Culture and tradition have long been the domains of social science, particularly
social/cultural anthropology and various forms of heritage studies. However, many …

Wound care will always be among the main tasks in all surgical specialties. Several
medicinal plants have proven efficacy to cure wounds. Ethnobotanical research and …

This study aims to identify medicinal plants traditionally used to treat diseases by local
people living in Güce district, north-eastern Turkey. The study was carried out between 2018 …

This comprehensive ethnobotanical study carried out in Mersin province, which is located in
the southern part of Anatolia, east of the Mediterranean Sea, compiles details on plants used …

The Adriatic islands in Croatia, usually divided into two archipelagos–the Kvarner and
Dalmatian islands–is one of the largest groups of islands in Europe. Over 40 islands are still …

Background Starting from the idea that unexplored areas may yield new and different
ethnobotanical information, we performed a survey of traditional uses of plants in two …

Cydonia oblonga Mill., normally known as the quince fruit, has been widely used in agro-
food industries mainly to produce jams and jellies. However, other parts of the plants are still …

This study analyzed the use of plants and fungi, some wild and some cultivated, in three
municipalities of Lika-Senj County (Perušić, Gospić and Lovinac). The range of the study …

Abstract Background The Republic of Georgia is part of the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot,
and human agricultural plant use dates back at least 6000 years. Over the last years, lots of …

Ironwort (Sideritis montana L.), mountain germander (Teucrium montanum L.), wall
germander (Teucrium chamaedrys L.), and horehound (Marrubium peregrinum L.) are …