Valorization of Some Medicinal Plants Used Traditionally in the Romanian Houses, in Sibiu, Valcea and Bacau Counties

Abstract

Looking for pharmaceutical remedies that are cheaper, handy, and gentle with the body, the villagers rediscover phytotherapy and practice traditional medicine in which plants play a major role. Unfortunately, much of the knowledge about herbs has been lost in recent decades. With this study, we try to save from the loss of some of the information on folk medicine (types of preparations, more common diseases, species of plants used). Of course, archaic knowledge passed down from generation to generation is mixed with contemporary knowledge from books, magazines, radio, and television shows. Even so, Romanian folk medicine can still enrich modern medicine, as it possesses phytotherapeutic information not yet valued by pharmacists and biochemists.