Plant ethnomedicine in Bosnia and Herzegovina, past and present

Q1 Social Sciences

Ethnobotany Research and Applications Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI:10.32859/era.26.61.1-27

Edina Muratović, Adisa Parić

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Background: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) belongs to the group of Western Balkan and Mediterranean countries. Its specific geographical position and numerous refugial habitats are responsible for today's remarkable plant biodiversity. The Biocultural diversity of this area originated in the Stone Age, additionally enriched by the influence of various conquerors: Slavic tribes, the appearance of the Franciscans, the Ottoman Empire, the arrival of Sephardic Jews, and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Methods: The diachronic changes in the use of medicinal plants in BIH from the Middle Ages until today were studied. In this research, 1211 randomly selected respondents of different ages, genders, and levels of education participated. Frequency (FC) and the relative frequency of citation (RFC), therapeutic use, number of use reports (UR) and the family importance value (FIV) were used to evaluate the relevance of detected species and families. Results: In daily life practices, respondents utilize about 145 plant species for medicinal purposes, mainly as an infusion, herbal juice, tincture, syrup, and oil. The ethnobotanical bibliography for the region of BIH includes 43 references published so far. According to them, current healers and the local population no longer use about 21% or 60 plant species from 55 genera and 40 families. Also, the ways of application changed, while the ritual uses entirely vanished. Conclusions: Diachronic changes in traditional medicine in BIH resulted in a decrease in indigenous knowledge about autochthonous medicinal plant species. Native plant resource funds stay neglected while current local connoisseurs and people frequently utilize commonly known innovative medicinal plants. Keywords: Traditional knowledge, Medicinal plants, BIH

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波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那的植物民族医学，过去和现在

背景:波斯尼亚-黑塞哥维那(波黑)属于西巴尔干和地中海国家集团。其特殊的地理位置和众多的避难栖息地是今天显著的植物生物多样性的原因。该地区的生物文化多样性起源于石器时代，并受到各种征服者的影响:斯拉夫部落、方济各会的出现、奥斯曼帝国、西班牙系犹太人的到来和奥匈帝国。方法:从中世纪到今天，研究波黑药用植物使用的历时变化。在这项研究中，随机抽取了1211名不同年龄、性别和受教育程度的受访者参与。采用频次(FC)、相对被引频次(RFC)、治疗用途、使用报告数(UR)和科重要性值(FIV)评价检测到的物种和科的相关性。结果:在日常生活实践中，受访者将约145种植物用于药用目的，主要用作输液、草药汁、酊剂、糖浆和油。波黑地区的民族植物学参考书目包括迄今已发表的43篇参考文献。据他们说，目前的治疗师和当地居民不再使用来自55属40科的约21%或60种植物。此外，应用的方式发生了变化，而仪式用途完全消失了。结论:波黑传统医学的历时性变化导致对本地药用植物物种的本地知识减少。本地植物资源资金被忽视，而目前当地的鉴赏家和人们经常使用众所周知的创新药用植物。关键词:传统知识;药用植物;波黑病

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期刊介绍： Ethnobotany Research & Applications is an electronic, peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary and multi-lingual journal devoted to the rapid dissemination of current research. Manuscript submission, peer review, and publication are all handled on the Internet. The journal is published by the Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. The journal seeks manuscripts that are novel, integrative and written in ways that are accessible to a wide audience. This includes an array of disciplines (biological and social sciences) concerned particularly with theoretical questions that lead to practical applications. Articles can also be based on the perspectives of cultural practitioners, poets and others with insights into plants, people and applied research. Database papers, Ethnobiological inventories, Photo essays, Methodology reviews, Education studies and Theoretical discussions are also published. The journal publishes original research that is described in indigenous languages. We also encourage papers that make use of the unique opportunities of an E-journal: color illustrations, animated model output, down-loadable models and data sets.