Aariä-Kundaliä Broza, Fritz Elisabeth, Dobeå Christoph, Saukel Johannes
Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, AlthanstraÃe 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Sci Pharm. 2010 Apr-Jun;78(2):275-90. doi: 10.3797/scipharm.1003-06. Epub 2010 Apr 26.
The results of an ethnobotanical study conducted in the pristine village of ProkoÅko Lake (Vranica Mountain, Bosnia and Herzegovina) in summer 2007 is presented. Informal interviews involving 12 informants known as âtraditional healersâ provided data from 43 plants used in 82 prescriptions. The applied plants were used for a broad spectrum of indications. The most frequent were gastro-intestinal tract ailments, blood system disorders, skin ailments, respiratory tract ailments and urinary-genital tract ailments. The most frequent preparation was an infusion. Other often used preparations were ointments or balms and decocts. The special Bosnian balms known as âmehlemsâ were prepared from freshly chopped or freshly pressed herbal parts of various plant species. Warmed resins from Abies or Picea species, raw cow or pig lard, olive oil and honey served as basis. The traditional doctors, who usually worked as a team, enjoyed such a good reputation that people from all over the country were visiting in search of alternative ways to cure their ailments and diseases. The practical techniques applied by the healers and some of their attitudes and values are reported.
本文展示了2007年夏季在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那弗拉尼察山的普罗科科湖原始村庄开展的一项民族植物学研究结果。通过对12位被称为“传统治疗师”的信息提供者进行非正式访谈，获取了82个药方中使用的43种植物的数据。所应用的植物用于多种病症。最常见的是胃肠道疾病、血液系统疾病、皮肤疾病、呼吸道疾病和泌尿生殖道疾病。最常用的制剂是浸剂。其他常用制剂是软膏或香脂以及煎剂。一种名为“mehlems”的特殊波斯尼亚香脂是用各种植物的新鲜切碎或新鲜压榨的草药部分制成的。冷杉或云杉属植物的温热树脂、生牛脂或猪脂、橄榄油和蜂蜜作为基础原料。这些传统医生通常团队协作，声誉极佳，全国各地的人都前来寻求治疗疾病的替代方法。文中报告了治疗师所应用的实用技术以及他们的一些态度和价值观。
