o:8772 Ethnopharmacological use of plants from the genus Crataegus in the Pirot District (southeastern Serbia) Етнофармаколошка употреба биљака из рода Crataegus у Пиротском округу (Југоисточна Србија) en sr Abstract: Ethnopharmacological investigation on the traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants was conducted in the form of a population survey. The questionnaire about medicinal plants included 631 residents of 144 villages in municipalities of the Pirot District: Pirot, Babušnica, Bela Palanka, and Dimitrovgrad. Out of a total of 4817 reports collected in the Pirot District, 119 reports were about the medicinal use of plants from the genus Crataegus (2.47%), of which one report about use of C. laevigata, 33 reports about C. monogyna, and 85 reports about C. pentagyna. One respondent mentioned the use of fruit of C. laevigata, with the local name "crveni glog", for treating high blood pressure. The plant species C. monogyna has the local names "beli glog" and "glog". The flower of plant species C. monogyna flowers was the most frequently mentioned in the form of an infusion for the heart (anti-arrhythmic) (6 reports), and for the treatment of high blood pressure (5 reports). The fruit of C. monogyna was mentioned for the most commonly uses against high blood pressure (12 reports), and for the heart (3 reports). The plant species C. pentagyna was mentioned by local names "crni glog" and "glođinja". The use of flower of plant species C. pentagyna was mentioned the most frequently in the form of an infusion for the treatment of high blood pressure (13 reports), and for the heart (3 reports). The use of leaf of C. pentagyna was mentioned as an infusion to improve heart rate (1 report) and prevent high blood pressure (1 report). The fruit of C. pentagyna was mentioned the most frequently in the form of decoction against high blood pressure (53 reports), and for the heart (13 reports). The greatest number of respondents mentioned medicinal using plants from the genus Crataegus against high blood pressure (71 reports) in the form of a decoction (50 reports), infusion (19 reports), or alcoholic extract (2 reports) and for the heart (22 reports) in the form of decoction (13 reports) or infusion (9 reports). The twice-mentioned medicinal uses of fruits in the form of decoction were for strengthening the heart and improving immunity. The traditional medicinal uses of C. monogyna flowers for circulation and C. monogyna flowers and fruits against sclerosis, as well as the use of C. pentagyna flowers for circulation, and C. pentagyna fruits against diabetes, for disease prevention (coffee replacement), improving the immune system, against common cold, cough, kidney and bladder diseases, and as hot drink were not mentioned in previous ethnobotanical studies on the Balkans, so the mentioned uses can be considered the novelties of this study. Keywords: ethnopharmacological use, Pirot District, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus pentagyna 1552100 978-86-903786-2-3 2025-12-21T17:34:17.696Z 44 yes 46 Biljana M. Nikolić 0000-0002-2436-8294 46 Ljubinko B. Rakonjac 0000-0002-8736-6771 46 Sonja Z. Braunović 0000-0002-1387-6955 46 Filip A. Jovanović 0000-0002-4143-2497 46 Dejan S. Pljevljakušić 46 Marija S. Marković 0000-0002-6070-6844 46 Vesna P. Stankov Jovanović application/pdf 3977673 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8772 no yes 16 70 92000004 71A07 Ethnobotany : book of abstracts / Third conference about medicinal and wild-growing edible plants, Pirot, Serbia, June 26 - 28. 2025. 68 70 Истраживачко друштво "Бабин нос", Темска, Пирот, Институт за шумарство, Београд, Штампарија "Свен", Ниш 2025