Airy Gras
Biographic Data
| ID | 122963 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Airy Gras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Airy |
| FAMILY NAME | Gras |
| SIGNATURE | GRAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2256-3256 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Andorran ethnomycology: Culinary uses and beyond
This study enriches existing ethnomycological knowledge through ethnobotanical prospection, revealing the diversity of vernacular names and uses of WMs in Andorra. Several taxa with strong traditional use but lacking nutritional data were identified as candidates for further research and potential food innovation
Cultural importance, availability and conservation status of Spanish wild medicinal plants: Implications for sustainability
The harvest of wild plants with medicinal uses is increasing globally, both for self‐treatment and as a source of income. The increasing demand for these remedies could lead to the over‐harvest of some species. Despite a recent surge in the number of studies analysing wild medicinal plants management, little is known about the effects of non‐commercial harvesting on the conservation status of medicinal plants. We explore the connection between th…
East meets west: Using ethnobotany in ethnic urban markets of Barcelona metropolitan area (Catalonia) as a tool for biocultural exchange
Background Ethnobotanical studies in metropolitan areas and urban ethnic markets have grown considerably in recent years as large cities have demonstrated to be significantly rich in biocultural diversity and in driving its evolution, as human populations migrate from one region to another. Urban spaces also represent important places of rich multicultural and multilingual interaction and exchange, where ethnobotany can act as a bridge between re…
Traditional uses of Cannabis: An analysis of the Cannuse database
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Cannabis is one of the most versatile genera in terms of plant use and has been exploited by humans for millennia. Nowadays, Cannabis is the centre of many scientific studies, most of them focusing on chemical composition and medicinal values. While new and varied applications are continuously being developed, the knowledge surrounding less common uses of the plant is slowly disappearing. AIM OF THE REVIEW: We have…
Documenting and protecting traditional knowledge in the era of open science: Insights from two Spanish initiatives
To protect TEK in a context of open science more efforts should be done to operationalize traditional knowledge holders' rights to data sovereignty
Filling the gaps: Ethnobotanical study of the Garrigues district, an arid zone in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)
Background This study has focused on the Garrigues district, one of the most arid regions in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula), which, in general terms, has remained unexplored from the ethnobotanical point of view. This area, of 22,243 inhabitants, comprises 33 municipalities distributed across 1123.12 km2. The natural vegetation is dominated by holm oak forests and maquis called 'garriga', the latter giving its name to the district. During the l…
Catalan ethnoflora: A Meta-Analytic Approach to Life Forms and Geographic Territories
BackgroundCatalonia (in the north east of the Iberian Peninsula) is among the most prospected territories in Europe, from the ethnobotanical point of view. The aim of the present paper is to undertake a global analysis in the area considered, including plants, plant life forms, and ethnobotanical data within a physiographic and geographic framework.MethodsData from 21 ethnobotanical prospection areas in Catalonia were collected, analyzed, and com…
Seeds of change: Reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
Benyei, P., L. Aceituno-Mata, L. Calvet-Mir, J. Tardío, M. Pardo-de-Santayana, D. García-del-Amo, M. Rivera-Ferre, M. Molina-Simón, A. Gras-Mas, A. Perdomo-Molina, S. Guadilla-Sáez, and V. Reyes-García. 2020. Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain. Ecology and Society 25(2):19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11471-250219
Ethnobotany in a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”: Plants in “la Patum” Festivity (Berga, Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)1
Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: Ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
BACKGROUND: and 10,659 inhabitants is composed of 5 municipalities encompassing 29 villages, located in the hydrographic basins of the Ter and Llémena rivers. METHODS: Following the methodology based on the semi-structured interviews, we carried out 40 interviews with 57 informants, 31 were women and the remaining 26 were men, with an average age of 78.6 years. RESULTS: In the present study, data from 316 taxa (301 angiosperms, 8 gymnosperms, and…
A phylogenetic road map to antimalarial Artemisia species
Our findings indicate that artemisinin may be widespread across the genus, providing an accessible local resource outside the distribution area of Artemisia annua
Folk medicinal plant mixtures: Establishing a protocol for further studies
Medicinal plant uses and names from the herbarium of Francesc Bolòs (1773–1844)
