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Papers by Diego Rivera

Mètode: Revista de …, 2012

Información del artículo Cocina mediterránea de supervivencia: la recolección de alimentos silves... more Información del artículo Cocina mediterránea de supervivencia: la recolección de alimentos silvestres en Alicante.

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 1990

Infrasectional systematics of the genus Sideritis L. section Sideritis (Lamiaceae). A new taxonom... more Infrasectional systematics of the genus Sideritis L. section Sideritis (Lamiaceae). A new taxonomic division of the section Sideritis is proposed on the basis of morphological, cytological and chemical characters. The following subsections are recognized:

Anales de Prehistoria y …, 2009

ANALES DE PREHISTORIA Y ARQUEOLOGÍA, 3, 1987: 31-37 SECRETARFADO DE PUBLICACIONES - UNIVERSIDAD D... more ANALES DE PREHISTORIA Y ARQUEOLOGÍA, 3, 1987: 31-37 SECRETARFADO DE PUBLICACIONES - UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA ... Diego Rivera Núñez Concepción Obón de Castro Departamento Biología Vegetal (Botánica) Facultad de Biología Universidad de Murcia

Sabuco, 2003

A lo largo de la historia son numerosas las especies de plantas y hongos que se han recolectado c... more A lo largo de la historia son numerosas las especies de plantas y hongos que se han recolectado como alimento en la provincia de Albacete y zonas limítrofes. Muchas de ellas, además, se han utilizado como medicina tanto en la zona de estudio como en otras próximas. Científicos ...

Revista de Fitoterapia, 2010

Resumen El concepto de árnica está ligado a diferentes especies de la familia Asteráceas o incl... more Resumen El concepto de árnica está ligado a diferentes especies de la familia Asteráceas o incluso de otras familias. Era desconocido para los clásicos greco-romanos y tampoco se mencionó en los textos de la Alta Edad Media. Lo introdujo el editor de la obra Physica de ...

Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017

In Valencia Region (Spain), some wild and cultivated sages are used for medicinal purposes. Among... more In Valencia Region (Spain), some wild and cultivated sages are used for medicinal purposes. Among them, Salvia officinalis subsp. lavandulifolia (SL) is widely employed and known for production of Spanish sage oil and herbal products. Nevertheless, it shares the market with S. blancoana subsp. mariolensis (SB) and, to a lesser extent, with their hybrid S. x hegelmaieri (SH). The knowledge on these two species is far low and confusion between them is possible. The aim of the present paper is to improve the ethnopharmacological, morphological and chemical knowledge of these sages, and to contribute to setting up quality specifications for improving identification and distinction from other Salvia species, such as, S. officinalis subsp. officinalis, S. x auriculata and S. microphylla var. microphylla. Samples were collected in Valencia Region and surrounding mountain areas during the ethnopharmacological field work. Twenty-nine medicinal uses were reported for SL, 13 of them being also...

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2016

Background: Traditional alcoholic beverages (TABs) have only received marginal attention from res... more Background: Traditional alcoholic beverages (TABs) have only received marginal attention from researchers and ethnobotanists so far, especially in Italy. This work is focused on plant-based TABs in the Alta Valle del Reno, a mountainous area on the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna regions. The aims of our study were to document local knowledge about TABs and to analyze and discuss the distribution of related knowledge within the investigated communities. Methods: Field data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The relative importance of each plant species used to prepare TABs was assessed by calculating a general Use Value Index (UV general), a current UV (UV current) and a past UV (UV past). We also assessed personal experience of use by calculating effective and potential UV (UV effective, UV potential). A multivariate analysis was performed to compare ingredients in recipes recorded in the Alta Valle del Reno with those reported for neighboring areas. Results: Forty-six plant species, belonging to 20 families, were recorded. Rosaceae was the most significant family (98 citations, 19 species), followed by Rutaceae (15, 3) and Lamiaceae (12, 4). The most important species was Prunus cerasus L. (UV general = 0.44), followed by Juglans regia L. (0.38), Rubus idaeus L. (0.27) and Prunus spinosa L. (0.22). Species with the highest UV current were Juglans regia (0.254), Prunus cerasus (0.238) and Citrus limon L. (0.159). The highest UV effective values were obtained by Prunus cerasus (0.413), Juglans regia (0.254), Rubus idaeus (0.222) and Citrus limon (0.206). We also discuss the results of the multivariate analysis. Conclusions: TABs proved to occupy an important place in the traditional culture and social life of the studied communities. Moreover, data highlight the local specificity and richness of this kind of tradition in the Alta Valle del Reno, compared to other Italian areas. Some plant ingredients used for TABs have potential nutraceutical and even therapeutic properties that are well known by local people. These properties could constitute an additional economic value for TABs' commercialization, which in turn could promote the local rural economy.

