Plants used for making recreational tea in Europe: a review based on specific research sites

Table 2 Most frequently mentioned species and their regional distributions

Family	Scientific plant name	Regions	Total use-reports	Areas	Parts used
Lamiaceae	Origanum vulgare L.	18	41	All	aerial parts
Rosaceae	Rubus idaeus L.	11	56	EE	twigs, aerial parts, fruits, leaves
Lamiaceae	Thymus serpyllum L.	10	33	EE	aerial parts
Hypericaceae	Hypericum perforatum L.	9	38	EE, CE	aerial parts
Asteraceae	Achillea millefolium L.	8	27	All	inflorescences, aerial parts, roots
Rosaceae	Rosa canina L.	8	22	EE, CE	flowers, leaves, peels, fruits
Asteraceae	Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.	7	104	SE	inflorescences
Apiaceae	Carum carvi L.	7	49	EE, CE	seeds, aerial parts
Rosaceae	Fragaria vesca L.	7	30	EE	flowers, leaves, fruits, aerial parts
Lamiaceae	Thymus pulegioides L.	7	21	CE, SE	aerial parts
Rosaceae	Malus domestica Borkh.	7	17	EE, CE	flowers, leaves, peels, fruits, one year old twigs
Ericaceae	Vaccinium myrtillus L.	7	16	EE, CE	aerial parts, fruits, flowers, leaves
Lamiaceae	Melissa officinalis L.	6	56	All	flowering aerial parts
Adoxaceae	Sambucus nigra L.	6	24	CE	flowers
Lamiaceae	Mentha x piperita L.	5	28	All	aerial parts
Lamiaceae	Mentha longifolia (L.) L.	5	15	CE	aerial parts
Tiliaceae	Tilia cordata Mill.	5	5	All	bark and complete inflorescence, including the bract that makes the fruits fly
Lamiaceae	Mentha pulegium L.	4	29	CE	flowering shoots
Ericaceae	Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.	4	7	EE, CE	flowers, aerial parts, fruits
Asteraceae	Matricaria chamomilla L.	4	5	CE, SE	flowering aerial parts
Rosaceae	Prunus cerasus L.	4	4	EE	leaves, flowers, one year old twigs

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