The Use of Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapy in the Konjuh Mountain of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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dc.contributor.authorHuseinovi?, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorBekti?, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSelimovi?-?ehaji?, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorHalilovi?, M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-07T11:20:20Z
dc.date.available2024-12-07T11:20:20Z
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.description.abstractThe plant kingdom is a crucial component of human nutrition and, consequently, the foundation of human sustenance. Humans have long recognized that specific plant-based foods provide essential substances that contribute to health, leading to the discovery of their medicinal properties. As a result of such chemical investigations, there has been an effort to synthetically produce the same or similar compounds that could replace natural products from the plant world in medical treatment and health maintenance. Consequently, modern medicine has increasingly relied on synthetic drugs, often overlooking the therapeutic value of many plants. However, despite this neglect, there is a growing movement to reintegrate effective natural plant compounds into the treatment of various diseases, as synthetic chemical compounds cannot fully substitute for plant-derived medications. The objective of this study was to collect and identify medicinal plant species in the Konjuh Mountain area across seven locations with varying geoecological characteristics. Field research was conducted in three municipalities within the Tuzla Canton (Kladanj, Živinice, and Banovi?i), covering seven sites, each measuring 3,000 m², with altitudes ranging from 560 to 1,100 m. During the investigation, 109 medicinal plant species were identified, including endangered and endemic varieties. Additionally, a survey was conducted among the local population of Konjuh Mountain regarding their knowledge, recognition, and collection of medicinal herbs. Results from the survey, which involved 50 participants of various ages, indicate that alternative medicine holds a significant role in treatment approaches and is viewed as a more accessible method of healing.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Science, University of Tuzla, Univerzitetska 4, 75 000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovinaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Science, University of Tuzla, Univerzitetska 4, 75 000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovinaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Science, University of Tuzla, Univerzitetska 4, 75 000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovinaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Health Studies, Biha?, Nositelja hrvatskog trolista 4, Biha?, Bosnia and Herzegovina.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHuseinovi? S, Bekti? S, Selimovi?-?ehaji? S, Halilovi? M.. The Use of Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapy in the Konjuh Mountain of Bosnia and Herzegovina . European Journal of Medicinal Plants. 2024 Nov; 35(6): 296-315en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-0894
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/241353
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMs. M. B. Mondalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume35en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ejmp/2024/v35i61228en_US
dc.subjectMedicinalen_US
dc.subjectplantsen_US
dc.subjectKonjuhen_US
dc.subjectsurveyen_US
dc.subjecttreatmenten_US
dc.titleThe Use of Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapy in the Konjuh Mountain of Bosnia and Herzegovinaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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