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Nutritional values (per 100g) of Dandelion, Purslane and Garden cress (Source: USDA Nutrient Database)
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Wild plants have since ancient times, played a very important role in human life; they have been used for food, medicines, fiber and other purposes and also as fodder for domestic animals. Edible wild plants play a critical role in ensuring food and livelihood security for countless families and communities around the world. It is estimated that in...
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... has many culinary and medicinal uses, despite being generally regarded as a weed. It is rich rich in beta-carotene, vitamin C, calcium, and potassium and good source of good antioxidant and mineral (table 1a). The leaves are high in beta- carotene, vitamin C and iron, carrying more iron and calcium than spinach. ...
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... Wild edible plants (WEPs) play an important role in the livelihood of many rural communities across the world, particularly, in providing reliable alternatives when the production of cultivated crops decreases or fails [1][2][3][4][5]. Wild edible plants serve as source of vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, fibers and minerals and are particularly rich in vitamins A and C, zinc, iron, calcium, iodine, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and folacin. ...
... Page 2 of 21 Giday and Teklehaymanot Tropical Medicine and Health (2023) 51:58 valuable for the development of new food crops through domestication and in serving as a genetic resource pool needed to improve the productivity of cultivars [5,6]. They provide a good source of cash income for local communities in different parts of the world [7][8][9]. ...
Background
Although there is a wide use of wild edible plants (WEPs) in Ethiopia, very little work has so far been done, particularly, in the Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia, to properly document the associated knowledge. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to document knowledge and analyze data related to the use of wild edible and nutraceutical plants in Raya-Azebo District of Tigray Region. The district was prioritized for the study to avoid the further loss of local knowledge and discontinuation of the associated practices because of the depletion of wild edible plants in the area mainly due to agricultural expansion and largely by private investors.
Methods
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Results
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Conclusions
The current investigation demonstrated the wide use of WEPs in the district. In future nutritional composition analysis studies, priority should be given to the most popular WEPs, and nutraceutical plants with the highest ROP values.
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... En algunos sitios del mundo, las plantas silvestres comestibles tienen un rol importante en garantizar la seguridad alimentaria y de subsistencia de familias y comunidades (Khan et al., 2017). Y en México, pese a que en la actualidad los hábitos alimenticios han cambiado drásticamente y no siempre de forma positiva; las plantas comestibles del país continúan utilizándose ampliamente, en especial en localidades rurales, pero incluso en las grandes ciudades se pueden encontrar muchas plantas comestibles, no siempre cultivadas, que son consumidas por los pobladores (Mapes & Basurto, 2016). ...
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