Guarrera Paolo Maria, Lucchese Fernando, Medori Simone
Museo Nazionale Arti e Tradizioni Popolari, Piazza Marconi 8-10, 00144 Rome, Italy.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008 Mar 11;4:7. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-7.
In the years 2003-2005 research was carried out concerning ethno-medicine in the high Molise (central- southern Italy), a region that has been the object of very little investigation from the ethnobotanical point of view. Upper Molise is a continuation of the mountain profiles of the Abruzzi Appenines: a series of hills, steep slopes and deep fluvial valleys making communications difficult. Primordial traditions (e.g. harvest feasts) are typical of the region.
Field data were collected through open interviews in the field. These were conducted on both an individual and group level, fresh plants gathered from surrounding areas being displayed. In other cases, individual interviews were conducted by accompanying the person involved to the places where they perform their activities (for example, in the woods with woodcutters, kitchen gardens and fields with housewives, pastures with shepherds, etc.). In total 54 individuals were interviewed.
Data of 70 taxa belonging to 39 families were gathered. Among the species, 64 are used in human therapy, 5 as insect repellents, 11 in veterinary medicine, 1 to keep eggs and cheeses and 4 for magic purposes. The most important findings in ethno-medicine relate to the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. (wounds) and to some vascular plant species: Asplenium trichomanes L. and Ceterach officinarum Willd. (to regularize menstruation), Cyclamen hederifolium (chilblains), Centaurium erythraea Rafn. and Pulmonaria apennina Cristof. & Puppi (bruises), while in the ethno-veterinary field, we have Valeriana officinalis L. (wounds sustained by mules). Also worthy of note, given the isolation of the area, is the number of plants used to protect foodstuffs from parasites, among which Allium sativum L. and Capsicum frutescens L.
The research revealed a deep-rooted and widespread habit of husbanding the family's resources. Whilst isolation and snowfalls contributed to the widespread knowledge of means of conserving foodstuffs, they also led to the use of products easily available within each home. The values of E.I. (ethnobotanicity index) for the upper Molise region are considered amongst the highest in Italian areas. Nevertheless, like the values for other areas of Italy, they are lower than those of many Spanish areas, perhaps (and not only) because of the more rapid cultural erosion experienced in Italy.
2003年至2005年期间，针对意大利中南部上莫利塞地区的民族医学展开了研究，从民族植物学角度来看，该地区此前很少受到调查。上莫利塞是阿布鲁齐亚平宁山脉山脉轮廓的延续：一系列山丘、陡坡和深邃的河谷使得交通不便。该地区有一些原始传统（如丰收节）。
通过实地开放式访谈收集实地数据。访谈在个人和群体层面进行，并展示从周边地区采集的新鲜植物。在其他情况下，通过陪同受访者前往其从事活动的场所进行个人访谈（例如，与伐木工在树林里、与家庭主妇在菜园和田野、与牧羊人在牧场等）。总共访谈了54个人。
收集到了属于39个科的70个分类单元的数据。其中，64种用于人类治疗，5种用作驱虫剂，11种用于兽医学，1种用于保存鸡蛋和奶酪，4种用于魔法用途。民族医学方面最重要的发现涉及地衣肺衣（Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm.）（用于伤口）以及一些维管植物物种：铁角蕨（Asplenium trichomanes L.）和药炭角蕨（Ceterach officinarum Willd.）（用于调节月经）、仙客来（Cyclamen hederifolium）（用于冻疮）、红百金花（Centaurium erythraea Rafn.）和亚平宁肺草（Pulmonaria apennina Cristof. & Puppi）（用于瘀伤），而在民族兽医学领域，我们有缬草（Valeriana officinalis L.）（用于骡子的伤口）。鉴于该地区的与世隔绝，用于保护食品免受寄生虫侵害的植物数量也值得注意，其中包括大蒜（Allium sativum L.）和辣椒（Capsicum frutescens L.）。
研究揭示了一种根深蒂固且广泛存在的家庭资源管理习惯。虽然与世隔绝和降雪促成了对食品保存方法的广泛了解，但也导致了对每家每户都容易获得的产品的使用。上莫利塞地区的民族植物性指数（E.I.）值被认为是意大利各地区中最高的之一。然而，与意大利其他地区的值一样，它们低于许多西班牙地区的值，这可能（且不仅仅）是因为意大利经历了更快的文化侵蚀。
