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Table 2 Recorded medicinal taxa in Northern and Southern Bukovina. DUR Detailed Use Reports; RO Romanian Hutsuls; UA Ukrainian Hutsuls

From: Knowledge transmission patterns at the border: ethnobotany of Hutsuls living in the Carpathian Mountains of Bukovina (SW Ukraine and NE Romania)

Latin name, family and voucher specimens

Local names

Used part(s)

Preparation

Medicinal Use

DUR

RO

UA

Abies alba Mill. possibly including Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

(Pinaceae)

Molid; ялина (Yalyna)

Resin

Locally Applied

Joint pain

 

2

Young sprouts

Syrup (fresh)

Fever

1

 

Cough

2

 

Good for lungs

5

 

Achillea carpatica Blocki ex Dubovik

(Asteraceae)

Деревій карпатський (Derevii karpatskyi)

Aerial parts

Tea (dried)

Digestive system problems

 

1

Stomach diseases

 

1

Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae)

SB011; SB074; SB050

NB007; NB017; NB039

Coada șoaricelului; деревій; деревій, тисячолітник; деревій звичайний; деревій буковинський

(Derevii; derevii, tysiacholitnyk; derevii zvychainyi; derevii bukovynskyi)

Aerial parts

Tea

Vessel cleansing

 

1

Locally applied (juice of pressed leaves)

Wounds

 

3

Tea

Diarrhoea

 

3

Digestive system problems

 

1

Good for the liver

1

 

Good for the stomach

2

5

Vomiting

 

1

Disinfectant

4

 

Tea with Chelidonium

Disinfectant

4

 

Tea

Hair care

4

 

Pain

 

1

Panacea

 

1

Aching legs

 

1

Calming

 

2

Toothache

 

3

Cold

2

 

Acorus calamus L. (Acoraceae)

NB121

Аїр (Air)

Roots

Tea

Diarrhoea

 

1

Good for the stomach

 

1

Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Sapindaceae)

SB057

NB067

Castan; каштан; каштан кінський червоний; каштан чеворний (Kashtan; kashtan kinskyi chervonyi; kashtan chevornyi)

Flowers

Locally applied (in alcohol/moonshine)

Feet pain

 

1

Joint pain

1

7

Fruits

Infused in alcohol

Good for blood vessels

 

1

Locally applied (in alcohol/moonshine)

Foot pain

 

1

Joint pain

 

5

Alchemilla vulgaris auct.

(coll.)

(Rosaceae)

SB039

Crețișoara; Гарник (Harnyk)

Aerial parts

Locally applied (infused in alcohol)

Joint pain

1

2

Allium cepa L.

(Amaryllidaceae)

Ceapă; цибулька; цибуля

(Tsybulka; tsybulia)

Bulbs

Raw

Blood pressure

 

1

Iron

 

1

Flu

 

2

Tea

Fever

1

 

Cough

2

 

Good for the lungs

1

 

Boiled

Cough

1

3

Raw (with honey and sugar)

Cough

1

 

External shell

Fomentation

Women’s problems

 

1

Allium sativum L. (Amaryllidaceae)

NB192

Usturoi; часник (Chasnyk)

Bulbs

Raw

Blood cleansing

 

1

Cancer

 

1

Immune boosting

 

1

Vitamins

 

1

Raw

Flu

 

2

Locally applied

Earache

2

 

Crushed and locally applied with massage

Flu

 

2

Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. (Betulaceae)

NB050; NB052

Дубило§; вільха (Dubylo§; vilkha)

Bark

Boiled

Gangrene

 

2

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. (Xanthorrhoeaceae)

Алое (Aloe)

Leaves

Locally applied

Wounds

 

3

Raw

Abscesses

 

1

Anethum graveolens L.

(Apiaceae)

SB032

Кріп (Krip)

Aerial parts, seeds

Tea

Panacea

 

1

Leaves

Raw

Vitamins

 

1

Seeds

Tea

Blood pressure

 

2

Good for the stomach

 

2

Fever

 

2

Dried

To increase milk production in women

 

3

Arctium lappa L.

(Asteraceae)

SB052; SB091

NB149

Brusturi; Brusturoi; лопух; рипях; лопух; рипяка (Lopukh; rypiakh; rypiaka)

Flowers

Boiled

Hair care

 

2

Leaves

Locally applied (fresh and crushed)

Joint pain

3

3

Raw

Headache

 

2

Roots

Boiled

Hair care

 

9

Armoracia rusticana P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.

(Brassicaceae)

SB031

NB028; NB212

Hrean; хрін; хреню

(Khrin; khreniu)

Leaves

Locally applied on the head (fresh)

Fever

1

 

Locally applied

Joint pain

 

1

Roots

Raw (in food)

Help the bloodstream

1

 

Healthy

1

 

Locally applied

Joint pain

 

1

Rheumatic pains

 

1

Raw (in food)

Opening airways

1

 

Arnica montana L.

