Plants used for making recreational tea in Europe: a review based on specific research sites
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Sõukand, Renata; Quave, Cassandra Leah; Pieroni, Andrea; Pardo de Santayana Gómez de Olea, Manuel María; Tardío, Javier; Kalle, Raivo; Łuczaj, Lukasz; Svanberg, Ingvar; Kolosova, Valeria B.; Aceituno-Mata, Laura; Menendez-Baceta, Gorka; Kołodziejska-Degórska, Iwona; Piroznikow, Ewa; Petkevičius, Rolandas; Hajdari, Avni; Mustafa, BehxhetEntity
UAM. Departamento de BiologíaPublisher
BioMed CentralDate
2013-08-13Citation
10.1186/1746-4269-9-58
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9.1 (2013): 58
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1746-4269DOI
10.1186/1746-4269-9-58Funded by
IKD fieldwork was sponsored by NCN grant number: 2011/01/N/HS3/03332. The research of RS and RK has been partially supported by ESF grants ETF9419 and SF0030181s08.Editor's Version
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-9-58Subjects
Food culture; Local plants; Origanum vulgare; Recreational tea; Social beverages; Tea consumption; Biología y Biomedicina / BiologíaRights
© 2013 Sõukand et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.Abstract
This paper is a review of local plants used in water infusions as aromatic and refreshing hot beverages (recreational tea) consumed in food-related settings in Europe, and not for specific medicinal purposes. The reviewed 29 areas are located across Europe, covering the post-Soviet countries, eastern and Mediterranean Europe. Altogether, 142 taxa belonging to 99 genera and 40 families were reported. The most important families for making herbal tea in
all research areas were Lamiaceae and Asteraceae, while Rosaceae was popular only in eastern and central Europe. With regards to botanical genera, the dominant taxa included Mentha, Tilia, Thymus, Origanum, Rubus and Matricaria. The clear favorite was Origanum vulgare L., mentioned in 61% of the regions. Regionally, other important
taxa included Rubus idaeus L. in eastern Europe, Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. in southern Europe and Rosa canina L. in central Europe. Future research on the pharmacological, nutritional and chemical properties of the plants most frequently used in the tea-making process is essential to ensure their safety and appropriateness for daily
consumption. Moreover, regional studies dedicated to the study of local plants used for making recreational tea are important to improve our understanding of their selection criteria, cultural importance and perceived properties in Europe and abroad
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Quave, Cassandra Leah
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Pieroni, Andrea
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Pardo de Santayana Gómez de Olea, Manuel María
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Tardío, Javier
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Kalle, Raivo
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Łuczaj, Lukasz
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Svanberg, Ingvar
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Kolosova, Valeria B.
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Aceituno-Mata, Laura
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Menendez-Baceta, Gorka
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Kołodziejska-Degórska, Iwona
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Piroznikow, Ewa
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Petkevičius, Rolandas
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Hajdari, Avni
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Mustafa, Behxhet
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