2002/01/01 by M. Àngels Massip i Bonet, Joan Vallès · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #African Botany and Ecology Studies #Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna #Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
paper · doi:10.1080/09637480220132841
openalex publication_date 2002/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the massif of Montseny (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula), a mountainous UNESCO's biosphere reserve that summarizes the main European (from Mediterranean to subalpine) climates and landscapes. This article presents the results concerning the use of non-crop vascular food plants, numbering 132. Edible plants (75), as well as those involved in drink preparation (84) are considered. The study shows the different ways of preparation, preservation and consumption of plants. Most food plants also have uses as folk medicines in the region considered, and the relationships between foods and medicines are discussed. The presence and usage of wild relatives of cultivated plants in the territory studied are also commented upon.