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Historical Landscape Ecology of the Favorita Park in Palermo (Sicily)

2021

Historical Landscape Ecology of the Favorita Park in Palermo

Historical green Mediterranean maquis traditional agroecosystemsSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata
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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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