Abstract
The present survey was designed to find out the attitudes of selected informants from Northeastern Bulgaria – persons who confirmed that use medicinal plants, towards phytotherapy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the first part of our survey was focused on the source of information of herbal utilization, the way of obtaining of medicinal plants, safety concerns and influence of demographic features of the participants. The survey revealed that people who used herbal remedies rely on new informative sources as internet and mass media. As can be expected, the sex and the level of education influenced the respondents‘ statement about herbal safety. Amongst the demographic features, the place of residence exerted impact on answers to several questions – the way of obtaining of herbs, their possible side effects and the possibility to replace synthetic drugs. An alarm are the hesitant answers to the questions about the herbal side effects and the control of production of herbal preparations. Moreover, the present survey revealed new focus groups for providing of information about the safe production of herbal medicines – students and single living persons.