(Asteraceae)

Arnică; Arnic; Harnic; арніка (Arnica)

Flowers

Tea

Good for the heart

 

4

Good for the eyes

 

1

Locally applied (infused in alcohol)

Heart diseases

 

1

Aching legs

 

2

Back pain

1

 

Foot pain

2

 

Hand pain

2

 

Joint pain

4

8

Rheumatic pains

5

1

Wrist pain

1

 

Locally applied with (olive) oil

Hand pain

2

 

Joint pain

 

2

Infused in alcohol (fresh)

Panacea

1b

 

Good for the skin

1b

 

Bath (fresh/dried)

Foot pain

1

 

Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott

(Rosaceae)

горобина чорна; шкорух§; чорна горобина; рябина

(Horobyna chorna; shkorukh§; chorna; horobyna; riabyna)

Fruits

Tea

Blood pressure

 

7

Syrup

Blood pressure

 

1

Artemisia absinthium L. (Asteraceae)

SB005

NB051

Pelin; полинь; полин

(Polyn; polyn)

Aerial parts

Tea

Diarrhoea

 

1

Good for the stomach

1

 

Stomach pain

 

1

Tincture with alcohol

Appetite stimulant

2

 

Tea

Panacea

 

1

Cancer

 

1a

Seeds

Tea

Diarrhoea

 

1

Atropa belladonna L. (Solanaceae)

Матриган § (Matrygan)

Roots

Infused in alcohol/moonshine

Reproductive potency

 

1

Cancer

 

1

Good for women

 

1

Joint pain

 

3

Avena sativa L.

(Poaceae)

NB202

Овес (Oves)

Seeds

Tea

Healthy

 

2

Kidney stones

 

2

Bellis perennis L.

(Asteraceae)

Маргаритки (Marharytky)

Flowers

Raw

Good for the heart

 

2

Beta vulgaris L. (Amaranthaceae)

SB026

Sfeclă; буряк червоний (Buriak chervonyi)

Tubers

Any preparation

Anaemia

2

 

Juice

Blood cleansing

 

2

Good for haemoglobin

 

2

Healthy

1

 

Joint pain

 

2

Headache

 

2

Cough

1

2

Good for the throat

 

2

Betula pendula Roth

(Betulaceae)

SB087

NB041; NB115

Mesteacăn; береза (Bereza)

Bark

Boiled

Gangrene

 

2

Buds and leaves

Tea

Blood cleansing

 

1b

Flowers

Tea

Good for kidneys

 

2

Leaves

Boiled

Hair care

 

2

Tea

Healthy

 

1

Sap

Drink

Good for the heart

1

 

Vascular problems

1

 

Good for the stomach

1

 

Healthy

2

 

Good for the kidneys

2

1

Good for the lungs

6

 

Lung cleansing

4

 

Young leaves

Compress

Joint pain

 

1

Bidens tripartita L. (Asteraceae)

NB090

Череда (Chereda)

Aerial parts

Tea for bathing kids

Good for the skin

 

1

Brassica oleracea L. (Brassicaceae)

Varză; капуста (Kapusta)

Leaves

Fermented juice

Good for cholesterol

 

2

Good for pancreas

 

2

Good for the stomach

 

1

Locally applied (fresh)

Frostbite

1

 

Poultice applied on the back

Fever

1

 

Locally applied (fresh)

Fracture

1

 

Joint pain

 

2

Headache

1

2

Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken

(Crassulaceae)

Каланхое (Kalancoe)

Sap

Drink

Rhinitis

 

2

Calendula officinalis L. (Asteraceae)

NB233

Gălbenele; нагідки, крокіси§;крокіс§; календула; нагідки (Nahidky, krokisy ; krokis; kalendula; nahidky)

Flowers

Tea

Blood pressure

 

1

Skin cleansing

1

 

Good for the liver

3

2

Good for the stomach

2

 

100 diseases

 

2

Immune boosting

 

2

Inflammation processes

 

1

Good for women

 

2

Women’s problems

 

2

Good for the kidneys

 

2

Cough

 

1b

Sore throat

 

1b

Stomatitis (kids)

 

1b

Boiled with fat and locally applied

Good for the skin

1

 

Warts

1

 

Fever

1

 

Syrup

Cough

1

 

Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

(Commelinaceae)

золотий ус (zolotyi us)

Leaves

Tea

Blood cleansing

 

1a

Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae)

Cânepă

Leaves

Burnt

Ear pain

1

 

Capsella bursa-pastoris L. (Brassicaceae)

NB218

Грицики (Hrytsyky)

Aerial parts

Tea

Blood pressure

 

1

Women’s problems

 

1

Headache

 

1

Carum carvi L.

