Traditional and Current Food Use of Wild Plants Listed in the Russian Pharmacopoeia

Traditional and Current Food Use of Wild Plants Listed in the Russian Pharmacopoeia

Historically Russia can be regarded as a “herbophilious” society. For centuries the multinational population of Russia has used plants in daily diet and for self-medication. The specificity of dietary uptake of medicinal plants (especially those in the unique and highly developed Russian herbal medi...

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Main Authors: Alexander N. Shikov, Andrey N. Tsitsilin, Olga N. Pozharitskaya, Valery G. Makarov, Michael Heinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
medicinal plants
traditional use
functional food
health benefits
Russian Federation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2017.00841/full

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