Ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from Central Italy: <i>Tordylium apulum</i> L. and <i>Urospermum dalechampii</i> (L.) F.W. Schmid
Edible wild plants have provided an important source of food since time immemorial and have continued to do so until the present day. The study aimed to evaluate ethnobotanical uses and nutraceutical properties of Tordylium apulum L. and Urospermum dalechampii (L.) F.W. Schmidt. The ethnobotanical...
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doaj-403618733ad9423fa18c63fb7e4131502021-03-02T01:30:42ZengJulius Kühn-InstitutJournal of Applied Botany and Food Quality1613-92161439-040X2015-10-0188110.5073/JABFQ.2015.088.0364694Ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from Central Italy: <i>Tordylium apulum</i> L. and <i>Urospermum dalechampii</i> (L.) F.W. SchmidAldo Ranfa0Fabio Orlandi1Angela Maurizi2Mara Bodesmo3Università degli studi di Perugia - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed AmbientaleUniversità degli studi di Perugia - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed AmbientaleUniversità degli studi di Perugia - Dipartimento di Scienze FarmaceuticheUniversità degli studi di Perugia - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale Edible wild plants have provided an important source of food since time immemorial and have continued to do so until the present day. The study aimed to evaluate ethnobotanical uses and nutraceutical properties of Tordylium apulum L. and Urospermum dalechampii (L.) F.W. Schmidt. The ethnobotanical data collected showed that knowledge of these two species was not limited to alimentary use, but also included folk medicinal properties. Data obtained by nutraceutical analysis demonstrated how these species contain many of the so-called minor nutrients, such as carotenoids, tocopherol, and polyphenols. Furthermore in a comparison with some cultivated species, these species showed higher calcium, iron, and phosphorus values. T. apulum also showed significant vitamin A, polyphenol and ORAC values. https://ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/JABFQ/article/view/4694edible wild plants EWPnutraceutical propertiesantioxidant capacityethnobotanylocal knowledge |
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Aldo Ranfa Fabio Orlandi Angela Maurizi Mara Bodesmo Ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from Central Italy: <i>Tordylium apulum</i> L. and <i>Urospermum dalechampii</i> (L.) F.W. Schmid Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality edible wild plants EWP nutraceutical properties antioxidant capacity ethnobotany local knowledge |
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Ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from Central Italy: <i>Tordylium apulum</i> L. and <i>Urospermum dalechampii</i> (L.) F.W. Schmid |
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Ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from Central Italy: <i>Tordylium apulum</i> L. and <i>Urospermum dalechampii</i> (L.) F.W. Schmid |
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Ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from Central Italy: <i>Tordylium apulum</i> L. and <i>Urospermum dalechampii</i> (L.) F.W. Schmid |
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Ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from Central Italy: <i>Tordylium apulum</i> L. and <i>Urospermum dalechampii</i> (L.) F.W. Schmid |
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Ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from Central Italy: <i>Tordylium apulum</i> L. and <i>Urospermum dalechampii</i> (L.) F.W. Schmid |
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ethnobotanical knowledge and nutritional properties of two edible wild plants from central italy: <i>tordylium apulum</i> l. and <i>urospermum dalechampii</i> (l.) f.w. schmid |
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Julius Kühn-Institut |
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Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality |
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1613-9216 1439-040X |
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Edible wild plants have provided an important source of food since time immemorial and have continued to do so until the present day. The study aimed to evaluate ethnobotanical uses and nutraceutical properties of Tordylium apulum L. and Urospermum dalechampii (L.) F.W. Schmidt. The ethnobotanical data collected showed that knowledge of these two species was not limited to alimentary use, but also included folk medicinal properties. Data obtained by nutraceutical analysis demonstrated how these species contain many of the so-called minor nutrients, such as carotenoids, tocopherol, and polyphenols. Furthermore in a comparison with some cultivated species, these species showed higher calcium, iron, and phosphorus values. T. apulum also showed significant vitamin A, polyphenol and ORAC values.
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edible wild plants EWP nutraceutical properties antioxidant capacity ethnobotany local knowledge |
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