TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Bulgarian traditional medicine: a source of ideas for phytopharmacological investigations
JO  - Journal of ethnopharmacology
A1  - Petkov, V.
SP  - 121
EP  - 132
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - Some data about the use of medicinal plants in Bulgarian traditional medicine in the Middle Ages and in modern times are presented and the results of 40-year-long experimental-pharmacological investigations on many medicinal plants used in Bulgarian traditional medicine are reviewed. In-depth discussion is presented on the investigations of garlic (Allium sativum L.), a plant widely used by Bulgarian people for treating different diseases. Data from studies on a large number of plants used for treatment of hypertension, infectious diseases and as diuretic and spasmolytic remedies are summarized.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0378-8741
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -