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Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia

Explore the rich diversity of medicinal plants recognized by the Philippine Department of Health and the TKDL.

All 1660 Respiratory 275 Kidney 98 Diabetes 34 Antiseptic 157 Skin 557 Digestive 94 Parasitic 4 Joint 38 Cardiovascular 22 Pain Relief 74

Respiratory

White Kyllingia (Engl.)

Cyperus kyllingia Endl.

A perennial creeping sedge. Height: 10 centimeters Leaves: Leaves are shorter than the stem, up to 15 centimeters in len...

Respiratory

Blumea camphor (Engl.)

Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC

A half woody, strongly aromatic shrub, densely and softly hairy. Height: 1 to 4 meters Leaves: Simple, alternate, ellipt...

Respiratory

Kulut-kulutan (Tag.)

Urena lobata L.

Erect, branched shrub. Height: 0.6 to 2.5 meters high Leaves: Leaves are pale beneath, ovate to suborbicular, 3 to 9 cen...

Respiratory

Common wireweed (Engl.)

Sida acuta Burm. f.

An erect, branched, slightly hairy or neary smooth, half-woody shrub. Height: Growing to a height of a meter or less. Le...

Respiratory

Talong-punay (Tag.)

Datura metel L.

A coarse, erect, branched, smooth or slightly hairy shrub or short-lived shrub. Height: 0.5 to 2 meters high Leaves: Lea...

Respiratory

Chinese chastetree (Engl.)

Vitex negundo

An erect, branched tree or shrub Height: 5 to 8 meters high Leaves: Leaves are usually 5-foliate, rarely with 3 leaflets...

Respiratory

West Indian mahogany (Engl.)

Swietenia mahogani (L.) Jacq.

Deciduous, erect tree Height: Height of 10 meters, with a heavy, dark-green, and dense crown Leaves: Young leaves when i...

Respiratory

Suganda (Tag.)

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.

An aromatic, perennial succulent herb. Height: Grows up to a meter in height Leaves: Fleshy, broadly ovate, 4 to 9 centi...

🌿 Respiratory

Suha (Tag.)

Citrus decumana (Burm.) Merr.

A small tree Height: 6 to 13 meters in height Leaves: Leaflets are entire or nearly so, sparingly hairy beneath and on t...

Respiratory

Buyo (Bik.)

Piper betle

A dioecious, smooth climbing vine Height: Height of 2 to 4 meters. Leaves: Upper leaves are usually oblong-elliptic, obl...

Respiratory

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Leaves: Leaves are palmately compound, simple with entire margin, alternate, and pinnate veins.

Respiratory

Anuang (Tag.)

Cyperus kyllingia

A perennial herb Height: Up to 5-45 cm long Leaves: Leaves are shorter than the stem, up to 15 centimeters in length or...

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