进行了一项审查研究,以概述用于治疗阿尔巴尼亚皮肤疾病的药用植物和传统医学实践的民族植物学知识,塞浦路斯,希腊,和土耳其。巴尔干半岛和地中海的地理和生态特征,以及这些国家之间的历史联系,引起了独特的植物区系的发展和常见药用植物对各种皮肤疾病的使用,分别。该评论着重于在这些地区进行的128种民族植物学调查的详细研究,并挑选出了用于皮肤疾病的物种。分析表明,在皮肤相关问题的治疗中使用了属于418个不同属和111个不同科的967个分类单元。大多数植物属于菊科(11.7%),唇科(7.4%),玫瑰科(6.7%),车前草科(5.4%),和锦葵科(3.8%)。他们的使用是内部或外部治疗疾病,如伤口和烧伤(22.1%),痔疮(14.7%),沸腾,脓肿,和呋喃(8.2%)。除了特定的皮肤病,许多物种似乎被用于抗真菌,抗菌,和防腐活性(9.1%)。文献评价强调,最常用的物种是车前草(阿尔巴尼亚,土耳其),贯叶连翘(希腊,土耳其),SambucusnigraL.(塞浦路斯,希腊),无花果(塞浦路斯,土耳其),洋甘菊(塞浦路斯,希腊),和荨麻(阿尔巴尼亚,土耳其),虽然受访者报告的许多药用植物在所有四个国家都很常见。最后,联系这种民族药理学知识,并追溯其几个世纪以来的扩张和多样化,与使用Dioscorides中提到的皮肤疾病中的物种进行了比较。这项工作是对南巴尔干和东地中海地区收集的皮肤疾病的民族植物学数据进行的第一项比较研究。结果证实了阿尔巴尼亚人民的主要假设,塞浦路斯,希腊,和土耳其在传统上使用民间医学习俗方面密切相关。然而,进行了更多的实地研究,尤其是在这些地区的偏远地区,可以帮助保存传统的医学知识,旨在发现针对皮肤病的新植物疗法。
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review research was conducted to provide an overview of the ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants and traditional medical practices for the treatment of skin disorders in Albania, Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey. The geographical and ecological characteristics of the Balkan Peninsula and Mediterranean Sea, along with the historical connection among those countries, gave rise to the development of a distinct flora and to the uses of common medicinal plants against various skin ailments, respectively. The
review focuses on the detailed study of 128 ethnobotanical surveys conducted in these areas and the species used for skin ailments were singled out. The analysis showed that 967 taxa belonging to 418 different genera and 111 different families are used in the treatment of skin related problems. The majority of the plants belong to the families of Asteraceae (11.7%), Lamiaceae (7.4%), Rosaceae (6.7%), Plantaginaceae (5.4%), and Malvaceae (3.8%). Their usage is internal or external to treat ailments such as wounds and burns (22.1%), hemorrhoids (14.7%), boils, abscesses, and furuncles (8.2%). Beside specific skin disorders, numerous species appeared to be used for their antifungal, antimicrobial, and antiseptic activity (9.1%). Literature evaluation highlighted that, the most commonly used species are Plantago major L. (Albania, Turkey), Hypericum perforatum L. (Greece, Turkey), Sambucus nigra L. (Cyprus, Greece), Ficus carica L. (Cyprus, Turkey), Matricaria chamomilla L. (Cyprus, Greece), and Urtica dioica L. (Albania, Turkey), while many medicinal plants reported by interviewees were common in all four countries. Finally, to relate this ethnopharmacological knowledge and trace its expansion and diversification through centuries, a comparison of findings was made with the use of the species mentioned in Dioscorides\' \"De Materia Medica\" for skin disorders. This work constitutes the first comparative study performed with ethnobotanical data for skin ailments gathered in the South Balkan and East Mediterranean areas. Results confirm the primary hypothesis that people in Albania, Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey are closely related in terms of traditionally using folk medicinal practices. Nevertheless, more field studies conducted, especially in remote places of these regions, can help preserve the traditional medical knowledge, aiming at the discovery of new phytotherapeutics against dermatological diseases.