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Traditional Herbal Medicine as a Tool to Explore New Frontiers in Pharmacology
Full text linkThe aim of this Special Issue, entitled “Botany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology in Traditional Herbal Medicine”, was to expand our knowledge about natural products of plant origin that are largely used in traditional phytotherapy [...
Wild Plants Used as Herbs and Spices in Italy: An Ethnobotanical Review
Full text linkWild edible plants are an essential component of people’s diets in the Mediterranean basin. In Italy, ethnobotanical surveys have received increasing attention in the past two centuries, with some of these studies focusing on wild edible plants. In this regard, the literature in Italy lacks the coverage of some major issues focusing on plants used as herbs and spices. I searched national journals for articles on the use of wild food plants in Italy, published from 1963 to 2020. Aims of the present review were to document plant lore regarding wild herbs and spices in Italy, identify the wild plants most frequently used as spices, analyze the distribution of wild herbs and spices used at a national scale, and finally, to describe the most common phytochemical compounds present in wild plant species. Based on the 34 studies reviewed, I documented 78 wild taxa as being used in Italy as herbs or spices. The studies I included in this systematic review demonstrate that wild species used as herbs and spices enrich Italian folk cuisine and can represent an important resource for profitable, integrated local small-scale activities
Aggiornamenti floristici per il Somma-Vesuvio e l’Isola di Capri (Campania, Sud Italia)
No full textIn questo lavoro vengono riportati nuovi
dati floristici e conferme di antiche citazioni per il complesso vulcanico Somma-Vesuvio (41 note floristiche) e
l’Isola di Capri (21 note). La ricerca è stata svolta mediante erborizzazioni effettuate tra il 2000 ed il 2012 ed inda-
gini bibliografiche. I risultati ottenuti mostrano un’elevata
presenza di specie ad ampia distribuzione ed aliene. Questi
dati possono essere ricondotti alla progressiva urbanizza-
zione dei territori indagati e all’aumento del numero di
specie esotiche utilizzate in aree verdi artificiali e da queste
sfuggite. Per alcune specie esotiche sono state anche
riscontrate differenze tra lo status invasivo nelle aree indagate e quello proposto per la regione Campania.In this work new floristic data and confirmations of previously recorded species are reported for Somma-Vesuvius volcanic complex (41 floristic
notes) and Island of Capri (21 notes). The survey was carried out from 2000 to 2012 through field research and literature
studies. The results obtained show an high presence of widely distributed and alien species. This may be due to progressive urbanization of the investigated areas and the increasing number of exotic species used in (and escaped from) artificial green areas. For some exotic species differences were found between the invasive status in the areas investigated and
the one proposed for the Campania region
Notulae alla flora esotica d’Italia, 5: 90.
No full textSul ritrovamento di una specie aliena in Italia: Nephrolepis cordifoli
Analysis of the biodeteriogenic vascular flora at the Royal Palace of Portici in southern Italy
No full textA study was carried out on the biodeteriogenic vascular flora at the Royal Palace of Portici in southern Italy. In all, 160 species were found on the building, which represents approximately 35.5% of the flora found in the whole grounds (450 taxa). Ecological analysis of the plant population highlighted the decisive role of xeric climatic conditions, the lack of substrate, use of the site, and ordinary and restorative maintenance work. Therophytes (48.8%) broadly prevail over other biological forms. Most of the taxa censused (38.2%) may be considered ubiquitous and hence found at the same time on different types of substrate. Measured against the Hazard Index (HI), 62.5% of the species detected may be considered low-hazard (HI 0-3), 31.9% medium-hazard (HI 4-6) and 5.6% very hazardous (I.P. 7-10). Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (HI 10), Ficus carica L. (HI 10) and Quercus ilex L. subsp. ilex (HI 9) were the species which had the most impact of the architectural structures in questionA study was carried out on the biodeteriogenic vascular flora at the Royal Palace of Portici in southern
Italy. In all, 160 species were found on the building, which represents approximately 35.5% of the flora
found in the whole grounds (449 taxa). Ecological analysis of the plant population highlighted the
decisive role of xeric climatic conditions, the lack of substrate, use of the site, and ordinary and restor-
ative maintenance work. Therophytes (48.8%) broadly prevail over other biological forms. Most of the
taxa censused (38.8%) may be considered ubiquitous and hence found at the same time on different types
of substrate. Measured against the Hazard Index (HI), 62.5% of the species detected may be considered
low-hazard (HI 0e3), 31.9% medium-hazard (HI 4e6), and 5.6% very hazardous (HI 7e10). Ailanthus
altissima (Mill.) Swingle (HI 10), Ficus carica L. (HI 10), and Quercus ilex L. subsp. ilex (HI 9) were the
species that had the most impact of the architectural structures in question
Primo contributo alla conoscenza della flora del massiccio dei Monti Marzano, Eremita e Paratiello (Salerno-Potenza)
No full textThe flora of Vesole, Soprano, Sottano and Chianello mountains (Campania Apennines, Salerno) | La flora del complesso dei monti Vesole, Soprano, Sottano e Chianello (Appennino campano, Salerno)
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Alien invasions in old-growth forests: the case study of the Astroni Crater (Naples, Italy)
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