ORIGIN OF THE BULGARIAN NAMES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
Journal Title: Българско списание за обществено здраве (Bulgarian Journal of Public Health) - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 4
Abstract
The purpose of this publication is to investigate the origin of Bulgarian folk names of medicinal plants. Methods: A documentary method (collection, processing, analysis and aggregation of information published in folk medicine, monographs, and proceedings of Bulgarian names of medicinal plants) has been used. Results: It has been established that the Bulgarian native names of medicinal plants are derived from: traditions and legends; names of the illnesses they treat; characteristic features of morphological parts thereof; other noncurative applications; the names of their natural habitats; their organoleptic properties (taste, color, aroma, etc.). The same name in Bulgarian folk medicine is often called different types of medicinal plants. In these cases, the researchers must rely on the botanical scientific name of the plants, according to the binomial system (genus, species, variety, and author), in order to be able to orientate themselves in the folk herb medicine. Conclusions: Plants have been used for medical purposes for thousands of years in folk medicine. The Bulgarian people have shown great creativity in the „baptism“ of curative plants, most often naming them with names derived from the names of the diseases they treat.
Authors and Affiliations
Iliana Yaneva, Tatyana Karanesheva
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