| folk phytotherapeutical plants from maratea area (basilicata, italy). | field ethnobotanical survey was undertaken for the period of 2002-2003 in the tyrrhenian part of the basilicata region of southern italy. data of 56 species of plants belonging to 29 families where gathered through interviews; among the species, 47 are used in human therapy, 6 as insect repellents, 15 in veterinary medicine, 1 for its ichthyotoxic properties and 3 for magic therapeutic purposes. the most important findings in ethnomedicine relate to nasturtium officinale (renal colic, liver dise ... | 2005 | 15878246 |