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1 February 2005 Medicinal Plants of Mt. Pelion, Greece
David Eric Brussell
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This study focuses on plants used for medicinal purposes in the Mt. Pelion area of Greece; however other plant uses were noted when discovered. A total of 225 taxa representing 77 families are presented along with habitat data and ethnobotanical information when relevant. Some notes on related species are also included. In addition to ethnobotanical field research which included collection of voucher specimens, ancient literature pertaining to plant usage was also consulted. Local markets that sold wild plants or their products were investigated as well. Some plants not known to be ethnobotanically significant were also collected in order to learn more about species distribution on Mt. Pelion. It is possible that ancient plant usage information that was lost due to the destruction of classical literary works has survived in the oral tradition in the Mt. Pelion area and elsewhere in Greece. A number of little known psychoactive and narcotic plant uses (including ivy as an additive to wine) are reported in this publication.

David Eric Brussell "Medicinal Plants of Mt. Pelion, Greece," Economic Botany 58(sp1), (1 February 2005). https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2004)58[S174:MPOMPG]2.0.CO;2
Received: 10 March 2004; Accepted: 21 September 2004; Published: 1 February 2005
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KEYWORDS
altered states
anaesthetics
ancient Greek ethnobotany
aphrodisiacs
cancer medicines
Eleusinian Mysteries
ethnopharmacology
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