blida 1
El-Demerdash, Mohamed A.
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Science
El-Zayat, Mustafa Mohsen
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Science
Hmamouchi, Mohammed
Morocco, Rabat
Institut National Des Plantes Médicinales et Aromatiques
ElJohrig, S.
Morocco, Rabat
Institut National Des Plantes Médicinales et Aromatiques
Statistics
Citations: 405
Authors: 17
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.045
ISSN:
03788741
Study Design
Ethnographic Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Algeria
Egypt
Morocco