J Ethnopharmacol. 1990 May; 29(2): 213-23.

New or uncommon uses of several medicinal plants in some areas of central Italy.

Leporatti ML, Pavesi A.

Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.

An ethnobotanical investigation was carried out in some areas of Central Italy. Following interviews with various people, several new or unusual therapeutic properties were discovered for many readily available medicinal plants. Sixty-one entities are listed in an alphabetical inventory giving the parts used and method of preparation according to their therapeutic use.