Table 1 List of botanical samples (n = 30 species) analysed in this study.

From: Novel metallomic profiling and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of botanical ingredients for use in herbal, phytopharmaceutical and dietary products using HR-ICP-SFMS

Sample I.D.	Latin name	Common name	Taxonomic order^a	Plant part; specification^a	Origin/source	Type^c
BT_01	Crataegus laevigata	Hawthorn	Rosales	Flower & leaf (F&L); cut	China	Commercial (CM)
BT_02	Crataegus laevigata	Hawthorn	Rosales	Flower & leaf (F&L); cut	Eastern Europe	Commercial (CM)
BT_03	Crataegus laevigata	Hawthorn	Rosales	Flower & leaf (F&L); whole	Cork, Ireland	Cultivated (CL)
BT_04	Crataegus laevigata	Hawthorn	Rosales	Flower & leaf (F&L); whole	Cork, Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_05	Crataegus laevigata	Hawthorn	Rosales	Flower & leaf (F&L); whole	Cork, Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_06	Crataegus laevigata^b	Hawthorn	Rosales	Fruit (FR); whole	Albania	Commercial (CM)
BT_07	Crataegus laevigata	Hawthorn	Rosales	Fruit (FR); whole	Cork, Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_08	Arnica montana	Arnica	Asterales	Flower (FL); whole	UK	Commercial (CM)
BT_09	Taraxacum officinalis^b	Dandelion	Asterales	Root (R); cut	France	Commercial (CM)
BT_10	Taraxacum officinalis^b	Dandelion	Asterales	Leaf (L); cut	Netherlands	Commercial (CM)
BT_11	Sambucus nigra (flos)	Elderflower (Flower)	Dipsacales	Flower (FL); whole	Cork, Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_12	Sambucus nigra (flos)	Elderflower (Flower)	Dipsacales	Flower (FL); whole, rubbed	Bulgaria	Commercial (CM)
BT_13	Sambucus nigra (fruct.)	Elderberry (Fruit)	Dipsacales	Fruit (FR); whole	Czech Republic	Commercial (CM)
BT_14	Sambucus nigra (fruct.)	Elderberry (Fruit)	Dipsacales	Fruit (FR); whole	Cork, Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_15	Sambucus nigra (fruct.)	Elderberry (Fruit)	Dipsacales	Fruit (FR); whole	Cork, Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_16	Sambucus nigra (fruct.)	Elderberry (Fruit)	Dipsacales	Fruit (FR); whole	Eastern Europe	Commercial (CM)
BT_17	Calendula officinalis	Marigold	Asterales	Flowers (FL); whole	U.K	Commercial (CM)
BT_18	Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut	Sapindales	Seed (SD); cut	Europe	Commercial (CM)
BT_19	Urtica dioica^b	Stinging Nettle	Rosales	Leaves (L); cut	Europe	Commercial (CM)
BT_20	Urtica dioica	Stinging Nettle	Rosales	Root (R); cut	UK	Commercial (CM)
BT_21	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	Asterales	Flowers (FL); cut	Bulgaria	Commercial (CM)
BT_22	Symphytum officinale	Comfrey	Boraginales	Root (R); cut	Bulgaria	Commercial (CM)
BT_23	Symphytum officinale	Comfrey	Boraginales	Leaves (L); powder	Hungary	Commercial (CM)
BT_24	Symphytum officinale	Comfrey	Boraginales	Leaves (L); cut	Cork, Ireland	Cultivated (CL)
BT_25	Symphytum officinale	Comfrey	Boraginales	Stem (ST); cut	Cork, Ireland	Cultivated (CL)
BT_26	Borago officinalis	Borage	Boraginales	Aerial (A); powder	Germany	Commercial (CM)
BT_27	Borago officinalis	Borage	Boraginales	Aerial (A); cut	Germany	Commercial (CM)
BT_28	Tussilago farfara	Coltsfoot	Asterales	Flowers (FL); cut	Albania	Commercial (CM)
BT_29	Tussilago farfara	Coltsfoot	Asterales	Leaves (L); cut	Poland	Commercial (CM)
BT_30	Vicia sepium	Bush Vetch	Fabales	Aerial (A); cut	Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_31	Lotus corniculatus	Birds-Foot Trefoil	Fabales	Aerial (A); cut	Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_32	Leucanthemum vulgare	Ox-Eye Daisy	Asterales	Flowers (FL); whole	Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_33	Leucanthemum vulgare	Ox-Eye Daisy	Asterales	Leaves (L); whole	Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_34	Myrrhis odorata	Sweet Cicely	Apiales	Aerial (A); cut	Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_35	Rhinanthus minor	Yellow Rattle	Lamiales	Aerial (A); cut	Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_36	Menyanthes trifoliata	Bogbean	Asterales	Aerial (A); cut	Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_37	Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	Asterales	Flower & leaf (F&L); cut	Ireland	Wild (W)
BT_38	Verbascum thapsus	Great Mullein	Lamiales	Leaves (L); whole	Sligo	Wild (W)
BT_39	Jasonia glutinosa	Rock Tea	Asterales	Aerial (A); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_40	Silene saxifraga L.	Tufted Catchfly	Caryophyllales	Leaf & stem (L&ST); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_41	Salvia officinalis L.	Sage	Lamiales	Aerial (A); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_42	Glycyrrhiza glabra	Liquorice	Fabales	Root (R); cut	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_43	Althaea officinalis	Marshmallow	Malvales	Root (R); cut	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_44	Lavandula angustifolia	Lavender	Lamiales	Flowers (FL); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_45	Hypericum perforatum	St. John’s Wort	Malpighiales	Aerial (A); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_46	Melissa officinalis	Lemon Balm	Lamiales	Aerial (A); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_47	Santolina chamaecyparissus	Cotton Lavender	Asterales	Flowers (FL); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_48	Sambucus nigra L.	Elder	Dipsacales	Aerial (A); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_49	Mentha × piperita	Peppermint	Lamiales	Aerial (A); whole	Spain	Cultivated (CL)
BT_50	Peumus boldus Molina	Boldo	Laurales	Leaves (L); cut	Spain	Cultivated (CL)

The selected plants analysed in this study are currently under investigation in the Department of Biological Sciences at MTU for various medicinal, culinary and agricultural functionalities.
^aTaxonomic order, plant part(s) and type(s) categories are underlined in bold for use as labels in PCA figures (“Principle component analysis (PCA)” section). ^bSpecification refers to the level of processing of the final product.
^cCertified organic plant material.

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Table 1 List of botanical samples (n = 30 species) analysed in this study.

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