Beyond food and medicine, but necessary for life, too: Other folk plant uses in several territories of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands
BACKGROUND: Ethnobotanical academic research, particularly in European industrialised countries, has been, and is, mostly focused on folk uses of food and medicinal plants. Nevertheless, other uses, as may well be supposed, account for a significant portion of these folk uses. In the Catalan linguistic domain, a considerable amount of ethnobotanical work has been produced, but to date almost nothing has been published on these other plant uses. M…
Wild food plants and minor crops in the Ripollès district (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Potentialities for Developing a Local Production, Consumption and Exchange Program
The information provided by this kind of research permits the detection of those traditional species that could constitute the basis for the future development and management of wild edible plant resources along with minor crops. It also helps to determine the factors affecting their use, as well as the distinct target groups that such programmes could be addressed to
Plants with topical uses in the Ripollès district (Pyrenees, Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Ethnobotanical survey and pharmacological validation in the literature
Beyond food and medicine, but necessary for life, too: Other folk plant uses in several territories of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands
BACKGROUND: Ethnobotanical academic research, particularly in European industrialised countries, has been, and is, mostly focused on folk uses of food and medicinal plants. Nevertheless, other uses, as may well be supposed, account for a significant portion of these folk uses. In the Catalan linguistic domain, a considerable amount of ethnobotanical work has been produced, but to date almost nothing has been published on these other plant uses. M…
Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: Ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
BACKGROUND: and 10,659 inhabitants is composed of 5 municipalities encompassing 29 villages, located in the hydrographic basins of the Ter and Llémena rivers. METHODS: Following the methodology based on the semi-structured interviews, we carried out 40 interviews with 57 informants, 31 were women and the remaining 26 were men, with an average age of 78.6 years. RESULTS: In the present study, data from 316 taxa (301 angiosperms, 8 gymnosperms, and…
Wild food plants and minor crops in the Ripollès district (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Potentialities for Developing a Local Production, Consumption and Exchange Program
The information provided by this kind of research permits the detection of those traditional species that could constitute the basis for the future development and management of wild edible plant resources along with minor crops. It also helps to determine the factors affecting their use, as well as the distinct target groups that such programmes could be addressed to
Filling the gaps: Ethnobotanical study of the Garrigues district, an arid zone in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)
Background This study has focused on the Garrigues district, one of the most arid regions in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula), which, in general terms, has remained unexplored from the ethnobotanical point of view. This area, of 22,243 inhabitants, comprises 33 municipalities distributed across 1123.12 km2. The natural vegetation is dominated by holm oak forests and maquis called 'garriga', the latter giving its name to the district. During the l…
Seeds of change: Reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
Benyei, P., L. Aceituno-Mata, L. Calvet-Mir, J. Tardío, M. Pardo-de-Santayana, D. García-del-Amo, M. Rivera-Ferre, M. Molina-Simón, A. Gras-Mas, A. Perdomo-Molina, S. Guadilla-Sáez, and V. Reyes-García. 2020. Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain. Ecology and Society 25(2):19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11471-250219
Plants with topical uses in the Ripollès district (Pyrenees, Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Ethnobotanical survey and pharmacological validation in the literature
Beyond food and medicine, but necessary for life, too: Other folk plant uses in several territories of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands
BACKGROUND: Ethnobotanical academic research, particularly in European industrialised countries, has been, and is, mostly focused on folk uses of food and medicinal plants. Nevertheless, other uses, as may well be supposed, account for a significant portion of these folk uses. In the Catalan linguistic domain, a considerable amount of ethnobotanical work has been produced, but to date almost nothing has been published on these other plant uses. M…
Wild food plants and minor crops in the Ripollès district (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Potentialities for Developing a Local Production, Consumption and Exchange Program
The information provided by this kind of research permits the detection of those traditional species that could constitute the basis for the future development and management of wild edible plant resources along with minor crops. It also helps to determine the factors affecting their use, as well as the distinct target groups that such programmes could be addressed to
