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Côa Valley’s medicinal plants as potential cosmetic ingredients: cytotoxic and ...
Marques, Mário Pedro; Landim, Euclides; Varela, Carla; Marques, Joana; Costa, Ricardo; Carvalho, Luís de; Carvalho, Aida; Oliveira, Paulo; Cabral, CéliaCôa Valley is a Northeast region of Portugal, classified as a UNESCO World Her- itage Site since 1998, and recognised as “the most important open-air Paleo- lithic rock art site”. So far, little is known about the natural endogenous resourc- es of this territory, namely medicinal plants. According to a preliminary ethnobotanical survey in this region, several medicinal plants were mentioned to have skin-benefic...
Côa Valley’s medicinal plants as potential cosmetic ingredients: cytotoxic and ...
Marques, Mário Pedro; Landim, Euclides; Varela, Carla; Marques, Joana; Costa, Ricardo M.F. da; Carvalho, Luís A.E. Batista de; Carvalho, AidaWhere is located and what is the importance of river Côa Valley? • The river Côa Valley is part of the Guarda District, in the Northeast of Portugal. The Valley comprises an Archeological Park, which is considered “the most important open-air Paleolithic rock art site” in the world, being classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998. What are the natural resources’ relevance of this region? • The flora o...