Tuttolomondo Teresa, Licata Mario, Leto Claudio, Savo Valentina, Bonsangue Giuseppe, Letizia Gargano Maria, Venturella Giuseppe, La Bella Salvatore
Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 13, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Hakai Network for Coastal People, Ecosystems and Management, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, BC, Burnaby, Canada V5A 1S6.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 May 14;153(3):568-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.02.032. Epub 2014 Mar 12.
The area of the "Monte Sicani Regional Park" (Central Western Sicily, southern Italy) has been quantitatively and extensively investigated in an ethnobotanical study for the first time. A total of 108 wild species are used for medicinal purposes, while, according to our study, the uses of 9 species have not previously been reported in ethnobotanical studies in Italy (e.g., the use of Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort. for the treatment of hyperhydrosis of the feet, the use of Lavatera agrigentina Tineo for cough and bronchitis).
The aim of this paper is to analyze, through quantitative indicators, the extent of the current knowledge on medicinal uses of plants in the area, evaluating also the features of uniqueness and commonality of this knowledge in comparison with other Italian and Mediterranean areas.
Semi-structured interviews were carried out in the local communities between 2009 and 2010 within the Monti Sicani Regional Park with local people retained experts in rural traditions. A total of 230 people were interviewed about their knowledge on medicinal plant uses. Local plant uses were evaluated using ethnobotanical indices (e.g., cultural importance index, ethnobotanicity index, informant consensus factor) and then compared with uses in other localities in Sicily, Italy and the Mediterranean basin.
Local communities currently use a total number of 108 wild species (43 families) as remedies for human and livestock ailments. The majority of plants are used in the treatment of articular, skin and gastrointestinal problems. The use of some species is limited to Sicily (e.g., Rhus coriaria L., Athamanta sicula L., Senecio delphinifolius Vahl).
The research shows an ongoing process of cultural erosion in an advanced stage, but results still highlight an interesting cultural identity as regards the local folk medicine.
“蒙特西卡尼地区公园”（意大利南部西西里岛中西部）所在区域首次在一项民族植物学研究中得到了定量且广泛的调查。共有108种野生植物被用于药用，而根据我们的研究，有9种植物的用途此前在意大利的民族植物学研究中尚未被报道过（例如，用直立婆婆纳治疗足部多汗症，用阿格里真托花葵治疗咳嗽和支气管炎）。
本文旨在通过定量指标分析该地区植物药用的现有知识范围，同时评估与意大利其他地区和地中海地区相比，这些知识的独特性和共性特征。
2009年至2010年期间，在蒙特西卡尼地区公园内对当地社区进行了半结构化访谈，访谈对象为保留了乡村传统知识的当地人。共采访了230人，了解他们对药用植物用途的知识。利用民族植物学指标（如文化重要性指数、民族植物性指数、信息提供者共识因子）评估当地植物的用途，然后与西西里岛、意大利其他地区以及地中海盆地其他地方的用途进行比较。
当地社区目前总共使用108种野生植物（43科）来治疗人类和牲畜疾病。大多数植物用于治疗关节、皮肤和胃肠道问题。某些物种的使用仅限于西西里岛（如盐肤木、西西里阿塔曼塔、翠雀叶千里光）。
研究表明文化侵蚀这一过程已处于后期阶段，但研究结果仍凸显了当地民间医学有趣的文化特性。