Economic Botany, 2015

Universidad Popular de Albacete, Albacete, Spain Instituto Botánico, Jardín Botánico de Castilla–... more Universidad Popular de Albacete, Albacete, Spain Instituto Botánico, Jardín Botánico de Castilla–La Mancha, Albacete, Spain Depto. Biología Vegetal, Fac. Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain Depto. de Biología Aplicada, Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain United Plant Savers, East Barre, VT, USA *Corresponding author; e-mail: josefajard@gmail.com

Planta Medica, 2004

Two phenylpropanoids from Bupleurum fruticosum (Apiaceae/Umbelliferae) were shown to inhibit the ... more Two phenylpropanoids from Bupleurum fruticosum (Apiaceae/Umbelliferae) were shown to inhibit the transcriptional activity induced by PMA or TNFalpha of an NF-kappaB-controlled reporter gene. Western blot experiments indicated that the phenylpropanoids did not prevent IkappaBalpha degradation, suggesting that their molecular target is at a post-IKB degradation level. Both compounds prevented cytokine (IL-1, IL-6, TNF, IL-8) release and prostaglandin E2 synthesis.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1995

Sabuco: revista de …, 2009

Información del artículo La recolección y consumo tradicional de caracoles terrestres en Albacete... more Información del artículo La recolección y consumo tradicional de caracoles terrestres en Albacete: una perspectiva etnobiológica.

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 1988

An HPLC and TLC analysis of the vacuolar and epicuticular flavonoids from Spanish Sideritis speci... more An HPLC and TLC analysis of the vacuolar and epicuticular flavonoids from Spanish Sideritis species has been carried out, and the distribution of these compounds has been used as a chemotaxonomic approach to the systematic problems of this genus. Generally, a correlation between the flavonoid patterns and the morphological and genetic data has been found. Epicuticular flavonoids accumulate in the phyletically more advanced species while the primitive species were devoid of external flavonoids. Excretory flavonoids also seem to increase in species growing in semi-arid habitats.

This is a review of the evolution of Mycology in the Iberian Southeast during the last forty year... more This is a review of the evolution of Mycology in the Iberian Southeast during the last forty years. Despite being the driest part of Europe, it includes interesting natural Outstanding among this the unique cistophilous communities and the richness in Mediterranean species areas with a rich and little known mycobiota. It was in the second half of the decade of the 70s when began the systematic study of the mycological flora of Iberian Southeast by distinguished mycologists as G. Malençon and X. Llimona through the University of Murcia and F. de Diego Calonge from the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid. These early studies led to a higher taxonomic knowledge of macromycetes especially and a greater approximation to an Southeast Iberian mycological catalogue. It is from these studies and through the Faculty of Biology of Murcia when it begins to develop the science of mycology in this area with the formation of leading researchers in the field of mycology as is the case of Professor Mario Honrubia (which passed away a few months ago) marking the launch of this science in applied mycology fields such as: biotechnology, mycorrhizae and their application to forestry crops and organic agriculture, among others, cultures of edible mushrooms, ethnomycology and rural development. Parallel to this and as a result of economic development and growth of leisure culture in our country many mycological societies appear in the various provinces that althogehter result in increased public knowledge and awarenes regarding this group of living organisms.

