In the contemporary reality of globalization and urbanization in Bulgaria, traditional empiric ethnobotanical knowledge is disappearing. The aim of our study was to check the attitude of a random sample of people to the herbs and the traditional way of healing: 1) to find out which herbs are the most popular in Bulgaria; 2) what is their most popular application; 3) to study the distribution of negative or positive attitudes to the traditional use of medicinal plants according to age and gender of Bulgarian people. In total, 77 plant species (including the ones in the formula combinations) were mentioned during the study. They belong to 38 families. The most important families are Lamiaceae, Rosaceae, Asteraceae and the plants which most commonly referred to as "Granny's cure" were Hypericum perforatum, Cotinus coggigria, Plantago major, Sempervivum sp. div., Calendula officinalis, Melissa officinalis, Allium sativum, Aesculus hippocastanum, Matricaria chamomilla and Cornus mass. The greatest number of herbs were the ones used to treat disorders of central nervous system (CNS), bones, skin, gastro-intestinal and respiratory system.
Despite the existence of many relevant publications, and of reliable records of the traditional empiric data about medicinal plants in Bulgaria, over the last few years we found quite a lot of hitherto undocumented data about the healing properties of plants. In order to test the contemporary status of the traditional knowledge about medicinal plants, we performed the study as a Rapid Ethnobotanical Appraisal in the way of structured interview based on fixed questions namely what plants are used against certain health disorders. We therefore interviewed 183 people during the summer of 2011: some whom we knew to be particularly interested in medicinal plants and traditional ways of healing, and also a random sample of people of different ages. These subjects were all over l8. The survey was called "Granny had a cure for this." (or "Granny knew how to cure this.") In this paper we present data for remedial properties of popular medicinal plants which have not been documented in the literature yet -Pulsatilla pratensis -fresh leaves used as compress against exostoses, Sambucus ebulus -immature fresh leaves used for compress in case of exostoses, Primula veris -leaves infusion used against vertigo and Nepeta nuda -application of decoction internally against cystitis and prostate gland inflammation as well as externally against wounds and on the stock udder against mastitis. Comparative analysis of relevant studies was also done.
Data provided by the European Commission show that public expenditures for food supplements have been constantly increasing over the last decade. The aim of the present study was to analyze the major food supplements regulations in the European Union and in Bulgaria. Relevant publications were searched and found in MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus Database, Web of Knowledge, and in Internet-based search with predefined keywords. Numerous authors support the opinion that there is a real risk that low quality products may be distributed in countries with poor production control. Bulgarian national legislation have 6 regulations with different legal force for provision of healthy and safe food supplements on the market. Currently, the European Community is concerned about food products, including FS, launched on the market because the citizens require reliable protection of their health. This concern provoked the European Parliament and the Council to undertake a number of legislative initiatives in the field of production and control of food products. It is necessary to set more precise quality and safety criteria in future strategies associated with those products.
Abstract. Despite the increasingly strict legislation on medicinal products, the "off-label
Balancing the academic values and the needs of market forces is not an easy task (8). In the last years there is an increasing emphasis placed on evidence-based medicine, pharmacotherapy and clin-ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To determine the attitudes towards participating in research projects among students at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University Sofia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A questionnaire was devised and distributed during the final compulsory project meeting to the group of pharmacy students enrolled in the scientific project in the beginning of 2012-2013 academic year. RESULTS: Among the 16 students included in the field research experiment study, 15 responded, with an overall response rate of 93.75%. Twenty percent of the students had previously participated in some form of research activity during their master degree education. Thirty three percent of all students surveyed expressed interest in participating in future research during their study and after graduation. CONCLUSION: The pharmacy students sampled reported interest in research, with a minority of the students planning to participate in extracurricular research activities during their university education, and many hoping to be involved in research throughout their future career. However, only a small number of students were interested in pursuing research through completing a PhD program.
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