Milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) is a versatile crop that has adapted to the
broadly different soil and environmental conditions throughout all continents. To date, the …

Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that inhabit environments in which they are exposed to
extreme stress, wherefore they exhibit conserved and divergent metabolic responses …

Salinity is one of the oldest and most serious environmental problems in the world. The
increasingly widespread salinization of soils and water resources represents a growing …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The approximately 200 species of the genus Rumex
(sorrel, Polygonaceae) are distributed worldwide (European, Asian, African and American …

Wild edible plants (WEPs) are part of the cultural and genetic heritage of different regions of
the world. In times of famine and scarcity, these sources of nutrients and health-promoting …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Mixtures of wild food plants, part of the Mediterranean diet,
have potential benefits for their content in bioactive compounds, minerals and fibers. In Italy …

Edible flowers are receiving renewed interest as rich sources of bioactive compounds.
Ethanol extracts of eight edible flowers were phytochemically characterized and investigated …

Background Recent trends in the food science industry and consumers' preferences for
diversified diets suggest the consumption of wild greens not only as diet complements but …

The Mediterranean basin is a biodiversity hotspot of wild edible species, and their
therapeutic and culinary uses have long been documented. Owing to the growing demand …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. or Milk thistle is a
medicinal plant native to Northern Africa, Southern Europe, Southern Russia and Anatolia. It …