Data on medicinal plants in the records of Latvian folk medicine from the 19th century

Inga Sile; Edita Romane; Sanita Reinsone; Baiba Maurina; Dace Tirzite; Maija Dambrova

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.105024

Data on medicinal plants in the records of Latvian folk medicine from the 19th century

Data Brief. 2019 Dec 20:28:105024. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.105024. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Inga Sile^{1

2}, Edita Romane¹, Sanita Reinsone³, Baiba Maurina¹, Dace Tirzite², Maija Dambrova^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dosage Form Technology, Riga Stradins University, 16 Dzirciema Str., Riga, LV-1007, Latvia.
² Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, 21 Aizkraukles Str., LV-1006, Riga, Latvia.
³ Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia, 3 Mūkusalas Str., Riga, LV-1423, Latvia.
⁴ Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Riga Stradins University, 16 Dzirciema Str., Riga, LV-1007, Latvia.

Abstract

The data presented in this article is in support of the research paper "Medicinal plants and their uses recorded in the Archives of Latvian Folklore from the 19th century" [1]. This article provides the list of plant species and disorders treated with medicinal plants mentioned in the records of Latvian folk medicine and used by indigenous people of Latvia in the 19th century. In total, the data include 211 genera belonging to 71 plant families. The accepted scientific names of plant species, plant parts used, dosage forms of herbal medicines, and routes of administration are reported in the table. Plant uses are grouped into one of the 17 categories based on the body systems and psychological and social problems. The frequency of citations is indicated for each use of medicinal plant.

Keywords: Ethnobotany; Folk medicine; Medicinal plants; Records of Latvian folk medicine.