Encyclopedia

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

🌿 Skin

Unidentified

Synedrella nodiflora Gaertn.

Grass Height: 3 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Yellow Fruits: Not provided

🌿 Skin

Unidentified

Gardenia merrillii Elmer

Tree Height: Around 6 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

🌿 Skin

Payung-payungan (Filipino)

Tacca palmata Blume

Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Small red round fruit

🌿 Skin

Banana bush (English), Pandakaki-puti (Filipino), Kampupot

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui (Lam)

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: White Fruits: Red when ripe and green when unripe

🌿 Skin

Pudding pipe tree (English), Kanya pistula (English)

Cassia fistula L.

Tree Height: 20 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Yellow flower Fruits: Green 1 foot long bitter fruit

🌿 Skin

Dalunot (Filipino)

Pipturus asper Wedd.

Not provided Height: 7 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Red Fruits: Red

🌿 Skin

Bulak-bulakan (Filipino)

Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell & A. Gibson

Tree Height: About 30-40 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: White Fruits: Small green round fruit

🌿 Skin

Unidentified

Tree Height: 20 ft. tall Leaves: Red on top and the bottom is green Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

🌿 Skin

Dita (Filipino), Blackboard tree (English)

Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.

Tree Height: About 40 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

🌿 Skin

Indian blackberry (English), Ciruelo de Java (Spanish), Duhat (Filipino)

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Tree Height: 20 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

🌿 Skin

Leichhardt tree (English), Bangkal (Filipino)

Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.

Tree Height: about 40 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Yellow Fruits: Red fruit in every branch. Fruits are eaten by ba...

🌿 Skin

Botonesan (Filipino), False ironwort (English), Knobweed (English)

Hyptis capitata Jacq.

Herb Height: Coin size circumference Leaves: Not provided Flowers: White round flower Fruits: Not provided

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