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Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia

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

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Pilinut Tree (Engl.)

Canarium ovatum Engl.

erect and spreading, symmetrical-shaped, evergreen tree Height: up to 20 m (3) Leaves: elliptical, stiff-coriaceous-blad...

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Papaya (Tag.) Skin

Papaya (Tag.)

Carica papaya L.

Large herbaceous Height: 3-9 m Leaves: Palmately, deeply-lobed with long, hollow petiole Flowers: produces fragrant flow...

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Star Apple (Engl.) Skin

Star Apple (Engl.)

Chrysophyllum cainito L.

erect tree Height: 15 m or more Leaves: Its mature leaves are oblong-elliptic, slightly leathery, dark-green, glossy on...

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Pomelo (Engl.) Skin

Pomelo (Engl.)

Citrus maxima Merr.

Tree Height: 5–15 m Leaves: large, evergreen, oblong to elliptical-shaped, emarginated, pubescent beneath, and with acut...

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Painted Nettle (Engl.), Mayana (Bis.), Atay-atay (Bis.) Skin

Painted Nettle (Engl.), Mayana (Bis.), Atay-atay (Bis.)

Coleus blumei Benth

annual herb Height: 1.5m Leaves: ovate, toothed-margin leaves, commonly in combinations of either of the following: red,...

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Lemon Grass (Eng.) Skin

Lemon Grass (Eng.)

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.

grass-like Height: 0.6-1.2m (2) Leaves: glabrous leaf sheaths, glaucous leaf blades with gradually narrow base and long...

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Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.) Skin

Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)

Cyperus kyllingia Endl.

perennial weed Height: Not provided Leaves: Its leaves are canaliculate with scabrid margins in the upper part (2) Flowe...

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Mangrove Trumpet Tree (Engl.) Skin

Mangrove Trumpet Tree (Engl.)

Dolichandrone spathacea (L. f.) K. Schum.

Tree Height: 16-30m Leaves: Compound, opposite, stalked, pinnate leaves with 1 terminal and 1-5 pairs of leaflets, blade...

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Batuan Fruit (Engl.), Binukaw or Batuan or Batwan (Tag., Bis.) Skin

Batuan Fruit (Engl.), Binukaw or Batuan or Batwan (Tag., Bis.)

Garcinia binucao (Blanco) Choisy

Evergreen tree Height: up to 30 m (1) Leaves: Opposite, shiny, smooth; new leaves are reddish (3) Flowers: Small, reddis...

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Mother of Cocoa (Engl.), Madre de Cacao, Kakawate (Tag.) Skin

Mother of Cocoa (Engl.), Madre de Cacao, Kakawate (Tag.)

Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth

Medium-sized tree Height: 2-15 m Leaves: Alternate and pinnate, with 5-25 papery, ovate leaflets, 2-7 cm long x 1-3 cm w...

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Gumamela (Tag., Bis.) Skin

Gumamela (Tag., Bis.)

Hibiscus rosa -sinensis L.

Bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree Height: up to 10 m (1) Leaves: Ovate, simple and alternately arranged (1), with acu...

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Physic Nut (Engl.) Skin

Physic Nut (Engl.)

Jatropha curcas L.

Erect plant, shrub Height: 6 m (2) Leaves: Long-petioled, five-lobed leaves Flowers: Unisexual, yellow-green flowers on...

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