Ethnomedicinal uses of honeybee products in Lithuania: the first analysis of archival sources

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Document Type:
Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Ethnomedicinal uses of honeybee products in Lithuania: the first analysis of archival sources
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Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine [eCAM], 2016, 9272635, 1-7
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LT
Liaudies kultūra / Folk culture.
Summary / Abstract:

ENLithuania has old ethnomedicine traditions, consisting of many recipes with herbal, animal, and mineral original ingredients. All these fndings were mostly collected in Lithuanian language, ofen in local community’s dialects, and stored only in archives. We analyzed archival sources about honeybee and its products used for medicinal purposes dated from 1886 till 1992 in diferent parts of Lithuania. We systematized and presented the most important information about bees and their products: indication for usage, ingredients used in the recipe, their preparation techniques, and application for therapeutic purposes. Researchers in Lithuania are now looking for new evidence based indications and preparation and standardization methods of bee products. Archival sources are a foundation for studies in Lithuania. Te results can be integrated into scientifcally approved folk medicine practices into today’s healthcare.

DOI:
10.1155/2016/9272635
ISSN:
1741-4288
Subject:
Etnologija / Ethnology
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https://www.lituanistika.lt/content/114651
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2026-02-25 13:53:30
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