A study on current status of herbal utilization in Bulgaria: Part 1 - Application of herbal medicines

Ethnobotanical study of the impact of certain demographic indicators on the attitudes towards the use of medicinal plants among local population of the north Black Sea coast

“…Our data correspond to the results reported by similar studies performed in the country: Dragoeva (2015) reports that 93.89 percent of 475 respondents believe that medicinal plants are useful for their health. Kozhuharova (2013) reports positive attitude of 86.33 percent of 183 respondents from various towns and villages in Bulgaria (1,9). All available results confirm the growing worldwide popularity of phytotherapy in recent decades (1,10).…”

“…Kozhuharova (2013) reports positive attitude of 86.33 percent of 183 respondents from various towns and villages in Bulgaria (1,9). All available results confirm the growing worldwide popularity of phytotherapy in recent decades (1,10).…”

“…Kozhuharova (2013) reports comparable results regarding the population's attitude from the inland region of the country, while Dragoeva's (2015) research displays moderate impact of the age indicator on respondents' answers (1,9).…”

“…Ethnobotany is an interdisciplinary science, focused mainly on the use of plants for food and treatment (1,2). One of the main objectives of ethnobotanical studies is documenting the changes in the traditional knowledge of plants (1,3). Bulgaria's rich history and culture blending traditions with modern way of living presents an intriguing area of study (4).…”

“…Chi-square method was used to analyse the statistical significance of deviation of experimental data compared to the theoretically expected ones (1,8).…”