Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants of Biga (Çanakkale), Turkey
Biga, located in the southwestern part of the Marmara Region of Turkey, is the largest district of Çanakkale. Wild edible plants and the ways in which they are used in Biga have not previously been documented.
Çağla Kizilarslan Hançer +4 more
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Der Codex Palatinus germanicus 539 – eine Pflanzenliste aus dem 15. Jahrhundert [PDF]
Die Heidelberger Sammelhandschrift Cod. Pal. germ 539, die um 1425 sehr wahrscheinlich im ostfränkisch-rheinfränkischen Grenzgebiet entstanden ist, steht am Ende einer langen Tradition, in der Kräuterbücher handschriftlich überliefert wurden.
Erbar, Claudia, Zimmermann, Karin
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Two widespread weedy species of Urtica L. (Urticaceaea Juss.), common nettle (Urtica dioica L.) and annual nettle (U. urens L.), possess many useful properties, so any information on their distribution is of practical interest.
N. N. Luneva +2 more
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Wild edible plants of Belarus : from Rostafiński's questionnaire of 1883 to the present [PDF]
Background: Belarus is an Eastern European country, which has been little studied ethnobotanically. The aim of the study was to compare largely unpublished 19th century sources with more contemporary data on the use of wild food plants.
Gervasi, Tanya +5 more
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DPPH radical scavenging activity of extracts from Urtica urens (Urticaceae) [PDF]
In this study, hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts from leaves, stem-bark and root of Urtica urens were evaluated for their antioxidant activity by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay. The hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts from leaves of U.
Paul Matamane Rets’epile +2 more
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Plant communities of field boundaries in Finnish farmland [PDF]
To determine the importance of field boundary habitats for farmland biodiversity, we surveyed a total of 193 boundaries from four climatically and agriculturally dissimilar regions in Finland.
Helenius, Juha +2 more
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Plants of Commercial Importance in Lesotho: Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Insights
Several plants have been processed in Lesotho to manufacture various commercial prodcts, ranging from cosmetics and beverages (juice, tea) to traditional herbal mixtures and crafts.
Lerato Esther Seleteng-Kose +2 more
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Antimicrobial activities of extracts from Urtica urens
The antibacterial and antifungal activities of various extracts from Urtica urens were evaluated against selected microorganisms using agar hole-plate diffusion method. A total of ten extracts namely U. urens hexane leaf extract (HLE), chloroform leaf extract (CLE), ethyl acetate leaf extract (ELE), methanolic leaf extract (MLE), hexane stem-bark ...
M.K. Pillai, R.P. Matamane, S.B. Mekbib
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Important indigenous plants used in the Transkei as food supplements
Despite the fact that there is a tendency to rely more and more on foods which can be purchased at stores, the indigenous edible plants or veld foods play a significant role in the diet of the people living in the rural areas of the Transkei.
A. S. Wehmeyer, Elizabeth F. Rose
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'The debatable territory where geology and archaeology meet': reassessing the early archaeobotanical work of Clement Reid and Arthur Lyell at Roman Silchester [PDF]
The first large-scale archaeobotanical study in Britain, conducted from 1899 to 1909 by Clement Reid and Arthur Lyell at Silchester, provided the first evidence for the introduction of Roman plant foods to Britain, yet the findings have thus far ...
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