Medicinal plants in the treatment of skin diseases in Serbia during 19th and 20th century
Апстракт
The purpose of this study was to collect and analyse plant-based treatments applied in Serbian folk medicine for treating skin disorders during the nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth century. We have consulted the most relevant ethnographic literature that was in any larger segment devoted to the folk medicine. This investigation has identified 164 plant species from 63 families and one mushroom species as being applied in the treatment of ailments categorized as skin diseases in the International Classification of Primary Care. Frequently used families were: Asteraceae (14 taxa), Lamiaceae (13 taxa), Solanaceae (10 taxa) and Rosaceae (8 taxa). Among plant parts leaves were the most utilized (21%) followed by aerial parts, roots, fruits and seeds. Mostly plant species were applied externally (60.98%), 9.15% of mentioned species were used both internally and externally and 4.27% were administered only externally. Herbs were processed and taken in different ways and forms, both fresh ...and dry. As fresh they were directly applied, or previously mashed and mixed with water, milk, vinegar, oil, honey, lard and butter. In case of Arnica montana, Fumaria officinalis, Galium verum, and Conium maculatum juice squeezed from fresh parts of the plants was used. Skin problems recorded in our investigation could be divided in three main categories: hair problems, bites and inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis etc. After comparison with contemporary ethnobotanical investigations conducted on the territory of Serbia, we observed that significantly lower number of plant species was recorded in modern studies.
Извор:
Planta Medica, 2022, 88, 15, 1434-Издавач:
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany
Институција/група
Etnologija i antropologija / Ethnology and AnthropologyTY - CONF AU - Živković, Jelena AU - Spanidi, Eleni AU - Gardikis, Konstantinos AU - Pišev, Marko PY - 2022 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5451 AB - The purpose of this study was to collect and analyse plant-based treatments applied in Serbian folk medicine for treating skin disorders during the nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth century. We have consulted the most relevant ethnographic literature that was in any larger segment devoted to the folk medicine. This investigation has identified 164 plant species from 63 families and one mushroom species as being applied in the treatment of ailments categorized as skin diseases in the International Classification of Primary Care. Frequently used families were: Asteraceae (14 taxa), Lamiaceae (13 taxa), Solanaceae (10 taxa) and Rosaceae (8 taxa). Among plant parts leaves were the most utilized (21%) followed by aerial parts, roots, fruits and seeds. Mostly plant species were applied externally (60.98%), 9.15% of mentioned species were used both internally and externally and 4.27% were administered only externally. Herbs were processed and taken in different ways and forms, both fresh and dry. As fresh they were directly applied, or previously mashed and mixed with water, milk, vinegar, oil, honey, lard and butter. In case of Arnica montana, Fumaria officinalis, Galium verum, and Conium maculatum juice squeezed from fresh parts of the plants was used. Skin problems recorded in our investigation could be divided in three main categories: hair problems, bites and inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis etc. After comparison with contemporary ethnobotanical investigations conducted on the territory of Serbia, we observed that significantly lower number of plant species was recorded in modern studies. PB - Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany C3 - Planta Medica T1 - Medicinal plants in the treatment of skin diseases in Serbia during 19th and 20th century IS - 15 SP - 1434 VL - 88 DO - 10.1055/s-0042-1758991 ER -
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Živković, J., Spanidi, E., Gardikis, K.,& Pišev, M.. (2022). Medicinal plants in the treatment of skin diseases in Serbia during 19th and 20th century. in Planta Medica Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany., 88(15), 1434. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1758991
Živković J, Spanidi E, Gardikis K, Pišev M. Medicinal plants in the treatment of skin diseases in Serbia during 19th and 20th century. in Planta Medica. 2022;88(15):1434. doi:10.1055/s-0042-1758991 .
Živković, Jelena, Spanidi, Eleni, Gardikis, Konstantinos, Pišev, Marko, "Medicinal plants in the treatment of skin diseases in Serbia during 19th and 20th century" in Planta Medica, 88, no. 15 (2022):1434, https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1758991 . .