Традиционална употреба крушке (Pyrus communis L.) у Шумадији, рудничко-таковском крају (Србија)
Traditional use of pear (Pyrus communis L.) in Šumadija, Rudničko-Takovski region (Serbia)
2023
Authors:
Savić, AleksandraJarić, Snežana
Contributors
Marković, MarijaNikolić, Goran
Stankov Jovanović, Vesna
Document Type:
Conference object (Published version)
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© 2023 by the Research association "Babin nos", Pirot
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The area of the Rudnik-Takovo region region (Šumadija, Serbia) is characterized by the presence of a large number of autochthonous pear varieties, among which the most numerous are “lončara”, “karamanka”, “lubeničarka”, “medunak”, “ilinjača”, “žutica”, “arapka”, “takiša”, “vidovača”, “kiseljača”, “vodenjača” and others. In this area, pear is used in food (as a fresh fruit) and processed into numerous products: dried fruit, juice, compote, jam, as a fruit pickle, for making cakes and pear brandy. In addition to nutrition, the use of pear fruits, tree bark and leaves has also been recorded in ethnomedicine.
Ethnobotanical research in the area of the Rudnik-Takovo region was conducted in 52 localities/villages in the the municipality of Gornji Milanovac. Open and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 192 respondents (127 men and 65 women).
The research results showed that pear is used against constipation (fresh or dried pear fruit; 10.9% of respondents), to regulate hypertension (fruit, juice or compote; 14.0% of respondents); as a uroantiseptic (tea or tree bark tincture; 21.8% of respondents); in the treatment of kidney stone excretion (tea or leaf tincture; 18.7% of respondents); for reducing body weight (fruit, juice or compote in the diet; 11.9% of respondents) and as hypoallergenic food for baby nutrition (mashed fresh fruit; 8.3% of respondents).
The results of this research can significantly contribute to the preservation of the diversity of autochthonous pear varieties, but also indicate the practical importance of using the studied varieties for medicinal and commercial purposes. Indirectly, the contribution of these researches is in the expansion of traditional ethnobotanical and ethnomedical knowledge in the Western Balkans.
Keywords:
Pyrus communis; Šumadija; Traditional use; Rudnik-Takovo regionIn:
- Marković M, Nikolić G, Stankov Jovanović V, editors. Book of abstract: Second conference about medicinal and wild-growing edible plants: Ethnobotany; 2023 Sep 22-24; Pirot, Serbia. Pirot: Research association "Babin nos"; 2023. p. 87-9.