Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia
Explore the rich diversity of medicinal plants recognized by the Philippine Department of Health and the TKDL.
Amti
Solanum americanum Mill.
Herbs annual or short-lived perennial Height: 150 cm Leaves: Petiole 1-2 cm; leaf blade ovate, 4-8 × 2-4 cm, membranous,...
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Artemisia vulgaris L.
Herb Height: 60-160 cm Leaves: Basal (petiolate) and cauline (sessile), uniformly green or bicolor; blades broadly lance...
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Skin
Antipolo (Bis.)
Artocarpus blancoi (Elmer) Merr.
Large Tree Height: up to 30m Leaves: spirally arranged simple leaves, with 1-3 pairs of lobes, hairy petioles about 8 cm...
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Skin
Star Fruit (Engl.)
Averrhoa carambola L.
Perennial, evergreen tree Height: 5-15 m Leaves: compund, spirally and alternately arranged around the branches, pinnate...
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Skin
Bamboo (Engl.), Kawayan (Tag.)
Bambusa vulgaris L.
Perennial, evergreen tall, woody grass that grows in clumps. It's young shoot grow rapidly into tall stem in few weeks....
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Skin
Guyabano (Tag.)
Annona muricata L.
A small tree Height: Less than 7 meters high Leaves: Leaves are smooth, glossy, shiny, oblong-obovate to oblong, 7 to 20...
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Skin
Anato or Lipstick Tree (Engl.)
Bixa orellana L.
shrub or small tree Height: 6-8m (1) Leaves: spirally arranged, simple, entire, ovate blade, shallow cordate to truncate...
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Skin
Perfume Tree (Engl.), Ilang-Ilang (Tag.),
Cananga odorata Hook. F. & Thomson
Fast growing, pendulous, evergreen tree (1) Height: 3-40 m (2) Leaves: Compound pinnate, leaflets are smooth, glossy, ov...
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Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Tree Height: 8 to 25 meters. Leaves: Leaves 4-25 x 2-12 cm, coriaceous, glossy, usually glabrous; top dark green, unders...
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Skin
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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Skin
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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Skin
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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