Ethnobotanical Study of Edible Wild Plants in Libya
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https://doi.org/10.2478/eje-2019-0011Keywords:
ethnobotany, edible, rural, raw, cooked, floraAbstract
This study was designed to document the use and conservation of edible wild plants in Libya. Data were collecte through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. A total of 145 edible wild plant species were identified; of these, herbs represented the majority with 119 species. Regarding the parts used, the most consumed parts were leaves (in 64 species), followed by young shoots (in 39 species), fruits (in 35 species), seeds (in 16 species), flowers and roots (in 14 species each), and 8 species were consumed as a whole plant. Studies on the mode of consumption revealed a total of 12 ways of consumption, of which the majority were consumed raw (90 species), followed by consumption after cooking (56 species) and as a salad (41 species).References
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Knowledge On Wild Edible Plants In Parroha Vdc Of Rupandehi
District, Central Nepal. International Journal Of Social
Forestry. 3(1):28-48.
Ali, M., and Tsou, C.S. 1997. “Combating micronutrient deficiencies
through vegetables - a neglected food frontier in Asia.” Food
Policy 22:17-38.
Al – Qura’n, S. A. 2010. Ethnobotanical and ecological studies of wild
edible plants in Jordon. Libyan Agricalture Research International.
1(4).231 – 243.
Andelson, J, Mott,Larissa, WYK, L. V.Graham, J, 2011. A. Beginners guide
to wild Edible plant in the Grinnell Area.Grinnell College.
Berihun, T and Molla, E. 2017. Study on the Diversity and Use of Wild
Edible Plants in Bullen District Northwest Ethiopia. Hindawi,
Journal of Botany. V, 2017. 1-10.
Burlingame, B. 2000. “Wild nutrition.” Journal of Food Composition and
Analysis 13:99-100.
Carvalho, A. M and Barata, A. M. 2017. The Consumption of Wild Edible
Plants (ed: Ferreira, I. C. F. R; Morales, P; Barros- Wild Plants,
Mushrooms and Nuts: Functional Food Properties and Applications).
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. First Edition.Ch, 6. Pp. 159 – 198.
Hinnawi, N. S.A. 2010. an ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in
the north west Bank ( Palestine) Ah–Najah Nalional University.
Faculty of graduate Studies, Msc.
FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization). 1988. Traditional Food Plants.
FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 42, Rome, Italy.
Ferriera,I; Moralis, p; B arros, L.2017.Wild plants, mushrppm,nuts;
Functional food properties and Applications (Carralho,A, M,and
Barata, A,M- The consumption of wild Edible plants,chapter
6).John Wiley as son,ltd. 1st edition.
Kallas,J.(1996).Edible Wild Plants from Neighborhood to Wilderness:
A Catalyst for Experiential Education. In 1996 Association for
Experiential Education 24th Annual International Conference
Proceedings, Spokane, WA, September 26-29, 1996 pp. 140-144.
Khan, F.A,Bhat, S. A; Narayan, S. 2017 Wild edible plants as a food resources
:Traditional knowledge.Division of post-harvest technology
sher_e_Kashmir university of Agricultural sciences and
technology of Kashmir.India
Kuhnlein,H.V., Erasmus, B. and Spigelski,D. (Eds.). 2009. Indigenous
Peoples’ Food Systems. The many dimensions of culture, diversity
and environment for nutrition and health. FAO. Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Centre for Indigenous
Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment, Rome, Italy.
Ludwig, j,Moss, T, M C adam, R, angeroar, V.2009. The Edible wild plants
of the Gamiing Nature center. Trent centre for community –
Based Educo==,Trent University.
Manuel, P, Tardio, J, carvalho, A, M, Lastra, j,j, San – Miguel, E. S, Blanco,
E, Moralis, R, 2006, Dirersity and selection of wild food plants in
six regions of Northwestern Iberian peninsula (spain and Portugal
) IVth International congress of Ethnobotany. Pp 49 – 56.
Polat, R, Cakilcioglu, U,Ulusan, M. D, Poksoy, M.Y.2015. Survey of wild
food plants for human consumption in Elazig . Turkey. Indian.
Journal for traditional Knowledg. Vol 1(1). Pp 69 – 75.
Redzic, S.J. 2006. “Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the
Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina.” Ecology of Food and
Nutrition 45:189-232.
Turner, N. J, Luczaj, Migliorini, P, Pieroni, A, Dreon, A, L Kallas, j.2010.
Edible wild plants (wild food from dirt to plate ). Gibbs smith.
1st edition.
Turner, N, J, Luczaj, L, J, Migliorini, P, Pieroni, A, Dreon, A. L, Sacchetti, L,
Paoletti, M, G, 2011 – Edible and tended wild plants, Traditional
Ecological knowledge and Agroecology, Cretical reviews in plants
sciences. 30 ; 198 – 225.
Walsh, F. 2009. To Hunt and to Hold: Marty Aboriginal people’s uses and
knowledge of their country, with implications for co-management
in Kar- lamilyi (Rudall River) National Park and the Great
Sandy Desert, Western Australia. The University of Western Australia,
Crawley, Western Australia.
Walter, M., and Hamilton, A. 1993. The Vital Wealth of Plants. Gland,
Switzerland: WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature.
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Mahklouf, M. (2019). Ethnobotanical Study of Edible Wild Plants in Libya. European Journal of Ecology, 5(2), 30-40. https://doi.org/10.2478/eje-2019-0011
