Wild Food Plants of Dalmatia (Croatia)

Łuczaj, Łukasz; Dolina, Katija; Fressel, Norma; Perković, Stjepan

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-1492-0_8

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“…Several species are still culturally salient in the study area, and are well recognized and at least occasionally used by the majority of the population. The length of our list is similar that of the list from our previous research in southern Croatia, near Zadar and Dubrovnik (Łuczaj et al, 2013a;Dolina and Łuczaj, 2014;Łuczaj et al, 2014). For example, in the study from Dubrovnik we recorded 95 wild food species (19 per informant) and in the Zadar area 55 species (12 per informant).…”

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“…The length of the whole list of wild foods (82 species), and wild vegetables in particular (44 species) used in the area is similar or slightly shorter than in many other rural areas in the Mediterranean, which list from 55 to 143 species of wild foods, at least half of them wild vegetables, used per region Ertuğ, 2004;Guarrera, 2003;Łuczaj et al, 2014;Paoletti et al, 1995;Pieroni, 1999;Pieroni et al, 2005Pieroni et al, , 2006Sansanelli and Tassoni, 2014;Tardío et al, 2005). This is in contrast with large parts of Northern and Eastern Europe where the use of wild vegetables has nearly disappeared over the last 150 years ( Kalle and Sõukand, 2012;Svanberg,2012).…”

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A hundred years of change in wild vegetable use in southern Herzegovina

Łuczaj

Dolina

2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Section: Comparison With Other Areasmentioning

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A hundred years of change in wild vegetable use in southern Herzegovina

Łuczaj

Dolina

2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…It is a rich source of steroidal saponins as well, that have antifungal activity against the human pathogenic yeasts-Candida albicans, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis (Sautour et al, 2007). Tamus communis L. (black bryony) and Ruscus aculeatus L. (butcher`s broom) are commonly used edible plants like A. acutifolius L. In Dalmatian and Istrian green markets, A. acutifolius L. and T. communis L. (black bryony) are sold separately or can be mixed together (Luczaj, Koncic, Milicevic, & Pandza, 2013;Luczaj, Dolina, Fressel, & Perkovic, 2014). T. communis L. is reported as a good source of flavonoids, especially kaempferol glycosides (Barros et al, 2011;Shaheen, Ali, Erdemoglu, & Sener, 2009;Barreira et al, 2013;Poljuha et al, 2015).…”

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Antiproliferative and pro‐apoptotic activities of wild asparagus (Asparagus acutifoliusL.), black bryony (Tamus communisL.) and butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatusL.) aqueous extracts against T24 and A549 cancer cell lines

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The aim of this study was to determine the phenolic profile, antiproliferative, and pro‐apoptotic activities of Asparagus acutifolius, Tamus communis, and Ruscus aculeatus aqueous extracts against human bladder (T24) and lung cancer (A549) cell lines. Antiproliferative activity of the extracts at the concentration range from 0.5 to 4 mg/ml was measured by MTT test, after the incubation period of 4, 24, 48, or 72 hr. Pro‐apoptotic activity of selected plant extracts against T24 and A549 cells was analyzed by flow cytometry at the concentrations of 0.5, 1, and 2 mg/ml. The highest antiproliferative activity against both cancer cell lines was detected by T. communis aqueous extract. The highest pro‐apoptotic effect was achieved by A. acutifolius aqueous extract and its effect was similar against A549 and T24 cells. Practical applications Wild edible plants, such as wild asparagus, black bryony, and butcher’s broom represent important aspect of the Mediterranean diet. They are rich source of various natural bioactive compounds which express different biological activities (antioxidative, antiproliferative, antibacterial, anti‐inflammatory…). The current trend for natural and healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean diet, is in relation to the rapidly growing problem of chronic diseases in a modern society. Wild edible plants have a high direct‐use value using them in dishes containing mixed vegetables, in soup preparation, as natural additives in fermented natural products containing cheese or fish, in water infusions (natural drinks).

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“…Redzic, 2006 [8] reported 308 plants used in nutrition and diet of local people in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Luczaj et al, 2014 [10] reviewed the wild food plants in Dalmatia (Southern Croatia) and concluded that the species used in the region were almost the same like in the other Mediterranean countries. Luczaj et al, 2014 [10] reviewed the wild food plants in Dalmatia (Southern Croatia) and concluded that the species used in the region were almost the same like in the other Mediterranean countries.…”

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“…Considerably lower number of species -88 were noted by Nedelcheva, 2013 [9] for Bulgaria. Luczaj et al, 2014 [10] reviewed the wild food plants in Dalmatia (Southern Croatia) and concluded that the species used in the region were almost the same like in the other Mediterranean countries.…”

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Food additives and bioactive substances from in vitro systems of edible plants from the Balkan peninsula

Vrancheva

Ivanov

Aneva

et al. 2018

Engineering in Life Sciences

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During the last few years there is an increasing demand to the natural biologically active compounds. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) about 11% of the conventional medicines are of plant origin. Nowadays, plant biotechnologies are modern and reliable tool for producing valuable bioactive compounds. Recently, the potential of plant cells as foods also was confirmed. The advantages of plant in vitro systems over the intact plants are well known: growing under controlled and optimized laboratory conditions; independence of climatic and soil differences; preservation of rare and endangered plant species; cultivation in diverse bioreactor systems for increasing production yields of target metabolites. There have been developed many in vitro systems for production of various plant bioactive compounds with potential application in food industries. But potential for industrial implementation of this technology depends on solving problems with the scale‐up of bioreactor cultivation, development of additional approaches for improving/modification of bioactivities of the target plant secondary metabolites, and to find way to exclude or replace in the culture media the carcinogenic plant growth regulator 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4‐D) with its safety analogs, such as α‐naphtaleneacetic acid (NAA) and/or indole‐3‐butyric acid (IBA). The aim of the current mini review is to summarize information about different in vitro systems of edible plants from the Balkan Peninsula with potential for producing food additives and biologically active substances and to describe prospects for successful industrial implementation of this technology.

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Wild Food Plants of Dalmatia (Croatia)

Cited by 45 publications

References 18 publications

A hundred years of change in wild vegetable use in southern Herzegovina

A hundred years of change in wild vegetable use in southern Herzegovina

Antiproliferative and pro‐apoptotic activities of wild asparagus (Asparagus acutifoliusL.), black bryony (Tamus communisL.) and butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatusL.) aqueous extracts against T24 and A549 cancer cell lines

Food additives and bioactive substances from in vitro systems of edible plants from the Balkan peninsula

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