Medicinal plants in the Mediterranean area: Synthesis of the results of the project Rubia
Medicinal plants in the Mediterranean area: Synthesis of the results of the project Rubia
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.045
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发表时间：
2008-03-05
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
ElJohrig, S.
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作者：
Gonzalez-Tejero, M. R.;Casares-Porcel, M.;ElJohrig, S.
研究目的：在欧洲项目 RUBIA (ICA3-2002-10023) 的范围内，对几个地中海国家、阿尔巴尼亚、阿尔及利亚、塞浦路斯、埃及、意大利、摩洛哥和西班牙的植物物种的传统使用和处理进行了研究。本文综合了与这些植物的药用利用相关的主要结果。材料和方法：通过半结构化访谈（1256）和参与观察技术对 803 名受访者收集信息。在每个参与国家中，研究区域都是按照研究开始时定义的统一标准来选择的。结果和结论：总共对 985 个物种进行了编目，其中 406 个具有药用用途。这项工作构成了第一个利用地中海地区协调方法收集的民族植物学数据进行的比较研究。提供了编目物种的详尽清单，标明了每种植物被提及的地区。民族药理学相关性：该信息强调了该地区民族植物学的丰富性以及将这项研究扩大到地中海其他地区的必要性。此外，这为未来的植物化学和药理学研究奠定了基础，可能会产生新的治疗产品。 (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Aim of study: Within the scope of the European project RUBIA (ICA3-2002-10023), research has been performed on the traditional use and handling of plant species in several Mediterranean countries, Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Morocco, and Spain. This paper synthesises the chief results related to the medicinal utilization of those plants.Material and methods: The information has been gathered by means of semi-structured interviews (1256) and techniques of participant observation with 803 informants. In each of the participating countries the study areas were selected by means of uniform criteria defined at the beginning of the study.Results and conclusions: A total of 985 species have been catalogued, of which 406 have medicinal use.This work constitutes the first comparative study performed with ethnobotanical data gathered by a coordinated methodology in the Mediterranean area. An exhaustive list is provided for the species catalogued, indicating the regions where each plant was mentioned.Ethnopharmacological relevance: This information underlines the ethnobotanical richness of the region and the need to broaden this study to other areas of the Mediterranean. Furthermore, this constitutes a base for future phytochemical and pharmacological studies which could lead to new therapeutic products. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.