Funding Information: This research was funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) through national funds to iMed.ULisboa (UIDP/04138/2020) and to the Mechanical Engineering and Resource Sustainability Center—MEtRICs unit, which is funded by national funds from FCT/MCTES (UIDB/04077/2020 and UIDP/04077/2020). Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Background/Objectives: Periploca c...