o:3702 Traditional use of common centaury (Centaurium erythraea) in the Pirot District - Традиционална употреба кичице (Centaurium erythraeа) у Пиротском округу en 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. Centaurium erythraea, traditional medicinal use, Pirot District 1552101 0554-1956 1552099 https://doi.org/10.5937/pirotzbor2348175N 2024-01-12T09:30:14.753Z 44 no 46 Biljana M. Nikolić 0000-0002-2436-8294 46 Marija S. Marković 0000-0002-6070-6844 46 Dejan S. Pljevljakušić 46 Ljubinko B. Rakonjac 0000-0002-8736-6771 46 Vesna P. Stankov Jovanović application/pdf 775626 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3702 no yes 1 70 1552253 Пиротски зборник 48 175 190 Народна библиотека Пирот 2023