https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3696 doi:10.46793/EtnBot23.085M ISSN: 2812-751X ЕТНОБОТАНИКА 3, Тематски зборник са националног скупа: Second conference about medicinal and wild-growing edible plants, Pirot, Serbia, September, 22-24.2023, Пленарно предавање 3 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Malus sylvestris, wild fruit species, medicinal use, Pirot District application/pdf 466803 bytes "A total of 633 informants were surveyed on the knowledge and use of wild fruit species, and 631 informants on knowledge and use of medicinal plants, in the four municipalities of the Pirot District: Pirot, Babušnica, Bela Palanka, and Dimitrovgrad. Wild apple was mentioned by 316 respondents, i.e. 49.92% of the total number of respondents, according to the first questionnaire. According to the second questionnaire, two respondents reported the internal use of wild apple fruit in the form of vinegar against high cholesterol, one respondent reported the use of the flower in the form of infusion against urinary tract inflammation, and one respondent reported the use of fresh fruit for circulation. The use against high cholesterol, as well as against urinary tract inflammation, can be considered novelties in our research because they were not mentioned in previously published ethnobotanical papers on the Balkan Peninsula." "Истраживачко друштво „Бабин нос“, Темска, Пирот Институт за шумарство, Београд Штампарија „Свен“, Ниш" Marković, Marija S. Pljevljakušić, Dejan S. Nikolić, Biljana M. Braunović, Sonja Z. Stankov Jovanović, Vesna P. Rakonjac, Ljubinko B. eng All rights reserved 89. Traditional use of wild apple (Malus sylvestris) in the Pirot District (Serbia) - Традиционална употреба дивље јабуке (Malus sylvestris) у Пиротском округу (Србија) 2023