Medicinal plants in the Mediterranean area: synthesis of the results of the project Rubia.

TitleMedicinal plants in the Mediterranean area: synthesis of the results of the project Rubia.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsGonzález-Tejero, M. R., Casares-Porcel M., Sánchez-Rojas C. P., Ramiro-Gutiérrez J. M., Molero-Mesa J., Pieroni A., Giusti M. E., Censorii E., de Pasquale C., Della a., Paraskeva-Hadijchambi D., Hadjichambis a., Houmani Z., El-Demerdash M., El-Zayat M., Hmamouchi M., & Eljohrig S.
JournalJournal of ethnopharmacology
Volume116
Pagination341-357
Accession Number18242025
KeywordsEthnobotany, Medicinal, Medicinal plants, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Region, Plants, Species Specificity
Abstract

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.