Abstract
The species from genus Thymus are polymorphous plants from the family Lamiaceae, spread in Serbia in many species, subspecies, varieties, and forms. The aerial parts of species from genus Thymus have a long tradition of being used worldwide. The subject of this study was the research of ethnomedicinal application of thyme in Pirot County (Southeastern Serbia). Ethnomedicinal surveys were conducted among the population in four municipalities: Pirot, Babušnica, Bela Palanka, and Dimitrovgrad. It was noticed that 56.9 % of interviewed persons use the species of genus Thymus in the Pirot County. They are usually used in the county's folk medicine in the form of herbal tea against colds to relieve dry and spastic cough, especially in bronchitis and asthma, and for sedation.
Highlights
The species from genus Thymus are perennial herbs or semishrubs of the family Lamiaceae
The present study results are in accordance with the findings of Zlatkovicand Bogosavljevic (2014), Zlatkovicet al. (2014) and Matejicet al. (2020) probably as a result of proximity of investigated areas having in mind geographical locations of the geographical locations of the Svrljig, Timok, Rtanj Mountain, and Pirot County, which is probably caused by the proximity of these investigated areas
The following therapeutical applications of species from genus Thymus in the Pirot County systematized in therapeutic groups, are different and new from the above-mentioned ethnopharmacological studies in Serbia:
Summary
The species from genus Thymus are perennial herbs or semishrubs of the family Lamiaceae. The genus Thymus is very complex from the taxonomical and systematic point of view, demonstrating significant polymorphism in morphological characteristics and the composition of essential oils (Jaricet al., 2015a). Thymus species have been used since ancient times to treat diseases of the respiratory and digestive systems (Zarzuelo and Crespo, 2002). In ancient Egypt, they were used to make perfumed balms for embalming and medical purposes, and in ancient Greece, according to Dioscorides, thyme was used to treat asthma and loosen congestion in the throat stomach (Jaricet al., 2015a). The pharmacological records of the Chilandar Medical Codex (15th and 16th centuries) mention the use of thyme as a remedy against headaches caused by colds, laryngitis, and diseases of digestive organs and as an antitussive (Jaricet al., 2014)
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