Abstract
There are about 160 to 170 autochthonous medicinal and aromatic plants that are either collected or produced in Croatia. In all parts of Croatia natural geographic conditions, namely climatic, pedological and hydrogeographical conditions are suitable for organic production of medicinal plants. In this work the authors give the most relevant information on chamomile (Matricaria chamomile) and lavender (Lavandula anustifolia) production. These two plants had the biggest share in medicinal plants production before war in the 1990s. Until then Croatia was one of the leading producers of chamomile and lavender in the world. The article deals with the current situation of collecting and producing medicinal plants in Croatia and the opportunities that economic activity can offer. The main goal is to determine natural geographic conditions which influence organic medicinal plants production that contribute to the revitalization of rural areas and slow down deagrarization and deruralization if systematically applied.
Highlights
One of the basic characteristics of Croatian flora is an abundance of medicinal plants
This is the case with many medicinal plants so it is much easier for farmers to fulfill all conditions required for their product to be declared as organic
Medicinal plants represent the cheapest base for medicine production and they are essential in our everyday life
Summary
Received: 2005-05-13 Primljeno: There are about 160 to 170 autochthonous medicinal and aromatic plants that are either collected or produced in Croatia. In all parts of Croatia natural geographic conditions, namely climatic, pedological and hydrographical conditions are suitable for organic production of medicinal plants. In this work the authors give the most relevant information on chamomile (Matricaria chamomile) and lavender (Lavandula anustifolia) production. These two plants had the biggest share in medicinal plants production before war in the 1990s. U radu je posebno opisan uzgoj kamilice (Matricaria chamomilae) i lavande (Lavandula anustifolia) kao dviju biljaka koje su do prije Domovinskog rata činile najveći udio uzgoja ljekovitog bilja u Hrvatskoj koja je bila jedna od vodećih svjetskih proizvođača kamilice i lavande.
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