Table 2 Quantifying and categorizing of scientific publications regarding 30 medicinal plants during bibliographic literature research process
Plant species | Common name | All references imported from WoS1 and PM2after removal of duplicates | After keyword search in titles and abstracts with endnote | Pharmacognostic studies | Reviews | After checking of relevance, regarded for the assessment of plant species | Clinical studies | In vivo studies | In vitro and ex vivo studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Achillea millefolium L. | yarrow | 345 | 157 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Agrimonia eupatoria L. | agrimony | 73 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Allium sativum L. | garlic | 1149 | 630 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
Althaea officinalis L. | marshmellow | 62 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Camellia sinensis (L). KUNTZE | green tea | 2052 | 804 | 53 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
Carum carvi L. | caraway | 191 | 95 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Cetraria islandica (L.) ACH. | Icelandic moss | 118 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Echinacea purpurea (L.) MOENCH | purple coneflower | 869 | 364 | 45 | 18 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
Foeniculum vulgare (L.) MILL. | fennel | 825 | 308 | 46 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Glycyrrhiza glabra L. | liquorice | 597 | 252 | 43 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Linum usitatissimum L. | linseed | 762 | 227 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Malva sylvestris L. | wild mallow | 243 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Matricaria recutita L. | camomile | 908 | 305 | 43 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
Mentha x piperita L. | peppermint | 1331 | 425 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
Origanum vulgare L. | oregano | 904 | 526 | 42 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
Picea abies (L.) H.KARST. | norway spruce | 1031 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pimpinella anisum L. | anis | 453 | 147 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Plantago lanceolata L. | english plantain | 532 | 136 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Potentilla erecta (L.) RAEUSCH. | tormentil | 49 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Primula veris L. | cowslip | 106 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Quercus robur L. | english oak | 1210 | 165 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rubus fruticosus L. | blackberry | 583 | 172 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Rumex ssp. L. | dock | 939 | 208 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Salix ssp. L. | willow | 915 | 171 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Salvia officinalis L. | sage | 902 | 372 | 67 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Sambucus nigra L. | elderberry | 891 | 169 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Thymus vulgaris L. | thyme | 831 | 372 | 52 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
Tussilago farfara L. | coltsfoot | 101 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Urtica dioica L. | stinging nettle | 760 | 251 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
Vaccinium myrtillus L. | blueberry | 632 | 155 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
suma | 20364 | 6800 | 704 | 164 | 418 | 77 | 84 | 257 |