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Opinions regarding the use of medicinal herbs and their preparations in the teritory of the Knin city

The oldest records of folk medicine have been found in the Sumer area, which describe in detail 1, 000 herbs and various herbal remedies. So far, around 500 medicinal herbs have been used in Croatian areas since ancient times. There are also over 65 types of teas and over 85 pharmaceutical and cosmetic products with healing properties. Medicinal herbs are herbs that are considered as exotic and folk medicine, and contain biologically active substances that can be used for therapeutic and / or pharmaceutical purposes. It is used for cosmetic products and as raw materials for the food and pharmaceutical industry. The most exported herbs from Croatia today are : imortelle, sage, malva, gentiana, peppermint, tilia etc. The most common products of medicinal herbs are: teas, tinctures, syrups, cosmetic products, etc. Survey on the use of medicinal herbs and its products in the area of Knin in the second half of 2017 there were certain cognitions. For example, more people think that human nutrition should be complemented by healing herbs and their products. The most informations about the use of medicinal herbs respondents search online. The most popular herbal preparation is tea. Half of the respondents occasionally make strong alcoholic drinks with healing herbs. Internet shopping is not popular, as evidenced by the fact that 85% of respondents have almost never ordered medicines online. Respondents believe that Knin citizens have limited knowledge of the use of herbs. Medicinal herbal preparations are most used for various colds and viruses etc. The obtained results can be preliminary state of the effects, and improvements can be made by permanent education of the population in this area as well as local / state strengthening improvement of collecting and breeding medicinal herbs and processing plants on the mentioned area.

Medicinal herbs, preparations, use, attitudes, Knin.

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