o:3609 Ethnobotanical investigation of plants used for respiratory tract infections in Pirot District (Southeastern Serbia) en It is important to evaluate alternative respiratory infection treatments using herbal medicines, whose efficacy and safety have been shown in pharmacological and clinical studies. The study aimed to provide a review that will help screen plants used for respiratory infections that deserve further investigation and eventually develop an effective antiviral agent. The Pirot District (Serbia) population was surveyed using a semi-structured questionnaire to determine how many individuals were familiar with the useful properties of plants against respiratory infections. The surveyed population included 531 individuals from 152 villages, with 1,221 reports on the use of plants against respiratory infections. The most reported taxa are systematized by the most frequent application with the informants’ calculated consensus factor. Plants reported for the treatment of respiratory infections (65 plant taxa) were distributed among 31 families, of which the most important were Lamiaceae (14 species) and Rosaceae (10 species), and the most abundant were Lamiaceae (433 reports) and Compositae (274 reports). The most used plant taxa were Thymus spp., Matricaria chamomilla, and Sambucus nigra. The primary indications for use were the common cold (640 reports), cough (330 reports), sore throat (80 reports), and bronchitis (67 reports). 1552101 2683-3867 1552099 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hermed.2023.100743 2024-01-08T11:37:21.328Z 44 yes 46 Marija S. Marković 0000-0002-6070-6844 46 Dejan S. Pljevljakušić 46 Jelena S. Matejić 46 Ljubinko B. Rakonjac 0000-0002-8736-6771 46 Biljana M. Nikolić 0000-0002-2436-8294 46 Mrdjan M. Djokić 46 Vesna P. Stankov Jovanović application/pdf 819395 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3609 no yes 1 70 1552253 Journal of Herbal Medicine 42 100743 Elsevier 2023