Ethnobotanical Study of the Medicinal Plants in the Region of the North Black Sea Coast // Етноботаническо проучване на лечебните растения в района на северночерноморско крайбрежие

The ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the region of the North Black Sea coast describes the knowledge of the locals about the application of medicinal plants in: human and veterinary medicine, for cosmetic and culinary purposes, for pet food and bee grazing, for household and decorative purposes, for weather forecast, for sale and in folk traditions and customs. Seven hundred nine residents from 32 settlements located on the North Black Sea coast were interviewed. The interviews were conducted using the “face-to-face” technique. Three hundred thirty-three species of medicinal plants belonging to 251 genera and 90 families have been identified, used by the locals of the study area. Have been recorded the frequency of use, the shipment method of the usable part has been studied, the popular names have been recorded. А floristic analysis was prepared of the floristic subregion of the North Black Sea coast has been prepared. The conservation status of the used medicinal plants has been studied. The level of stored knowledge, the choice of the type and number of used medicinal plants, and the number of residents who use them have been established. The dependence of the demographic indicators (age, sex, ethnicity, education, employment) of the locals on the use of medicinal plants has been established. Quantitative ethnobotanical analysis has been prepared. A database with primary information has been created.

Grantor dc:publisher

Medical University of Varna

Year dc:date

2021

Authors dc:creator

• Boycheva, Petya
• Бойчева, Петя

• ethnobotanical
• medicinal plants
• North Black Sea Coast
• species
• conservation status
• Лечебни растения / Medicinal plants

Repository record dc:identifier

http://repository.mu-varna.bg/handle/nls/1735

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.mu-varna.bg:nls/1735