(Apiaceae)

SB007

NB037

Săcărică; Secărică; Chimen; Hmel; Chimion; хміль§ (Khmil )

Aerial parts

Tea

Colds

3

 

Diarrhoea

5

2

Good for the abdomen

2

 

100 diseases

 

2

Healthy

 

2

Strengthening of the organism

1

 

Cough

1

 

Good for the throat

1

 

Infused in alcohol

Hair care

 

1

Seeds

Tea

Good for the stomach

5

5

Centaurium erythraea Rafn

(Gentianaceae)

Центорія (Tsentoriia)

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the heart

 

2

Chelidonium majus L. (Papaveraceae)

SB003

NB154;NB078

Rostopască; чистотіл (Chystotil)

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the digestive system

1

 

Good for the liver

2

 

Good for the stomach

2

 

Liver diseases

2

 

Organism cleansing

4

 

Stomach disinfection

4a

 

Locally applied (infused in alcohol)

Joint pain

 

1

 

Tincture with vinegar

Joint pain

 

1b

Sap

Locally applied (fresh)

Blisters

1

 

Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae)

NB139

Натина§, лебеда (Natyna§;lebeda)

Aerial parts

Any Preparation

Healthy

 

1

Cichorium intybus L. (Asteracaeae)

SB046

петрові батоги; петрів батіг

(Petrovi batohy; petriv batih)

Aerial parts

Tea

Diarrhoea

 

1

Good for the digestive system

 

1

Good for the liver

 

1

Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae)

коляндра; колєндра

(Koliandra; koliendra)

Seeds

Tea

Fever

 

7

Corylus avellana L. (Betulaceae)

SB089

Alune

Leaves

Tea

Prostatitis

2

 

Crataegus spp. including Crataegus monogyna Jacq.

(Rosaceae)

SB064

NB066,

NB234

Păducel; бояришнік; глід

(Boiaryshnik^; hlid)

Flowers

Tincture with alcohol

Good for the heart

 

3

Infused in moonshine/alcohol

Good for the heart

 

2

Good for blood vessels

 

1

Fruits

Tea

Blood pressure

1

2

Good for cholesterol

1

 

Good for the heart

1

2

Good for blood vessels

 

1

Calming

 

1

Soporific

 

1

Dried

Good for the heart

 

1

Tincture with alcohol

Good for the heart

 

3

Cyanus segetum Hill. (Asteraceae)

Centaurea; васильки (Vasylky)

Flowers

Tea

Panacea

 

1

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the liver

2

 

Daucus carota L.

(Apiaceae)

SB027

Morcov

Roots

Raw

Improve vision

1

 

Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott

(Dryopteridaceae)

NB193

Лісова папороть; солодка папороть (Lisova paporot; solodka paporot)

Aerial parts

Boiled

Good for the heart

 

3

Tea

Good for the heart

 

3

Elaeagnus rhamnoides (L.) A. Nelson

(Elaeagnaceae)

Обліпиха

(Oblipykha)

Fruits

Oil

Burns

 

1

Wounds

 

1

Raw with sugar

Healthy

 

1

Boiled with sheep fat

Women’s problems

 

1

Epilobium angustifolium L. (Onagraceae)

NB057

іван чай,демник§,димник§

(ivan chai,demnyk§, dymnyk§)

Flowers

Tea

Healthy

 

2

Good for the intestines

 

1a

Healthy

 

1a

Equisetum arvense L. (Equisetaceae)

SB020

NB113;NB114

Coada calului; падиволос (хвощ)

(padyvolos (khvoshch))

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the abdomen

1

 
 

Liver diseases

 

1

Good for the kidneys

1

 

Good for the urinary tract

4

 

Good for the lungs

2

 

Flowers

Infusion at 70°C

Headache

1

 

Fragaria vesca L.

(Rosaceae)

SB094

NB004; NB015; NB071; NB240

Fragi; ягоди,лісова ягода; ягоди лісові; суниці лісові наз земляніка

(yahody ; lisova yahoda; yahody lisovi; sunytsi lisovi naz zemlianika)

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the heart

4

 

Healthy

 

1

Flowers

Dried

Blood pressure

 

2

Tea

Good for the kidneys

 

1

Dried

Vitamins

 

3

Dried

Diarrhoea

 

2

Fruits

Raw

100 diseases

 

2

Fever

 

1

Healthy

 

1

Good for the skin

 

2

Frangula alnus Mill. (Rhamnaceae)

Крушина (Krushyna)

Bark

Boiled

Jaundice

 

1

Galium verum L.

(Rubiaceae)

SB093

Sânziana

Aerial parts

Locally applied

Women’s problems

1a

 

Tea

Women’s problems

1a

 

Gentiana lutea L. (Gentianaceae)

Gingiura; Джинджора (Dzhyndzhora)

Roots

Infused in alcohol

Good for the liver

 

1

Good for the stomach

1

 

Ginkgo biloba L. (Ginkgoaceae)

Гінго білоба

(Hinho biloba)

Leaves

Infused in moonshine

Blood cleansing

 

1a

Helianthus annuus L.

