title: Folk phytotherapeutical plants from Maratea area (Basilicata, Italy).
abstract: Field ethnobotanical survey was undertaken for the period of 2002-2003 in the Tyrrhenian part of the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Data of 56 species of plants belonging to 29 families where gathered through interviews; among the species, 47 are used in human therapy, 6 as insect repellents, 15 in veterinary medicine, 1 for its ichthyotoxic properties and 3 for magic therapeutic purposes. The most important findings in ethnomedicine relate to Nasturtium officinale (renal colic, liver diseases), Foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum (mouth ulcers), Leopoldia comosa (toothache, headache), Micromeria graeca subsp. graeca (coughs) and Ceterach officinarum (malaria), while in the ethnoveterinary field, we have Pteridium aquilinum (wolf bites) and Spartium junceum (fractures of animal limbs).
authors.affiliation: Museo Nazionale Arti e Tradizioni Popolari, Piazza Marconi 8-10, 00144 Rome, Italy. pmguarrera@arti.beniculturali.it
authors.forename: Paolo Maria
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Guarrera
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caneva
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003139:Common Cold / Q000188:drug therapy; D003371:Cough / Q000188:drug therapy; D004232:Diuretics / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020834:Ethnopharmacology / Q000379:methods; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D004232:Diuretics; D028321:Plant Preparations