CURRENT STATUS OF FUNCTIONAL FOOD AND MEDICINAL PLANTS IN ETHNOBOTANY STUDIES OF ASTERACEAE FAMILY AMONG ALBANIANS IN THREE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES: AN OVERVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE FIELD

Rexhepi, Besnik (2021) CURRENT STATUS OF FUNCTIONAL FOOD AND MEDICINAL PLANTS IN ETHNOBOTANY STUDIES OF ASTERACEAE FAMILY AMONG ALBANIANS IN THREE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES: AN OVERVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE FIELD. International Journal of Food Technology and Nutrition, 4 (7-8). pp. 16-26. ISSN 2671-3071

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Abstract

An ethnobotanical review on traditional uses of Asteraceae family species among Albanians in the three Western Balkan countries (Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia) was made. Four most relevant databases: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and ResearchGate were searched in order to find published studies on the field of ethnobotany for Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo. In addition, to fulfill the search we use reference lists of retrieved articles and manual Google search. A total of 16 ethnobotanical studies performed in Western Balkan where the majority of Albanians live were identified for the period between 2013 and 2020. Of these studies 5 (31%) were performed in Albania, 8 (50%) in North Macedonia and 3 (19%) in Kosovo. In the future, ethnobotanical studies among Albanians should be conducted in line with theoretical developments, including cultural niche construction and adaptations as a result of a cumulative cultural evolution.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2021 20:16
Last Modified:	02 Oct 2021 20:16
URI:	http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/800

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