Andorran ethnomycology: culinary uses and beyond [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineIntroduction This study compiles ethnomycological information from Andorra, which, in general terms, has remained unexplored compared with plants. Andorra (468 km2; ca.
Canòlich Álvarez-Puig +4 more
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Ethnomycological knowledge among Kaqchikel, indigenous Maya people of Guatemalan Highlands. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2019 Background: The Guatemalan Highlands is a region of great but so far poorly known mycological diversity. People living in this area have long used wild fungi as a source of food and income.
Mérida Ponce JP +4 more
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Mushrooms and Lichens in Bulgarian Ethnomycology [PDF]
Journal of Mycology, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 The paper presents ethnomycological data on ritual, medicinal, tinder, and kindling usage of mushrooms and lichens in Bulgaria from prehistoric times till nowadays. It is based on the analysis of 17 ethnomycological sources recently available and on the authors inquiries and field trip data from the country made in the period 1986–2015.
Blagoy Angelov Uzunov +2 more
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Wild Edible Plants Used in Dalmatian Zagora (Croatia) [PDF]
PlantsBackground: Dalmatian Zagora has experienced significant depopulation trends over recent decades. The area is very interesting because of its rich biodiversity of species as well as its history of the use of wild foods.
Tonka Ninčević Runjić +3 more
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Truffle and truffle-like fungi from continental Africa [PDF]
Acta Mycologica, 2019 Africa is a diverse continent composed of many different terrestrial biomes, from the largest nonpolar desert in the world to equatorial forests and Southern African Fynbos.
Paul William Thomas +2 more
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"But how true that is, I do not know": the influence of written sources on the medicinal use of fungi across the western borderlands of the former Soviet Union. [PDF]
IMA FungusFungi have been used for medicinal purposes for many centuries. This study, based on 35 historical written sources and 581 in-depth semi-structured interviews from eight countries in the western borderlands of the former Soviet Union, investigates the ...
Prakofjewa J +15 more
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Ethnomycological study in the Kilum-Ijim mountain forest, Northwest Region, Cameroon [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018 Background Majority of the people in rural areas depend on traditional fungi-based medicines to combat different illnesses. This ethnomycological survey was undertaken to document the traditional knowledge of mushrooms among the communities in the Kilum ...
N. A. Teke +5 more
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“Is This Edible Anyway?” The Impact of Culture on the Evolution (and Devolution) of Mushroom Knowledge [PDF]
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in ...
Bender, Andrea, Oterhals, Åge
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Ethnomycological knowledge of three ethnic groups in Ethiopia [PDF]
Forests, 2020 Producción CientíficaEthnomycological information was gathered by conducting semi-structured interviews with members of the Amhara, Agew, and Sidama ethnic groups in Ethiopia. A total of 300 individuals were involved in this study. Forest excursions were
Agúndez Leal, María Dolores +4 more
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An ethnomycological approach to land use values in Chukotka [PDF]
Études/Inuit/Studies, 2007 Once avoided on both sides of the Bering Strait, wild mushrooms are now considered to be delicious edibles in Chukotka. An important food source, mushroom-gathering is also a recreational activity that cultivates particular relationships between people ...
Yamin-Pasternak, Sveta
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