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The project U+2018Wild Edible PlantsU+2019 (WEP) inventories all wild edible plants in the district Tshopo and investigates their nutritional, socio-economic and cultural importance. The final objective is to compose a hierarchical list of the species and set priorities for further research and domestication of WEPs. Some experiences of a preliminary field research period from July to September 2006 are combined with a first impression of the ...

This work reviews literature on ethnobotanical knowledge of wild edible plants and their potential role in combating food insecurity in Ethiopia. Information on a total of 413 wild edible plants belonging to 224 genera and 77 families was compiled in this review. Shrubs represented 31% of species followed by trees (30%), herbs (29%) and climbers (9%). Families Fabaceae (35 species), Tiliaceae (20) and Capparidaceae (19) were found to be ...

A systematic study of edible caterpillars and their host plants was carried out in different departments and localities of the Republic of the Congo. Twenty-nine (29) species of edible caterpillars were identified, of which 22 were determined to species level, i.e., namely 75.9 % of the species collected. The dominance of the Saturniidae and Notodontidae taxonomic families was established. The botanical study of the hosting plants revealed 90 ...

The anti-microbial activity of crude extracts (hexane, acetone, ethanol, and aqueous) of 46 edible plants from Odisha, India, was studied using a broth microdilution assay against 8 common food-borne pathogens (Gram-positive: Bacillus cereus, Streptococcus faecalis, Listeria innocua, Micrococcus luteus, and Gram-negative: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enterica, Shigella sonnei). In total, 46 plant species belonging to 31 ...

Among 23 extracts of medicinal and edible plants tested, Mauritia flexuosa L.f., Arecaceae, showed significant antioxidant ability (DPPH and ORAC = 1062.9 and 645.9 +/- 51.4 mu g TE/mg extract, respectively), while Annona montana Macfad., Annonaceae, demonstrated the most promising anti-proliferative effect (IC50 for Hep-G2 and HT-29 = 2.7 and 9.0 mu g/ml, respectively). However, combinatory antioxidant/anti-proliferative effect was only ...

Documenting and revalorizing the rapidly disappearing indigenous knowledge on wild edible plants is essential to promote health and preserve diversity. Focus group discussions were organized within three Turumbu villages to document wild foods known, availability, preparation methods, and uses. Preferences in taste and commercial, nutritional, and cultural value were discussed during participatory ranking exercises. Results show 85 species ...

Wild Edible Plant (WEP) knowledge is very important for the survival of many African communities and may constitute a genetic resource pool for the development of novel food products. Only very limited and general information on WEPs of the Tshopo District, DRCongo, is available in international literature. Ethnobotanical research was carried out in 3 ethnic groups, Turumbu, Mbole and Bali, in 3 different territories of the Tshopo District. In 3 ...

Benefits from wild edible plants (WEP) are multiple for rural households as well as urban traders. To set species priorities for WEP market development and domestication, we performed an inventory of WEP species and traders in 5 markets and 1 road-side selling point in Kisangani. During four, one-month sessions between September 2007 and July 2008, all WEP traders present in the target markets were interviewed. We registered 119 unique ...