Research Article

Traditional knowledge on the medicinal use of plants from genus Gentiana in the Pirot County (Serbia)

Authors: Marija Marković (University of Nis, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Ecology, Niš, Serbia) , Dejan Pljevljakušić (Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “Dr. Josif Pančić”, Belgrade, Serbia) , Nebojša Menković (Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “Dr. Josif Pančić”, Belgrade, Serbia) , Jelena Matejić (University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, Niš, Serbia) , Olivera Papović (University of Priština temporarily settled in Kosovska Mitrovica, Priština, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Serbia) , Vesna Stankov-Jovanović (University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, Niš, Serbia)

  • Traditional knowledge on the medicinal use of plants from genus Gentiana in the Pirot County (Serbia)

    Research Article

    Traditional knowledge on the medicinal use of plants from genus Gentiana in the Pirot County (Serbia)

    Authors: , , , , ,

Options

Abstract

The paper provides an insight into the traditional use of medicinal plant species from the genus Gentiana in the Pirot County in Southeastern Serbia. The ethnopharmacological study was conducted in the form of interviews among the population in four municipalities: Pirot, Babušnica, Bela Palanka, and Dimitrovgrad. Among the population of Pirot County, it was noticed the use of two species from the genus Gentiana: G. cruciata and G. lutea . It was recorded that cross gentian ( G. cruciata ) has great popularity and versatile aspects on traditional usage, that was mentioned by 53 respondents, and that includes the treatment of cancer diseases, improving the immune system, diabetes, blood purification, for appetite, gastric and duodenal ulcer, for high blood pressure, inflammation, lung diseases, cold, cough, disease prevention, diseases of internal organs, high cholesterol, and leaking breast. The usage of the root of yellow gentian ( G. lutea ) was mentioned by 30 respondents, and that includes improving the immune system, appetite, for the stomach, blood purification, circulation, as an aphrodisiac, against cancer diseases, diabetes, and gastric and duodenal ulcer. It is important to note that yellow gentian, recorded in the study area, is the first species on the list of illegally collected species in Serbia.

Keywords: Gentiana, Pirot County, traditional medicine

How to Cite:

Marković, M., Pljevljakušić, D., Menković, N., Matejić, J., Papović, O. & Stankov-Jovanović, V., (2021) “Traditional knowledge on the medicinal use of plants from genus Gentiana in the Pirot County (Serbia)”, Lekovite Sirovine 41(1), 46-53. doi: https://doi.org/10.5937/leksir2141046m

Rights: Authors retain the copyright of the published article

Downloads:
Download PDF
View PDF

8 Views

2 Downloads

Published on
2021-12-25

Peer Reviewed

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0