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C

The existence of sympatric interspecific hybrids of Sideritis serrata Cav. ex Lag. and S. bou r ... more The existence of sympatric interspecific hybrids of Sideritis serrata Cav. ex Lag. and S. bou r gaeana Boiss. Reut, has been shown by HPLC analysis of the flavonoid glycosides accumulated in the cell sap, and by the methylated flavonoid aglycones exudated by the plants and deposited onto the plant surfaces. The hybrids tend to produce in a single plant the compounds characteristic of the parental taxa. This “complementation” effect in the hybrids permitted relatively easy detection of F1 hybrids. Generally, there was a close correlation between the biochemical results and a morphological analysis which used the Anderson’s index, although a specimen which morphologically was a hybrid, showed a flavonoid pattern as S. bourgaeana. The external flavonoids analysis has revealed that the activity of sideritoflavone O -methyltransferases is much more important in S. serrata than in S. bourgaeana, while the hybrids show intermediate values. M oreover, S. bourgaeana accumulates sideritof...

Heinrich/Ethnopharmacology, 2015

ABSTRACT In the twenty-first century European rural population is undergoing a process of erosion... more ABSTRACT In the twenty-first century European rural population is undergoing a process of erosion and loss of traditional ethnopharmacological knowledge as a result of the disappearance of oral transmission systems thereof. The traditional system of oral transmission of this knowledge, existing for centuries, is broken and no longer works. This poses a challenge for the different Western European communities, which undoubtedly must react to the erosion and loss of local knowledge, if not transmitted to the new generations is bound to disappear involving a loss of biocultural diversity. The challenge is to find a replacement to serve as a transmission belt of this traditional knowledge. Undoubtedly education and certain institutions as social and humanitarian NGOs or Botanical Gardens are necessary to carry out this task and take the witness. A very promising strategy to connect with local ethnopharmacological knowledge and skills would be to work from the context of the student, from his own experience, and from his thought so that she or he can take positions facing the ethnobiological or ethnopharmacological heritage. A more ambitious and effective way to introduce ethnopharmacology would be through specific Centre's Curricular Project (PCC,Proyecto Curricular de Centro). Although this PCC is particular of Spanish legislation, a similar approach can be addressed in other countries with a decentralized system of decision-making in education. Keywords: Curriculum, Ethnopharmacology, Education, Health, Interdisciplinary, Traditional Knowledge, Transversal

From the chalcolytic burial of «Cueva de la Salud» (Lorca country, Murcia, Spain) were recovered ... more From the chalcolytic burial of «Cueva de la Salud» (Lorca country, Murcia, Spain) were recovered the following vegetal remains: Lithospermum officinale seeds, used as necklace pearls, seeds of Vitis vinifera, Capparis spinosa, Quercus rotundifolia, Ficus carica. As incidentals, were flowers of Satureja cuneifolia and Trachynia distachya. Clothes were made using fibers of flax (Linum usitatissimum), carpets were made with sparto grass (Stipa tenacissima). RESUMEN En el enterramiento calcolítico de la Cueva de la Salud se encontraron diversos restos vegetales entre los que destacan: las semillas de Lithospermum officinale, utilizadas como cuentas de collar. También se encontraron semillas de Vitis vinifera, Capparis spinosa, Quercus rotundifolia y Ficus carica. Aparecieron grandes cantidades de tejidos y trenzados realizados con fibras de Stipa tenacissima o de Linum usitatissimum. INTRODUCCI~N de Murcia. El tratamiento y descripción de cada uno de los restos vegetales se dispone en dos grandes apartados: Los restos vegetales se obtuvieron a partir de muestras A) Semillas, frutos, hojas y flores. de tierras recogidas en superficie, o formaban parte del B) Fibras vegetales. ajuar funerario. Las muestras nos fueron facilitadas por M. Junto a la identificación botánica de los materiales se M. Ayala del Departamento de Arqueología, Universidad incluyen datos morfométricos, en los cuales las dimensio

