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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Developing Forest Therapy Programmes Based on the Health Benefits of Terpenes in Dominant Tree Species in Tara National Park (Serbia).

Martina Zorić, Jelena Farkić, Marko Kebert, Emina Mladenović, Dragić Karaklić, Gorana Isailović, Saša Orlović

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Smelling Wellness: Associations Between Botanic Garden Scentscapes and Human Health Gains.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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  3. Co-Extraction of Policosanols and Phytosterols fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  5. Effects of Plant-Emitted Monoterpenes on Anxiety Symptoms: A Propensity-Matched Observational Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  6. A Forest Bathing Intervention in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Feasibility Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  7. Tourism as a Tool in Nature-Based Mental Health: Progress and Prospects Post-Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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7 authors.

Martina ZorićInstitute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, University of Novi Sad, Antona Čehova 13d, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Jelena FarkićAcademy of Applied Studies, Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 152a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2135-2254
Marko KebertInstitute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, University of Novi Sad, Antona Čehova 13d, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Emina MladenovićDepartment of Fruit Growing, Viticulture, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Dragić KaraklićPublic Enterprise 'Tara National Park', Milenka Topalovića 3, 31250 Bajina Bašta, Serbia.
Gorana IsailovićForest Therapy Southeastern Europe, Gospodar Jevremova 25, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Saša OrlovićInstitute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, University of Novi Sad, Antona Čehova 13d, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Numerous medical studies have shown the positive effects of forests on different aspects of human health. This study deals with the content of major terpenes in dominant coniferous species in Tara National Park, Serbia, in order to explore the potential for the development of a novel health tourism programme based on forest therapy. Main terpenes were analysed using a headspace-sampling technique coupled with gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry (Head-space-GC/MS). Needles of fir and spruce growing in the vicinity of hiking trails were investigated for possibilities to perform such therapy. Major detected terpenes were α-cadinol and spathulenol previously described as antiviral, antitumor, antimicrobial and immunomodulatory agents. The results of the study were favourable and worked well with the existing walking infrastructure in the observed area of the Tara Mountain, as they act as invaluable resources for designing the structured forest bathing walks. The study not only adds to the knowledge in the environmental and public health realm but also to tourism and sustainability studies.

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AbiesFabaceaeForestsHumansParks, RecreationalSerbiaTerpenesTreesTerpenesAbies albaBVOCshiking trailshuman healthPicea abiesShinrin-Yokutourism

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PMCPMC9104620

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