Almeida, Renatade Carvalho, Luís MendonçaFernandes, Francisca MariaSilva, Olga2025-03-272025-03-272024-05-221547-3465PURE: 113784989PURE UUID: 93dce89c-ccf1-4e8f-934a-aa77a3f3ae24Scopus: 85210829678http://hdl.handle.net/10362/181560UIDB/04209/2020 UIDP/04209/2020In Portugal, the flowers, stems and roots of Pterospartum tridentatatum (L.) Willk [= Genista tridentata L.], a species native to the Iberian Peninsula and northwest Africa, have been used in traditional medicine as antioxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory. Other historical and contemporary uses include culinary, to add a rustic touch to meat and rice, fuel and firelighter. In the city of Porto, its use as firelighter gave rise to a commercial activity, between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries, in which women played a central role.1130649868engAnti-inflammatoryCarquejaDiabetesFirelighterGenista tridentataGenisteinPterospartum tridentatumSocial historyCultural StudiesAnthropologyPlant ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingjournal article10.32859/era.29.52.1-11https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85210829678https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/6549