title: Ethnopharmacology of ogliastra (villagrande strisaili, sardinia, Italy).
abstract: The use of medicinal and aromatic plants was investigated in a group of 200 elderly people (60-104-year-old) from Villagrande Strisaili (Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy), recording the use of 78 species for the treatment of various ailments, especially of the respiratory tract, the mouth, and the skin. Seventeen plants had never been described as medicinal species in peninsular Italy, while a few others turn out to have an original use for Sardinia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botanical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio 13, I-09123 Cagliari, Italy. loimc@unica.it
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Loi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sacchetti
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Selenu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020834:Ethnopharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts