WP1: Biodiversity and traditional knowledge exploitation
Objectives
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Search and collection of information related to the use of herbs for the treatment of skin disorders
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Primary evaluation based on the principles of ethnobotany, findings in current scientific data and in silico screening in skin disorders targets
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Classification of data by skin disorder and in order of importance
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Selection of herbs to be collected by exploitation of biodiversity databases
Main activities
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Collection of published data related to SE European traditional uses against skin disorders
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Ethnobotanical survey – interviews
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Evaluation and classification of the collected information
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In Silico screening for skin-disorders
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Exploitation of biodiversity databases and collection of selected herbs (~100)
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Work package leader: FOA
Partners involved: NKUA, IOCCP-BAS, IMPR, APIVITA, NOVAM, EUROHERBS