(Asteraceae)

Соняшник (Soniashnyk)

Fruits

Oil

Constipation

 

1

Helichrysum arenarium (L.) Moench

(Asteraceae)

NB258

Цмин пісковий

(Tsmyn piskovyi)

Aerial parts

Tea (dried)

Good for the digestive system

 

1

Stomach diseases

 

1

Hypericum spp. including Hypericum perforatum L. and , Hypericum tetrapterum Fr (Hypericaceae)

SB068

NB080NB101; NB108; NB116

Pojărniță; Sunătoarea; звіробой; звіробій

(Zviroboi; zvirobii)

Aerial parts

Tea

Blood pressure

 

2

Blood cleansing

 

1b

Diarrhoea

 

3

Good for the liver

7

 

Good for the stomach

8

3

Good for the gallbladder

1a

 

100 diseases

 

1

Disinfectant

1

 

Healthy

1

4

Panacea

 

1

Women’s problems

 

2

Calming

1

 

Good for the eyes

2

 

Drink

Evil eye

 

1b

Locally applied (infused in oil)

Burns

4

1

Wounds

4

 

Locally applied (in spirits with oil)

Good for the liver

2

 

Good for the stomach

2

 

Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae)

SB051

NB210

Nuc; горіх

(Horikh)

Flowers

Tea

Blood pressure

 

1

Fruits

Dried

Healthy

 

3

To increase milk production in women

 

2

Raw

To increase milk production in women

 

3

“Jod”

 

1

Inner woody part of the fruit

Infused in alcohol

Good for the thyroid

 

1

Leaves

Tea

Good for the heart

 

1

Hair care

1

1b

Unripe fruits

Infused in alcohol

Good for the thyroid

 

1

Juniperus communis L. (Cupressaceae)

SB086

Ienupăr; жуніпера

(zhunipera)

Fruits

Tea

Good for the liver

1

 

Leaves

Tea

Good for the kidneys

 

2

Lamium album L.

(Lamiaceae)

NB216

Кропива собача; біла кропива нежалка; глуха кропива (Kropyva sobacha; bila kropyva nezhalka; hlukha kropyva)

Aerial parts

Tea

Blood pressure

 

1

Good for the heart

 

3

Nerves

 

1

Leonurus cardiaca L. (Lamiaceae)

SB013

Talpa gâștei; пустирник

(Pustyrnyk)

Aerial parts

Tea

Blood pressure

 

1

Good for the heart

6

1

Healthy

2

 

Pain

1

 

Nerves

2

 

Rhinitis

4

 

Leaves

Locally applied (fresh with pork fat)

Cuts

2

 

Warts

2

 

Levisticum officinale W.D.J.Koch

(Apiaceae)

Любисток (Liubystok)

Aerial parts

Tea

Alcoholism

 

1

Hair care

 

3

Lilium candidum L. (Amaryllidaceae)

SB049

Crin alb; Narcise; лілія біла; лилия

(Liliia bila; lylyia)

Flowers

Locally applied (infused in alcohol)

Locally applied (infused in alcohol)

Locally applied (in spirits, medicinal)

Good for veins

1

 

Bee stings

 

1

Burns

 

1

Warts

 

5

Wounds

 

6

Joint pain

1

 

Tired feet

1

 

Drink (infused in alcohol)

Healthy

 

1

Linum usitatissimum L. (Linaceae)

Lin; лен; льон

(Len; lon)

Seeds

Tea

Good for the stomach

1

2b

To increase milk production in women

 

3

Lonicera caprifolium L. (Caprifoliaceae)

Floarea maicii domnului

Aerial parts

Locally applied (dried tea)

Wounds

1

 

Women’s problems

1

 

Measles

1

 

Lycopodium clavatum

L. (Lycopodiaceae)

NB231

Плаун

(Plaun)

Aerial parts

Dried

Wounds

 

2

Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid.

(Moraceae)

Адамове яблуко матлюрка

(Adamove yabluko matliurka)

Fruits

Locally applied (infused in alcohol)

Women’s problems

 

2

Joint pain

 

2

Malus domestica Borkh.

(Rosaceae)

NB242

Яблука

(Yabluka)

Fruits

Boiled with onion

Cough

 

3

Matricaria chamomilla L. (Asteraceae)

SB019; SB022

NB164;NB171

Mușețel; Romaniță; ромашка; румянець

(Romashka; rumianets)

Aerial parts

Tea (dried)

Red skin

 

1

Good for the digestive system

 

1

Inflammation processes

 

1

Good for the throat

 

1

Flowers

Poultice (dried)

Evil eye

1

 

Compress

Skin infections

1

 

Warts

1

 

Eye cleaning

2

 

Eye problems

1

3

Good for the eyes

1

2

Tea

Diarrhoea

1

 

Good for the stomach

2

3

Disinfectant

1

 

Healthy

1

3

Panacea

1

5

Good for the urinary tract

2

 

Headache

2

 

Wound cleansing

 

1b

Gum problems

1

 

Colds

2

1c

Tea with O. Vulgare

Gum problems

1

 

Disinfectant

1

 

Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae)

Меліса (Melisa)

Leaves

Tea (dried)

Healthy

 

2

Pain

 

2

Calming

 

3

Headache

 

1

Soporific

 

1

Stress

 

1

Mentha spp.

