Wild plants and the food-medicine continuum—an ethnobotanical survey in Chapada Diamantina (Northeastern Brazil)

Wild plants and the food-medicine continuum—an ethnobotanical survey in Chapada Diamantina (Northeastern Brazil)

Abstract Background Ethnobotanical research has demonstrated that several wild food plants (WFP) are used for medicinal purposes. Therefore, in addition to constituting an important source of nutrients, WFP can be used to help treat and avoid health problems. This study sought to characterize the tr...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros, Karina Ferreira Figueiredo, Paulo Henrique Santos Gonçalves, Roberta de Almeida Caetano, Élida Monique da Costa Santos, Gabriela Maria Cota dos Santos, Déborah Monteiro Barbosa, Marcelo de Paula, Ana Maria Mapeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Ethnobotany
Traditional knowledge
Functional foods
Wild edible plants
Selection criteria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-021-00463-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-021-00463-y

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