| No | 77 |
| Common Name: | Broad-leaved Dock |
| Scientific Name: | Rumex obtusifolius |
| Irish Name: | Copóg shráide |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Habitat: | Found in arable land, meadows, waste ground, roadsides, ditches, riverbanks, woodland margins, forest clearings, and orchards. |
| Uses: | A cure for a sting of a nettle. Also the cooling properties were used to soothe insect bites and stings, as well as scalds, blisters and sprains |
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