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Ethnomedicine survey on folk dermatology in Transylvania, Romania

Papp, N., Czégényi, D., Tóth, M., Dénes, T. and others · Clinics in Dermatology · 2022

Traditional / reference

Abstract

An ethnomedicine survey of 35 Transylvanian villages documented 180 remedies for 45 skin problems, including 112 plants. Scrophularia nodosa was among the species recorded for dermatological use, illustrating the persistence of figwort in folk treatment of skin disorders.

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How to cite

Papp, N., Czégényi, D., Tóth, M., Dénes, T. and others (2022) 'Ethnomedicine survey on folk dermatology in Transylvania, Romania', Clinics in Dermatology, 40(6), pp. 651-664. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2022.07.013

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