Mètode: Revista de …, 2012

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 1990

Anales de Prehistoria y …, 2009

Sabuco, 2003

Revista de Fitoterapia, 2010

Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2016

Economic Botany, 2015

Planta Medica, 2004

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1995

Sabuco: revista de …, 2009

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 1988

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C

Heinrich/Ethnopharmacology, 2015

Recovered tracks from the VIth International Congress of Ethnobotany, 2017

This paper presents a review and compilation of traditional uses of the different species of the ... more This paper presents a review and compilation of traditional uses of the different species of the genus Lactarius that growing in Spain. It is a Fungi group that has not gone unnoticed by traditional knowledge, either to the current trend of amateur mycology arising from leisure culture. herefore the basis knowledge generated around these species, collected in the form of neologisms or ecological knowledge also was analyzed. It has gathered information on the names and uses of 37 species and one variety. We have collected more than 280 popular names (miconimy) in the regions where they grow, and its uses varies, from food, with a significant presence in traditional cooking, medicinal use and as well as
its presence in many popular aspects oral literature. Interestingly, the knowledge associated with the ecology of the most important species, a fact that is located both in the popular names and neologisms of
many species, harvested or not.
Keywords: Lactarius, traditional knowledge, traditional gastronomy, bionimy.

Mala hierba es más que un concepto biológico un esquema cultural para criptocultivos que no son r... more Mala hierba es más que un concepto biológico un esquema cultural para criptocultivos que no son recolectados en una proporción sustancial. En el contexto de la agricultura mediterránea tradicional el aprovechamiento como alimento de los brotes y hojas tiernos de muchas especies de malas hierbas aportaba complementos nutricionales a la dieta de los campesinos y optimizaba la eficacia energética de la escarda manual. Actualmente la agricultura biológica puede utilizar los datos de los estudios etnobiológicos como punto de partida para la optimización de la gestión de malas hierbas.

En algo más de 30 años, la micología en el Sureste Ibérico ha pasado de ser una mera ciencia desc... more En algo más de 30 años, la micología en el Sureste Ibérico ha pasado de ser una mera ciencia descriptiva a una herramienta fundamental para el desarrollo de las comarcas más deprimidas del Sureste Ibérico.El desarrollo y aparición de universidades populares locales, sociedades micológicas, universidades y otros centros de investigación, ha favorecido el desarrollo de esta ciencia. La cultura del ocio en los últimos años ha favorecido el interés por esta ciencia por una parte importante de la población. Con todos estos trabajos y estudios, ahora es el momento de elaborar una completa flora micológica del Sureste Ibérico.

Arts , 2024

This study delves into the multifaceted realm of citrus fruits, exploring their significance and ... more This study delves into the multifaceted realm of citrus fruits, exploring their significance and socioeconomic implications from their early introduction to Western Muslim and Renaissance gardens, tracing their journey throughout history. Employing a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from biological, archaeobotanical, iconographic, and textual sources, our study offers a comprehensive exploration of citrus symbolism and cultural significance, integrating historical, artistic, horticultural, and socioeconomic viewpoints. The genus Citrus (Rutaceae) comprises around thirty species and its natural habitat spans from the southern slopes of the Himalayas to China, Southeast Asia, nearby islands, and Queensland. Originating from only four of these species, humans have cultivated hundreds of hybrids and thousands of varieties, harnessing their culinary, medicinal, and ornamental potential worldwide. We delve into the symbolic value of citrus fruits, which have served as indicators of economic status and power. From their early presence in Mediterranean religious rituals to their depiction in opulent Roman art and mythical narratives like the Garden of the Hesperides, citrus fruits have epitomized luxury and desire. Christian lore intertwines them
with the forbidden fruit of Eden, while Islamic and Sicilian gardens and Renaissance villas signify their prestige. We analyze diverse perspectives, from moralists to hedonists, and examine their role in shaping global agriculture, exemplified by rare varieties like aurantii foetiferi.