Table 2 Ethnobotanical inventories carried out in markets in Eurasia listed chronologically
From: Wild plants and fungi sold in the markets of Yerevan (Armenia)
Study | Country, region, city | Number of markets | Year | Surveyed categories or parts of plants | Number of species reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary, Pest (now Budapest) | Not specified | 1922-1925 | Wild plants | 89 | |
Muszyński [21] | Poland (now Lithuania),Vilnius | 1 | 1927 | Medicinal plants | 113 plants, 4 fungi |
Szulczewski [22] | Poland, Poznań | Not specified, | Before 1933 | Edible fungi | 56 |
Szulczewski [23] | Poland, Poznań | Not specified | 1933 | Medicinal plants | 79 |
Pemberton et al. [33] | South Korea, Seul | 3 | 1989-1995 | Wild and cultivated vegetables and fruits | 112 |
Hamayan et al. [39] | Pakistan, cities of Kalam, Madyan, Mingora, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore | 6 | 2002 | Medicinal | 44 |
Xu et al. [34] | China, Yunnan, Xishuanbanna | 14 | 1996-2001 | Medicinal and edible | 284 plants, 18 fungi |
Ertug [29] | Turkey, Mugla, Bodrum | 1 | 1999-2002 | All useful plants, including medicinal, ritual, edible | 390, including 143 edible and 7 fungi |
Hanlidou et al. [27] | Greece, Thessaloniki | 1 (18 stalls) | 2002 | Medicinal plants | 172 |
Kar and Borthakur [47] | India, Assam, Karbi Anglong | Not specified | 2003 | Wild vegetables | 29 |
Karousou et al. [26] | Cyprus | 15 shops, 3 markets, 3 cities | 2005-2008 | Medicinal plants | 57 |
Mati and de Boer [37] | Iraq, the Kurdistan Autonomous Region, Erbil, The Qaysari bazaar | 21 herbalist shops | 2008-2010 | Medicinal plants | 83 |
Salam et al. [48] | India, Ukhrul District of Manipur | 3 | 2009-2010 | Leafy vegetables | 55 |
Shirai et al. [35] | Thailand, Khon Kaen (Bang Lam Phu) | 1 large and 10 small, 139 stalls | 2006 | Wild edibles | 54 plants, 6 fungi |
Dogan et al. [30] | Turkey, Izmir | 18 | 2009-2011 | Wild edible plants | 46 |
Amiri et al. [40] | Iran, Mashhad | Over 600 shops | 2011-2012 | Medicinal plants | 269 |
Łuczaj et al. [28] | Croatia, Dalmatia, all major 11 coastal cities and towns | 11 | 2012 | Wild leafy vegetables | 37 |
Dogan and Nedelcheva [32] | SE Bulgaria (4 towns) and NW Turkey (3 towns) | 7 | 2011-2013 | Medicinal and wild edible plants | 41 in total, 34 medicinal, 15 edible |
Dogan and Nedelcheva [32] | SE Bulgaria (4 towns) and NW Turkey (3 towns) | 7 | 2011-2013 | Medicinal and wild edible plants | 41 in total, 34 medicinal, 15 edible |
Silalahi i in [43]. | Indonesia, Kabanjahe (Sumatra) | 1 | 2015 | Medicinal plants | 344 |
Vlkova et al. [38] | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2012 | Plants, mainly edibles | 20 |
Konsam et al. [36] | India, Manipur | 20 | 2012-2014 | Wild vegetables | 68 |
Łuczaj et al. [10] | Georgia, Kutaisi | 2 | 2014-2015 | Leafy vegetables | 26 |
Sucholas [44] | Poland, Poznań | 1 | 2013 | Medicinal and culinary herbs | 21 typically medicinal herbs and 23 culinary potted herbs |
Kasper-Pakosz et al. [53] | Poland, Podkarpackie, 4 cities | 4 | 2013-2015 | All plant categories, edible fungi | 468 species of plants were recorded, only 30 species from the wild, 32 species of edible fungi (including 30 wild ones), most species are cultivated ornamentals |
Li et al. [42] | Chiny, Guangdong, Chaosahn | 12 markets, 83 stalls | 2013-2015 | Herbal teas | 186 |
Bussmann et al. [18] | Georgia, Borjomi | 1 | 2013-2015 | Medicinal plant mixes | 40 |
Dénes [41] | Hungary, Pecs | A few | 2012-15 | All wild plants | 130 in total, including 98 ornamentals, 10 species of wild vegetables, 6 species offlowers, 18 species offruits, 38 fungi |
Zhang et al. [49] | China, NW Yunnan, Dali | 1 | In 1987/88 and 2012/13 | Medicinal plants | 505 versus 709 species |
Sulaini and Sabran [55] | Malaysia, Johor, Baty Pahat | Not specified | Not specified | Medicinal plants | 120 |
Nguyen et al. [46] | Vietnam, Son La | 32 | 2016-2018 | Medicinal plants | 99 |
Franco et al. [57] | Tamu Kianggeh of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 2019 | Food plants | 104 species of fruits and vegetables (mainly cultivated) |
This study | Armenia, Yerevan | 37 | 2016-2019 | Various plant and fungi categories | 163 plant species, including 148 wild food species, 136 medicinal species, 45 species sold for decoration, 15 species of wood and 9 species of insect repellents;. 17 species of fungi including 15 food |