HERB USE IN BULGARIA

Whilst visiting Bulgaria for longer periods and trying to learn the language to a level that allows better communication, I have been able to find out more about the use of herbs in the country.

I have been interested in how different plants are used and how familiar plants have a different use.

The examples I will give have all come from Bulgarians, either because they know of my profession, because they have been offering advice at a particular time, or I've just noticed something they have done which was new to me.

A herbalist in Bulgaria is or was someone who collects herbs and takes them to an apothecary to be made into medicine.

Even those people who prefer to use antibiotics and allopathic medicine, still seem to know what properties a plant has, and in that way are still much more connected to their environment.

The wild flowers and plants in the countryside during the spring and early summer are amazing.