(Lamiaceae)

SB014; SB016; SB034; SB096

NB079;NB080;NB097

Mentă; мята; мятка; мята гладка; мята кучерява; мятка кінська; мятка перчева

(Miata; miatka; miata hladka; miata kucheriava; miatka kinska; miatka percheva)

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the heart

 

6

Heart disease

 

1

Diarrhoea

1

 

Good for the stomach

 

1

Stomach problems

 

2

Vomiting

 

1

Healthy

1

 

Pain

 

1

Diuretic

1

 

Good for the urinary tract

2

 

Calming

1

1

Headache

 

2

Stress

 

1

Locally applied (infused in alcohol)

Joint pain

 

1

Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiaceae)

SB036

NB033; NB055; NB021

Șovârv; Șovârf; Materanca bila; материнка

(Materynka)

Aerial parts

Tea

Blood pressure

4

 

Blood regeneration

 

1

Good for the heart

4

2

Red skin

 

2

Abdominal pain

2

 

Diarrhoea

 

1

Good for the liver

3

 

Good for the stomach

7

2

100 diseases

 

2

Disinfectant

1

 

Fever

1

 

Healthy

 

2

Inflammation processes

 

2

Panacea

 

1

Leptospirosis

1

 

Septicaemia

1

 

Good for the kidneys

1

 

Soporific

 

1b

Good for the lungs

 

1

Aerial parts (flowers)

Tea

Women’s problems

 

8

Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. (Araliaceae)

Женшень (Zhenshen)

Roots

Infused in alcohol

Blood pressure

 

1

Papaver somniferum L.

(Papaveraceae)

Мак (Mak)

Aerial parts

Tea

Soporific

 

2b

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss

(Apiaceae)

NB220

Петрушка (Petrushka)

Leaves

Raw

Vitamins

 

2

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Leguminosae)

Фасоля (Fasolia)

Pod

Tea

Diabetes

 

2

Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. possibly including Abies alba Mill. (Pinaceae)

SB008

NB043

Brad; смерека; хвоя

(Smereka, khvoya)

Flowers

Syrup

Bronchitis

 

2

Cough

 

4

Good for breathing

 

2

Needles

Syrup

Cough

 

2

Tea

Cough

 

2

Good for the throat

 

2

Resin

Locally applied

Joint pain

 

2

Sprouts (young)

Syrup

Fever

1

 

Panacea

2

 

Colds

4

 

Cough

8

 

Good for the lungs

2

 

Good for the respiratory system

2

 

Good for the throat

1

 

Bronchitis

 

2

Sore throat

1

 

Essence (fresh)

Panacea

2

 

Colds

2

 

Young cones

Syrup

Bronchitis

 

2

Cough

 

4

With sugar

Pneumonia

 

1

Pinus sylvestris L.

(Pinaceae)

Pin

Young sprouts

Syrup (fresh)

Cough

1

 

Plantago lanceolata L.

(Plantaginaceae)

SB037

Pătlagină îngusta; подорожник ланцеолистий

(Podorozhnyk lantseolystyi)

Leaves

Tea (fresh)

Cough

1

1

Plantago major L. (Plantaginaceae)

SB066

NB022;NB047; NB132

Platagine; Platagină; Podorojnic; подорожник (Podorozhnyk)

Leaves

Locally applied (fresh)

Abscesses

 

2

Cuts

1

1

Good for the skin

2

 

Pus

1

 

Skin infections

1

 

Skin irritation

1

 

Disinfectant

 

1b

Sores

1

 

Warts

3

3

Wounds

1

15

Locally applied (with alcohol)

Wounds

 

2

Tea

Cough

 

2

Seeds

Tea

Good for the kidneys

 

2

Whole plant

Tea

Women’s problems

 

1

Potentilla anserina L. (Rosaceae)

Coada racului

Aerial parts

Tea

Indigestion

1

 

Potentilla erecta (L.) Raeusch. (Rosaceae)

Калган; калган; перстач прямостоячий

(Kalhan; kalhan; perstach priamostoiachyi)

Roots

Tea

Reproductive potency

 

1

Tea (dried)

Reproductive potency

 

1

Infused in alcohol

Good for men

 

1

Joint pain

 

2

Good for the thyroid

 

1

Primula spp. including Primula veris L. and Primula elatior (L.) Hill

(Primulaceae)

Ciobațica cucului; Cioboțica cucului; первоцвіт буковинський

(Pervotsvit bukovynskyi)

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the heart

1

 

Good for the liver

1

 

Good for the stomach

 

2

Flowers

Tea

Cough

 

3

Prunus avium (L.) L. (Rosaceae)

SB059

Cireș

Stalks

Tea

Diuretic

1

 

Good for the kidneys

1

 

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (Dennstaedtiaceae)

NB074

Папороть орляк (Paporot orliak)

Aerial parts

Bath

Women’s problems

 

1

Pyrus pyraster

(L.) Burgsd. (Rosaceae)

Дика груша (Dyka hrusha)

Fruits

Tea

Salt in the joints

 

2

Infused in spirits

Salt in the joints

 

2

Quercus spp. including

Quercus robur L. and Quercus rubra L.