Medicinal plant uses and names from the herbarium of Francesc Bolòs (1773–1844)
A phylogenetic road map to antimalarial Artemisia species
Our findings indicate that artemisinin may be widespread across the genus, providing an accessible local resource outside the distribution area of Artemisia annua
Folk medicinal plant mixtures: Establishing a protocol for further studies
Ethnobotany in a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”: Plants in “la Patum” Festivity (Berga, Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)1
Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: Ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
BACKGROUND: and 10,659 inhabitants is composed of 5 municipalities encompassing 29 villages, located in the hydrographic basins of the Ter and Llémena rivers. METHODS: Following the methodology based on the semi-structured interviews, we carried out 40 interviews with 57 informants, 31 were women and the remaining 26 were men, with an average age of 78.6 years. RESULTS: In the present study, data from 316 taxa (301 angiosperms, 8 gymnosperms, and…
Filling the gaps: Ethnobotanical study of the Garrigues district, an arid zone in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)
Background This study has focused on the Garrigues district, one of the most arid regions in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula), which, in general terms, has remained unexplored from the ethnobotanical point of view. This area, of 22,243 inhabitants, comprises 33 municipalities distributed across 1123.12 km2. The natural vegetation is dominated by holm oak forests and maquis called 'garriga', the latter giving its name to the district. During the l…
Catalan ethnoflora: A Meta-Analytic Approach to Life Forms and Geographic Territories
BackgroundCatalonia (in the north east of the Iberian Peninsula) is among the most prospected territories in Europe, from the ethnobotanical point of view. The aim of the present paper is to undertake a global analysis in the area considered, including plants, plant life forms, and ethnobotanical data within a physiographic and geographic framework.MethodsData from 21 ethnobotanical prospection areas in Catalonia were collected, analyzed, and com…
Seeds of change: Reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain
Benyei, P., L. Aceituno-Mata, L. Calvet-Mir, J. Tardío, M. Pardo-de-Santayana, D. García-del-Amo, M. Rivera-Ferre, M. Molina-Simón, A. Gras-Mas, A. Perdomo-Molina, S. Guadilla-Sáez, and V. Reyes-García. 2020. Seeds of change: reversing the erosion of traditional agroecological knowledge through a citizen science school program in Catalonia, Spain. Ecology and Society 25(2):19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11471-250219
Traditional uses of Cannabis: An analysis of the Cannuse database
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Cannabis is one of the most versatile genera in terms of plant use and has been exploited by humans for millennia. Nowadays, Cannabis is the centre of many scientific studies, most of them focusing on chemical composition and medicinal values. While new and varied applications are continuously being developed, the knowledge surrounding less common uses of the plant is slowly disappearing. AIM OF THE REVIEW: We have…
Documenting and protecting traditional knowledge in the era of open science: Insights from two Spanish initiatives
To protect TEK in a context of open science more efforts should be done to operationalize traditional knowledge holders' rights to data sovereignty
Cultural importance, availability and conservation status of Spanish wild medicinal plants: Implications for sustainability
The harvest of wild plants with medicinal uses is increasing globally, both for self‐treatment and as a source of income. The increasing demand for these remedies could lead to the over‐harvest of some species. Despite a recent surge in the number of studies analysing wild medicinal plants management, little is known about the effects of non‐commercial harvesting on the conservation status of medicinal plants. We explore the connection between th…
East meets west: Using ethnobotany in ethnic urban markets of Barcelona metropolitan area (Catalonia) as a tool for biocultural exchange
Background Ethnobotanical studies in metropolitan areas and urban ethnic markets have grown considerably in recent years as large cities have demonstrated to be significantly rich in biocultural diversity and in driving its evolution, as human populations migrate from one region to another. Urban spaces also represent important places of rich multicultural and multilingual interaction and exchange, where ethnobotany can act as a bridge between re…
Andorran ethnomycology: Culinary uses and beyond
This study enriches existing ethnomycological knowledge through ethnobotanical prospection, revealing the diversity of vernacular names and uses of WMs in Andorra. Several taxa with strong traditional use but lacking nutritional data were identified as candidates for further research and potential food innovation
Biology (14 works) · Geography (14 works) · Ecology (11 works) · Ethnobotany (11 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (10 works) · Medicinal plants (10 works) · Biodiversity (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Traditional medicine (7 works)