Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia
Explore the rich diversity of medicinal plants recognized by the Philippine Department of Health and the TKDL.
Makahiya (Filipino), Bashful mimosa (English), Humble plant (English), Almindelig mimose (Danish)
Mimosa pudica Linn.
Herb Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Red Fruits: Not provided
Read morePhilippine fig (English), Draceana fig (English)
Ficus pseudopalma Blanco
Tree Height: About 8 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Round brown acrid fruit
Read moreSaga (Filipino), Black-eyed susan (English), Crab's-eye vine (English), Coral Bead vine (English)
Abrus precatorius L.
Vine Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: small red beads with black spot
Read moreLemon grass (English), Gingergrass (English), Tanglad (Filipino)
Andropogon citratus Hort. ex DC.
Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided
Read moreRiver stone (English), Bato sa ilog (Filipino)
Unidentified
Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided
Read moreRiver stone (English), Bato sa ilog (Filipino)
Unidentified
Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided
Read moreTropical chickweed (English), Drimaria (Spanish)
Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Roemer & Schultes
Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided
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Kidney
Queen’s Crape Myrtle (Engl.)
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.)Pers.
Deciduous tree Height: N/A Leaves: Oblong or lanceolate, or elliptical, sub-acute, glabrous leaves with an acute or roun...
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Kidney
Alingatong (Tag., Bis.)
Laportea meyeniana Warb.
Deciduous shrub or small tree Height: 5-7 m (3) Leaves: Ovote to broadly elliptic, entire, shortly pointed at the tip an...
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Kidney
Tooth Scrubber (Engl.), Alagasi (Tag., Bis.)
Leucosyke capitellata Poir.
Erect shrub to small tree. Height: 2-4 meters Leaves: Arrange spirally, papery, oblong or ovavate, felty and harsh to to...
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Kidney
Touch-Me-Not (Engl.), Makahiya (Tag.)
Mimosa pudica L.
Annual or long-lived perennial spreading or prostrate plant (1) Height: 15-50cm (1) Leaves: With twice-compound (bipinna...
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Kidney
Bahai (Tag..)
Ormosia calavensis Blanco.
Tree Height: up to 20- 50 meters Leaves: Spiral, compound, with periole, pinnate, broadest at or near middle or equally...
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