title: Bulgarian traditional medicine: a source of ideas for phytopharmacological investigations.
abstract: Some data about the use of medicinal plants in Bulgarian traditional medicine in the Middle Ages and in modern times are presented and the results of 40-year-long experimental-pharmacological investigations on many medicinal plants used in Bulgarian traditional medicine are reviewed. In-depth discussion is presented on the investigations of garlic (Allium sativum L.), a plant widely used by Bulgarian people for treating different diseases. Data from studies on a large number of plants used for treatment of hypertension, infectious diseases and as diuretic and spasmolytic remedies are summarized.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D002031:Bulgaria; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D005737:Garlic; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000266:history; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D002784:Cholesterol