Дуб (Dub)

Bark

Boiled

Gangrene

 

2

Tea

Toothache

 

1

Raphanus sativus L. (Brassicaceae)

NB250

Редька чорна (Redka chorna)

Roots

Baked

Cough

 

2

Good for breathing

 

2

Ribes nigrum L. (Grossulariaceae)

SB042

NB211

Coacăză neagră ; смородина; чорна смородина (Smorodyna; chorna smorodyna)

Aerial parts

Tea

Cough

 

2

Fruits

Juice

Blood pressure

 

1

Jam

Good for haemoglobin

 

1

Jam

Good for the eyes

 

1

Raw

Blood pressure

 

3

Good for the intestines

2

 

Vitamins

2

 

Ribes rubrum L.

(Grossulariaceae)

SB042

NB213

Coacăză rosu; яверниці§; пожички§;червона смородина

(Yavernytsi§, pozhychky§, chervona smorodyna)

Fruits

Raw

Good for the intestines

2

 

Vitamins

2

 

Kidneys stones

 

2

Tea

Fever

 

1

Flu

 

1

Rosa canina L.

(Rosaceae)

SB062

NB018; NB083

Măceșe; Măceș de padure; шипшина (Shypshyna)

Fruits

Tea

Good for the heart

1

 

Good for the kidneys

 

2

Healthy

 

2

Immune boosting

 

1

Vitamins

 

1

Good for the kidneys

 

1

Good for the urinary tract

2

 

Cough

4

 

Flu

4

 

Syrup (fresh)

Cold

1

 

Roots

Tea

Good for the kidneys

 

3

Rosa rugosa L. and Rosa centifolia L.

(Rosaceae)

SB023

Trandafir; роза (Roza)

Flowers

Tea

Calming

 

1

Petals

Juice

Foot-and-mouth disease

1

 

Rubus caesius L.

(Rosaceae)

NB062; NB063

Ожина; чониця; єжевіка; ожина (Ozhyna; chonytsia; yezhevika; ozhyna)

Fruits

Infused in alcohol

101 diseases

 

2

Boiled

Healthy

 

1

Raw

(with sugar)

Cancer

 

1

Vitamins

 

5

Colds

 

1

Flu

 

1

Rubus idaeus L.

(Rosaceae)

SB071; SB009

NB081

Zmeură; малина

(malyna)

Aerial parts

Tea

Diabetes

1

 

Diabetes

 

1

Fever

3

6

Healthy

 

3

Good for the kidneys

 

1

Colds

2

3

Cough

 

3

Flu

 

1

Fruits

Tea

Blood pressure

 

2

Jam

Good for haemoglobin

 

1

Dried

Fever

 

3

Juice

Fever

 

6

Colds

1

 

Cough

1

 

Juice With Lemon

Fever

1

 

Locally applied syrup without sugar

Fever

1

1

Moonshine

Healthy

 

1a

Syrup (without sugar, with mashed potatoes )

Fever

1

3

Colds

1

 

Raw (with sugar)

Panacea

 

1

Flu

 

1

Vitamins

 

5

Colds

2

1

100 diseases

 

2

Syrup (fresh)

Cough

1

 

Flu

4

1

Colds

1

 

Fever

5

 

Strengthening of the organism

1

 

Good for the lungs

1

 

Rumex acetosa L. (Polygonaceae)

NB081

Măcriș; квас§; квасок§; щавель

(Kvas§; kvasok§; shchavel)

Aerial parts

Any preparation

Vitamins

 

3

Roots

Tea

Good for the liver

1

 

Colds

2

 

Rumex alpinus L. (Polygonaceae)

SB067

Ștevie

Leaves

Locally applied (fresh)

Cuts

2

 

Tea

Diarrhoea

1

 

Salix × fragilis L.

(Salicaceae)

Верба ламка (Verba lamka)

Bark

Tea

Fever

 

1

Salvia pratensis L.

(Lamiaceae)

SB028

Salvia

Aerial parts

Tea

Calming

1

 

Sambucus nigra L. (Adoxaceae)

SB084

NB054

Soc; бузина

(Buzyna)

Flowers

Drink

Blood pressure

1

 

Good for the stomach

4

 

Good for the kidneys

4

 

Good for the urinary tract

4

 

Tea

Colds

 

1

Cough

 

4

Flu

 

2

Good for the throat

 

2

Infused in alcohol

Cough

 

1

Leaves

Dried

Good for the heart

 

2

Sedum roseum (L.) Scop. (Crassulaceae)

Червона щітка (Chervona shchitka)

Roots

Tea

Good for the pancreas

 

1

Immune boosting

 

1

Solanum tuberosum L. (Solanaceae)

Cartofi; бараболя; картошка (Barabolia; kartoshka)

Tubers

Locally applied (fresh)

Fever

1b

3

Headache

3

 

Boiled

Cough

 

3

Sorbus domestica L.

