Народна библиотека Пирот Marković, Marija S. Pljevljakušić, Dejan S. Pančić, Anđela S. Rakonjac, Ljubinko B. Nikolić, Biljana M. Stankov Jovanović, Vesna P. eng 2023 All rights reserved Ethnobotanical use of plants from the genus Galium in the Pirot District - Етноботаничка употреба биљака из рода Galium у Пиротском округу The subject of this paper was the investigation of the ethnobotani cal application of plants from the genus Galium in the Pirot District (South eastern Serbia). The study was conducted in the form of surveys among the rural population in four municipalities. The mentioned plant species from respondents were G. aparine, G. odoratum and G. verum. The use of G. odo ratum against bile disease was mentioned. Both G. aparine and G. verum are used for the treatment of inflammation of the oral cavity. G. aparine is additionaly useful for the treatment of cardiac diseases, and cancerous disea ses. G. verum is also useful against fainting, hoarseness, kidney and bladder diseases, skin diseases, and diabetes. The mentioned ethnopharmacological uses of G. aparine, and uses of G. verum against fainting, inflammation of oral cavity, hoarseness, and diabetes, as well as the ritual use of G. verum against evil eye for women are different and new in presented investigation in comparison with previously conducted ethnobotanical studies in Serbia and Balkan Peninsula. Пиротски зборник 48 Galium aparine, Galium odoratum, Galium verum, ethnobotanical use, Pirot District application/pdf 534484 bytes info:eu-repo/semantics/article https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3701 doi:10.5937/pirotzbor2348191M ISSN: 0554-1956