Abstract
This article describes the broad ethno-botany and folk medicine in Palestine. It presents examples of different edible plants and their use by Palestinians in a host of manners, fresh, cooked and dried, both as foodstuffs and treatment of diseases and medical disorders. Their potential application as cancer chemopreventive agents needs to be a focus of research attention.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 404-407 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2005 |
Keywords
- Ethno-botany
- Food
- Herbs
- Medicine
- Palestine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Oncology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Cancer Research