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Valentina Savo

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Ethnobotanical investigation on wild medicinal plants in the Monti Sicani Regional Park (Sicily, Italy)

2014

Ethnopharmacological relevance The area of the "Monte Sicani Regional Park" (Central Western Sicily, southern Italy) has been quantitatively and extensively investigated in an ethnobotanical study for the first time. A total of 108 wild species are used for medicinal purposes, while, according to our study, the uses of 9 species have not previously been reported in ethnobotanical studies in Italy (e.g.; the use of Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort. for the treatment of hyperhydrosis of the feet, the use of Lavatera agrigentina Tineo for cough and bronchitis). Aim of the study: The aim of this paper is to analyze, through quantitative indicators, the extent of the current knowledge on medicinal us…

MaleMediterranean climateHealth Knowledge Attitudes PracticeCultural identitycultural erosionEthnobotanyKickxia elatineMediterranean BasinDrug DiscoveryHumansKickxia elatine (L.) DumortMedicinal plantsSocioeconomicsMediterranean folk medicineSicilyAgedAged 80 and overPharmacologyEthnobotanical indexePlants MedicinalbiologyTraditional medicinebusiness.industryDrug Discovery3003 Pharmaceutical ScienceData CollectionSettore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematicaethnobotanical indexesCultural erosionMiddle Agedbiology.organism_classificationSettore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni ErbaceeGeographyLavatera agrigentina TineoEthnobotanySettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataFemaleLivestockLavaterabusinessHuman
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More nature in the city

2020

According to projects and practices that the Italian botanists and ecologists are carrying out for bringing “more nature in the city”, new insights for a factual integration between ecological perspectives and more consolidated aesthetic and agronomic approaches to the sustainable planning and management of urban green areas are provided.

urban green areas2019-20 coronavirus outbreak010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Ecosystem serviceSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Settore BIO/02Ecosystem services green infrastructure human well-being urban biodiversity urban green areasPlant Science010501 environmental sciencesEcosystem services Human well-being Green infrastructure Urban green areas Urban biodiversity01 natural sciencesurban biodiversityEcosystem servicesGreen infrastructure Urban green areaEcosystem servicesEnvironmental planninghuman well-beingEcosystem services; Human well-being; Green infrastructure Urban green areas; Urban biodiversityEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesurban green areaSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaAmbientaleGeographygreen infrastructureSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataEcosystem services; green infrastructure; human well-being; urban biodiversity; urban green areasGreen infrastructure
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