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An ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in Taishan County ... frontiersin.org Jul 10, 2025 5 facts
measurementThe ethnobotanical study in Taishan County identified six plant families as the most commonly consumed wild edible plants: Asteraceae (13 species), Fabaceae (13 species), Lamiaceae (9 species), Acanthaceae (5 species), Rubiaceae (5 species), and Poaceae (5 species).
claimSpecific plant species used as tea substitutes in Taishan County include Abrus pulchellus subsp. cantoniensis and Grona styracifolia (Fabaceae), Artemisia indica and Elephantopus scaber (Asteraceae), Mentha crispata Schrad. ex Willd. and Orthosiphon aristatus (Lamiaceae), and Dicliptera chinensis and Peristrophe bivalvis (L.) Merr. (Acanthaceae).
claimStudies by Qiu and Zeng provide nutritional and safety assessments of specific wild vegetables from the Amaranthaceae and Asteraceae families to guide safer consumption.
measurementA 2005 study by Qiu and Zeng analyzed the concentrations of nitrate, nitrite, and vitamin C in eight wild vegetable species from the Asteraceae family: Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore, Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC., Sonchus wightianus DC., Lactuca sibirica (L.) Benth. ex Maxim., Elephantopus scaber L., Erigeron canadensis L., Artemisia argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot, and A. lactiflora Wall. ex DC.
claimThe most prominent plant families used as tea substitutes in Taishan County are Fabaceae (13 species), Asteraceae (10 species), Lamiaceae (7 species), and Acanthaceae (5 species).
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 4 facts
claimThe study's findings regarding the therapeutic use of plant families reflect a strong cultural consensus and align with other African studies where Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, and Zingiberaceae are widely employed.
measurementIn the ethnobotanical study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, the plant families Anacardiaceae, Asteraceae, and Malvaceae each contain four genera; Annonaceae, Arecaceae, Solanaceae, Lamiaceae, and Poaceae each contain three genera; and Burseraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Myrtaceae, and Zingiberaceae each contain two genera, with all other families represented by a single genus.
measurementChromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) is an invasive species that has been shown to reduce native plant diversity by 30% in invaded ecosystems.
measurementAsteraceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, and Poaceae each had four recorded medicinal food plant species with a Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) of 0.056.
Vernonia amygdalina: a comprehensive review of the ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
referenceBhattacharjee B., Lakshminarasimhan P., Bhattacharjee A., Agrawala D. K., and Pathak M. K. published 'Vernonia amygdalina Delile (Asteraceae)–An African medicinal plant introduced in India' in Zoo’s Print in 2013, volume 28, issue 5, pages 18–20.
claimVernonia amygdalina is a perennial shrub that belongs to the Asteraceae family.
Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 2 facts
referenceGarcía-Herrera P et al. published a study in 2014 in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis detailing the nutrient composition of six wild edible Mediterranean Asteraceae plants of dietary interest.
claimThe chemical profiles of decoctions from plants in the Asteraceae family (Cichorium intybus, C. endivia, C. spinosum, Crepis sancta, Sonchus asper, Carthamus lanatus, Centaurea raphanina) are dominated by phenolic acids and flavonoid derivatives, while the Amaranthus blitum decoction is rich in triterpene saponins.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the mountainous ... link.springer.com Oct 4, 2024 2 facts
measurementRosaceae was the dominant plant family in the study area with 9 species (13.4%), followed by Apiaceae and Lamiaceae (8 species each, 11.9%), Asteraceae (7 species, 10.4%), Amaryllidaceae (5 species, 7.5%), Amaranthaceae and Caryophyllaceae (4 species each, 5.9%), and Brassicaceae (3 species, 4.5%).
measurementThe plant families with the most reported edible species in the Shahrood region were Rosaceae (9 species), Apiaceae (8), Lamiaceae (8), Asteraceae (7), and Amaryllidaceae (5).
Assessment of the nutritional value of a wild edible plant Scorzonera ... discovery.researcher.life Dec 1, 2025 1 fact
measurementIn southern Yemen, the Apocynaceae family is the dominant plant family for wild edible plants with 18 species, followed by Asteraceae with 6 species and Malvaceae with 5 species.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Feb 5, 2026 1 fact
claimThe plant families Amaranthaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Asteraceae, Balanophoraceae, Cactaceae, Capparaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Moringaceae, Rubiaceae, Salicaceae, Salvadoraceae, and Zygophyllaceae are each represented by a single species in the Shabelle Zone study.
Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science - OUCI ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
claimPanda et al. investigated the antiparasitic activity of plants in the Asteraceae family, with a focus on ethnobotanical use by tribes in Odisha, India.
The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro ... link.springer.com Feb 23, 2023 1 fact
referenceThe 'Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea' series, specifically volume 4 part 2 (Asteraceae), was edited by I. Hedberg, I. Friis, and S. Edwards and published in 2004 by the Department of Systematic Botany at Uppsala University and The National Herbarium at Addis Ababa University.