TABLE 1.
Most highly cited plants documented in ongoing study of the ethnomedicinal entries from Counties Wexford and Roscommon in the Schools’ Manuscript Collection (Shannon et al., 2018).
| No | Common name | Most probable species | Plant family |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg | Asteraceae |
| 2 | Dock | Rumex species | Polygonaceae |
| 3 | Nettle | Urtica dioica L. | Urticaceae |
| 4 | Potato | Solanum tuberosum L. | Solanaceae |
| 5 | Tea | Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze | Theaceae |
| 6 | Ivy | Hedera helix L. or Hedera hibernica (G.Kirchn.) carrière | Araliaceae |
| 7 | Garlic | Allium sativum L. | Liliaceae |
| 8 | Comfrey | Symphytum officinale L. | Boraginaceae |
| 9 | Marshmallow | Althaea officinalis L. | Malvaceae |
| 10 | Tobacco | Nicotiana tabacum L. | Solanaceae |