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The wild taxa utilized as vegetables in Sicily (Italy): a traditional component of the Mediterranean diet

2018

Background: Wild vegetables in the Mediterranean Basin are still often consumed as a part of the diet and, in particular, there is a great tradition regarding their use in Sicily.In this study, an ethnobotanical field investigation was carried out to (a) identify the wild native taxa traditionally gathered and consumed as vegetables in Sicily, comparing the collected ethnobotanical data with those of other countries that have nominated the Mediterranean diet for inclusion in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and (b) highlight new culinary uses of these plants.Methods: Interviews were carried out in 187 towns and villages in Sicily between 2005 an…

Male0106 biological sciencesHealth (social science)Mediterranean dietEthnobotanyRural cultural heritageDiet Mediterranean01 natural sciencesMediterranean BasinSettore BIO/01 - Botanica Generalelcsh:BotanyVegetablesSicilyAged 80 and over2. Zero hungerbiologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaNasturtium officinaleCultural Studielcsh:Other systems of medicineMiddle AgedComplementary and Alternative Medicine2708 DermatologyBiocultural diversitylcsh:QK1-989Centaurea calcitrapaGeographyTraditional knowledgeEthnobotanyCarduuslanguageFemalePlants EdibleGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSicilianCultural StudiesTraditional agroecosystemfoodBotanyHumansTraditional agroecosystemsAgedBiocultural diversity; Ethnobotany; Rural cultural heritage; Traditional agroecosystems; Traditional knowledge; Health (social science); Cultural Studies; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all); Complementary and Alternative Medicine2708 DermatologyResearch15. Life on landlcsh:RZ201-999biology.organism_classificationfood.foodlanguage.human_language0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences (all)Complementary and alternative medicineSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata010606 plant biology & botanyOnopordum illyricumJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
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Volatile components of Centaurea calcitrapa L. and Centaurea sphaerocephala L. ssp. sphaerocephala, two Asteraceae growing wild in Sicily

2006

The volatile components of the flowerheads of Centaurea calcitrapa L. (C.c.) and Centaurea sphaerocephala L. ssp. sphaerocephala (C.s.) were obtained by hydrodistillation and identified by GC and GC–MS. Altogether 96 components were identified, 66 in C. calcitrapa and 68 in C. spaerocephala, mostly fatty acids (32.8%, C.c. and 44.2%, C.s.) and hydrocarbons (32.3%, C.c. and 15.9%, C.s.). 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (15.8%, C.c.) and hexadecanoic acid (30.7%, C.s.) were the most abundant fatty acids; tricosane (8.0%, C.c.) and heptacosane (4.9%, C.s.) were the main hydrocarbons. Sesquiterpenes were also present as hydrocarbons (10.1% for 14 components in C.c. and 9.2% for 13 components in C.s.)…

antimicrobial activitybiologyChemistryGeneral ChemistryAsteraceaeAsteraceaebiology.organism_classificationessential oilbeta-eudesmollaw.inventionCentaurea sphaerocephala L. ssp sphaerocephalaCentaurea calcitrapaCentaurealawCentaurea calcitrapa LBotanyhexadecanoic acid912-octadecadienoic acidEssential oilFood Science
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Sesquiterpene lactones and lignans from Centaurea species

1992

Abstract The aerial parts of Centaurea calcitrapa yielded cnicin, cnicin 4′-acetate, melitensin, a related elemanolide, the two new germacranolides 11α,13- and 11β,13-dihydrosalonitenolide, and the lignans arctigenin, pinoresinol and 7′( S )-hydroxyarctigenin. The latter compound is described for the first time as a natural product. The aerial parts of Centaurea pabotii yielded 11,13-dihydrodeacylcynaropicrin, aguerin A and a new guaianolide related to cynaropicrin.

LignanGermacranolideStereochemistryPlant ScienceGeneral MedicineHorticultureBiologybiology.organism_classificationBiochemistryCnicinCynaropicrinchemistry.chemical_compoundCentaurea calcitrapachemistryPinoresinolCentaureaOrganic chemistryMolecular BiologyCynareaePhytochemistry
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