(Rosaceae)

SB055

NB232

Scoruș

Fruits

Tea (fresh/dried)

Blood sugar

4

 

Stellaria media (L.) Vill. (Caryophyllaceae)

Мокриця; червець

(Mokrytsia; chervets)

Aerial parts

Tea

Cough

 

2

Symphytum officinale L. (Boraginaceae)

SB070

NB166; NB167; NB184; NB189

Tătăneasă; живокост; гауізь§; гауїзь§

(Zhyvokost; hauiz§; hauiz§)

Roots

Locally Applied (boiled)

Good for the skin

1

 

Locally applied (fresh)

Fracture

1

1

Gout

 

1

Joint pain

1

3

Rheumatic pains

 

1

Hernia

1

 

Locally applied (infused in alcohol)

Joint pain

2

 

Good for the liver

2

 

Locally applied (fresh with wax)

Joint pain

 

1

Whole plant

Tea (fresh)

Good for the liver

2

 

Good for the stomach

2

 

Syringa vulgaris L.

(Oleaceae)

NB208; NB209

Бузок (Busok)

Flowers

Infused with moonshine

Joint pain

 

1

Tea

Bronchitis

 

1

Cough

 

3

Tagetes erecta L.

(Asteraceae)

Чорнобривці (Chornobryvtsi)

Flowers

Tea

Blood cleansing

 

1

Abscesses

 

1

Diabetes

 

1

Good for the liver

 

1

Tanacetum balsamita L.

(Asteraceae)

Canufar; Кануфер (Kanufer)

Aerial parts

Infused in alcohol

Abscesses

 

1

Wounds

1b

1

Taraxacum officinale

Webb (Asteraceae)

SB063

NB016;NB048

Păpădie ; кульбаба (Kulbaba)

Aerial parts

Raw

Vitamins

 

2

Flowers

Syrup (fresh)

Good for the liver

1

 

Jam

Good for the urinary tract

4

 

Thymus spp. including

Thymus serpyllum L. and Thymus vulgaris L.

(Lamiaceae)

SB001; SB090

NB030; NB027; NB125;

NB019

чабер; чебрець, чебрик; городній чебрець (Chaber; chebrets, chebryk; horodnii chebrets)

Thymus serpyllum: Cimbrișor; чебрець звичайний, чебрик польовий; польовий чебрець (chebrek polovyi; chebrets zvychainyi;chebryk polovyi; polovyi chebrets)

Thymus vulgaris:

Cimbru sălbatic; чеберець садовий (Cheberets sadovyi)

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the stomach

1

2

Lung diseases

 

1

Good for the throat

 

1

Good for the lungs

3

 

Colds

2

 

Pain

2

 

Panacea

3

 

Good for the kidneys

1

 

Syrup

Cough

 

3

Tea

Good for breathing

 

1b

Cough

10

12

Good for veins

2

 

Alcoholism

 

1

Burnt three times

Evil Eye

 

1b

Flowers

Tea

Colds

 

1

Tilia cordata Mill.

(Malvaceae)

SB017

NB253

Tei; липа (Lypa)

Flowers

Tea (dried)

Good for the heart

4

 

Abdominal pain

1

 

Good for digestion

2

 

Good for the liver

 

2

Good for the stomach

7

 

Fever

 

2

Inflammation processes

 

1

Organism cleansing

1

 

Good for women

1

 

Good for the kidneys

 

2

Calming

6

1b

Headache

1

 

Headache

1

1

Soporific

2

 

Colds

2

1

Cough

3

1

Flu

1

 

Panacea

 

1b

Leaves

Boiled

Hair care

 

2

Trifolium pannonicum Jacq. (Leguminosae)

конюшина панойська з жовтими квітами (Koniushyna panoiska z zhovtymy kvitamy)

Flowers

Tea (dried)

Healthy

 

1

Trifolium sp. including Trifolium pratense L.

(Leguminosae)

SB072; SB075; SB077; SB078

NB002; NB013; NB014; NB076; NB086; NB102; NB103; NB110; NB111; NB112; NB119; NB123; NB126; NB134; NB140; NB144

Trifoi alb; Trifoi rosu; тріфоль; конюшина червона

(Trifol; koniushyna chervona)

Aerial parts

Tea (dried)

Good for the urinary tract

2

 

Headache

1

1

Good for the lungs

4

 

Tussilago farfara L. (Asteraceae)

SB065; SB085

NB072; NB133

Podbal; підбіл;мати й мачуха;

(Pidbil; maty y machukha)

Aerial parts

Tea

Cough

1

9

Flowers

Syrup (fresh)

Cough

1

 

Tea

Colds

 

1

Leaves

Locally applied (fresh)

warts

2

 

Roots

Syrup

Good for the throat

 

1

Whole plant

Boiled

Cough

 

1

Urtica dioica L.

