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A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

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The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

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Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
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Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres, Joan Vallès, Teresa Garnatje, Airy Gras   +3 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

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Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
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From wild to tamed: Reimagining novel crops through omics and local plant diversity

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The global food system faces growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising nutritional demands. Agriculture has increased yields but reduced crop diversity, flavor, and nutritional quality, leaving societies vulnerable and dependent on a narrow set of staple species.
Alexandra Sanfeliu Meliá, Pablo D. Cárdenas   +1 more
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Medicinal Potential of Ocimum Gratissimum (Scent Leaf) and Vernonia Amygdalina Del (Bitter Leaf)

International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2022
Augusta Inegbedion, Abiodun Iyabode Khadijat   +1 more
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THE EFFECT OF Vernonia amygdalina Del. (BITTER LEAF) LEAF EXTRACT ON THE LIPID PROFILE OF WISTAR ALBINO RATS

, 2013
This study investigates the effect of aqueous leaf extract of Vernonia amygdalina Del. (bitter leaf) on the lipid profile of Wistar rats. The rats were divided into 3 groups. Control group were given no leaf extract, low dose group were given 0.5ml of leaf extract and high dose group given 1ml of the extract.
Gospel Ajuru, Onwuli, Donatus, Mercy Ajuru   +2 more
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Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

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Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatorenal Histopathological Morphology Effects of Vernonia Amygdalina Leaf Extracts in Wistar Rats Models

Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science
Vernonia amygdalina with local name ewuro (bitter leaf) is a small shrub member of the Asterceae family and is a widely used local plant in Nigeria for both therapeutic and nutritional purposes. Bitter leaf is a natural herb that is useful in taking care
Ogunlayi Aderonke Cecilia, Aremu Adegoke Olalekan, Kehinde Adedeapo Olajide,
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De Novo Assembly of Bitter Gourd Transcriptomes: Gene Expression and Sequence Variations in Gynoecious and Monoecious Lines.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is a nutritious vegetable crop of Asian origin, used as a medicinal herb in Indian and Chinese traditional medicine.
Anjali Shukla, V K Singh, D R Bharadwaj, Rajesh Kumar, Ashutosh Rai, A K Rai, Raja Mugasimangalam, Sriram Parameswaran, Major Singh, P S Naik   +9 more
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