abstract
- Sempervivum tectorum L. (Crassulaceae), known as houseleek, is used in traditional medicine in the treatment of ear inflammation. It can be spread as a pack on wounds, sores, burns, and abscesses and also on painful areas attacked by gout as a refrigerant and astringent. Drinking tea prepared from leaves of S. tectorum is recommended for ulcer treatment. The present study was designed to investigate ethopharmacological use of S. tectorum in the southern Serbia and to further scientifically justify and confirm effectiveness of the leaf juice used in ethnomedicine for ear inflammation, against otitis linked bacteria.
- The authors are thankful to Slobodan Davidovic for providing the sample of S. tectorum during the hectic interpersonal relations and to Danijela Stanisavljevic for helping during the interview process. The authors are grateful to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia for financial support (grant no. 173032) and to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support to the research centre CIMO (PEst-OE/AGR/UI0690/2014).