Ethnobotany of dye plants in Southern Italy, Mediterranean Basin: floristic catalog and two centuries of analysis of traditional botanical knowledge heritage

• Main Authors: A. Prigioniero (Author), A. Geraci (Author), R. Schicchi (Author), M. Tartaglia (Author), D. Zuzolo (Author), P. Scarano (Author), M. Marziano (Author), A. Postiglione (Author), R. Sciarrillo (Author), C. Guarino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Since ancient times, man has learned to use plants to obtain natural dyes, but this traditional botanical knowledge (TBK) is eroding. In the late, during, and the early 1800s, there was an increase in research related to dye species, and this allowed the development of industry a...