(Urticaceae)

SB088

NB026; NB048

Urzică; кропива; кропива жалка (Kropyva; kropyva zhalka)

Young sprouts (aerial parts)

Boiled (in soup)

Blood cleansing

4

1

Vessel cleansing

 

1

Tea

Blood cleansing

9

3

Blood pressure

 

1

Good for the heart

1

2

Good for the stomach

 

2

Vomiting

 

2

Rheumatic pains

2

 

Calming

 

2

Toothache

 

2

Nosebleeds

 

2

Healthy

1

 

Organism cleansing

5

 

Boiled

Hair care

5

10

Any preparation

Healthy

 

1

Panacea

2

 

Vitamins

2

3

Locally applied (fresh)

Rheumatic pains

4

 

Vaccinium myrtillus L. (Ericaceae)

SB006

NB060

Afina (fruits); Afiniș (aerial parts); афини; чорниця (fruits); аффинник (aerial parts)

(Afyny; chornytsia; afynnyk)

Aerial parts

Tea

Blood cleansing

1

 

Blood pressure

 

2

Good for the heart

1

 

Fever

1

 

Healthy

1

 

To be strong

 

1

Lowering glycaemia

1

 

Good for the eyes

 

3

Compress

Diabetes

2

 

Any preparation

Diabetes

6

1

Good for the stomach

11

7

Compress

Eye problems

2

1

Aerial parts ( including fruits)

Tea

Good for the kidneys

1

4

Flowers

Dried

Good for the pancreas

 

1

Good for the stomach

 

1

Fruits

Raw (with sugar)

Good for the heart

2

 

Diabetes

 

1

Diarrhoea

 

1

Healthy

2

5

Panacea

3

1

Improve vision

2

 

Vitamins

 

2

Good for the eyes

 

4

Flu

 

1

Jam

Flu

 

1

Good for the eyes

 

2

Good for haemoglobin

 

1

Diarrhoea

 

1

Juice

Diarrhoea

1

 

Good for the liver

1

 

Syrup

Abdominal pain

1

 

Good for the abdomen

1

 

Diarrhoea

1

3

Appetite suppressant

1

 

Panacea

 

2

Good for the liver

2

 

Infused raw in alcohol

Good for the stomach

 

4

Stomach diseases

 

2

100 diseases

 

6

Good for the eyes

 

2

Stomach pain

 

2

Dried

Dried

100 diseases

 

2

Good for the eyes

 

2

Tea

Panacea

 

2

Good for the eyes

 

3

Diarrhoea

 

6

Improve vision

1

 

Tincture

Flu

 

1

Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. (Ericaceae)

SB010

NB061

Merișoare; Gogoze§; брусниця; ґоґодзи§; гогдзі§

(Brusnycia, gogodzy§; hohdzi§)

Aerial parts

Tea

Good for the heart

1

 

Diabetes

 

1

Diarrhoea

1

 

Good for the liver

1

 

Good for the stomach

1

 

Fever

1

 

Good for the kidneys

1

5

Kidney diseases

1

 

Urinary tract diseases

1

 

Fruits

Any preparation

Blood pressure

 

3

Raw

Blood pressure

 

1

Panacea

 

1

Vitamins

 

4

Good for the kidneys

 

3

Urolithiasis

 

1

Good for the heart

1

 

Tea

Blood pressure

1

 

Panacea

 

2

Good for the heart

1

1

Compote

Fever

 

1

Juice

Fever

1

 

Syrup (without sugar)

Fever

1

 

Water source and fresh fruits/ compote

Immune boosting

1

1

Compote

Cough

 

1

Any preparation

Flu

 

1

Roots

Tea

Good for the bladder

 

1

Valeriana officinalis L. (Caprifoliaceae)

Валеріана (Valeriana)

Roots

Infused in alcohol

Heart disease

 

1

Viburnum opulus L. (Adoxaceae)

NB223

Călină; калина (Kalyna)

Flowers

Tea

Fever

 

2

Fruits

Tea

Blood pressure

 

7

Good for the heart

4

 

Panacea

2

 

Cold

2

 

Cough

4

 

Good for the lungs

4

 

Fever

 

2

Syrup

Blood pressure

 

2

Flu

 

1

Fever

 

1

Raw (with sugar)

Good for the heart

 

1

Panacea

 

1

Leaves

Boiled

Joint pain

 

1

Vitis vinifera L.

(Vitaceae)

NB204

Виноград (Vynohrad)

Fruits

Wine

Good for blood

 

1

Panacea

 

1

  1. Plant names mentioned by Ukrainian Hutsuls are reported in Cyrillic (with transliteration). Plant names mentioned by Romanian Hutsuls are reported in the Latin alphabet. Plant names not reported in Romanian or Ukrainian dictionaries or in previous publications (e.g. Pieroni and Soukand, 2017), and are therefore probably Hutsul names, are marked with a §. A Russian name is marked with a ^
  2. adenotes a recently adopted use
  3. bdenotes a past use