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

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
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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Comparison of the reproduction and mortality of the Oryzaephilus surinamensis on three date cultivars (Khadrawy, Barhee, Bream) and testing the effectiveness of Cinnamomum cassia and Foeniculum vulgare as a bio-insecticide [PDF]

Journal of Medical and Life Science
Oryzaephilus Surinamensis is an important insect pest that infects many grains and dry fruits. Khadrawy, Bream, and Barhee are among the best Iraqi dates.
Zainab Mohammed, Zainab Allami
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Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers, Jon C. Lovett, Christopher Hassall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Foeniculum vulgare ethanol extract on osteogenesis in human mecenchymal stem cells [PDF]

Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2013
Objective: Osteoporosis or silent disease is a major bone disorder in elderly women in current century. Estrogen has an important role in osteogenesis and prevention of bone fractures.
Zahra Mahmoudi, Masoud Soleimani, Abbas saidi, Gholamreza Khamisipour, Arezoo Azizsoltani   +4 more
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Alleviation of salt stress by increasing potassium sulphate doses in four medicinal and aromatic plants

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2018
In this study, the effects of potassium doses (control, 150, 300 and 450 mg K2SO4 kg−1) and salt stress (control, 100 mM NaCl) on the yield and some element content of four medicinal and aromatic (Coriandrum sativum, Anethum graveolens, Ocimum basilicum ...
Gülsüm Yaldız, Ferit Özen, Mahmut Çamlıca, Ferit Sönmez   +3 more
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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Survey on the Changes of Oil Compounds of Medicinal and Edible Plants Sterilized with Gamma Radiation

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2007
Background: One of the essential problems of using medicinal plants which are mostly collected from the wild is their fungus and microbial infections. Nowadays, exposing the plants to Gamma radiation apparently removes the problem.
MH Salehi Surmaghi, Gh Amin, H Zahedi, H Kuchesfahani   +3 more
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Foeniculum vulgare Mill. inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced microglia activation and ameliorates neuroinflammation-mediated behavioral deficits in mice

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Objective: To investigate the effect of Foeniculum vulgare extract against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced microglial activation in vitro as well as cognitive behavioral deficits in mice. Methods: LPS-activated BV-2 cell viability was measured using MTT
Sushruta Koppula, Ramesh Alluri, Spandana Rajendra Kopalli   +2 more
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Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli, Daniele Sommaggio, Claudio Ratti, Riccardo Baroncelli, Andrea Menicucci, Enrico Vettorazzo, Giovanni Burgio   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles from Foeniculum vulgare Mill. seed extract and its antibacterial effects on foodborne bacteria [PDF]

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2023
Background: Foeniculum vulgare Mill. seeds contain polyphenolic compounds which can be considered a suitable option for the green synthesis of nanoparticles.
Parisa Salari, Mansour Ghaffari Moghaddam, Masoumeh Bahreini, Mohammad Reza Sharifmoghadam   +3 more
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