01550nas a2200181   4500008004100000245009800041210006900139260002200208300001400230490000700244520091400251100001601165700001601181700002001197700001501217700002001232856011601252       2004                        eng d00aThe herbal market of Thessaloniki (N Greece) and its relation to the ethnobotanical tradition0 aherbal market of Thessaloniki N Greece and its relation to the e  bElsevierc2004///  a281 - 2990 v913 aThe results of a survey of the medicinal plants found in the herbal market of Thessaloniki, which comprises traditional shops, modern shops and open-air market stalls, are presented. A total number of 172 taxa, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta, were found in 18 selected market spots. Information is provided on the origin, the plant parts used, the ways of drug preparation and the medicinal uses of the herbs found. The majority of them (133 taxa) are of Greek origin and are gathered from the wild (99). A remarkable number of herbs (93) found in the market of Thessaloniki are mentioned by Dioscurides whereas the comparison to the recent ethnobotanical information shows that the utilization of Dioscurides' plants remains uninterrupted. Thus it is suggested that the herb trade is still based on the Greek ethnobotanical tradition, dating from antiquity. © 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.1 aHanlidou, E1 aKarousou, R1 aKleftoyianni, V1 aKokkini, S1 aKleftoyianni, V  uhttps://thymus.myspecies.info/ref/herbal-market-thessaloniki-n-greece-and-its-relation-ethnobotanical-tradition