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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

🌿 Pain Relief

Bawang (Tag.)Garlic (Engl.)

Allium sativum L.

Low Herb Height: Not Provided Leaves: Leaves are linear and flat. Flowers: The umbels are globose, sepals are oblong, gr...

🌿 Skin

Sibuyas (Tag.)Onion (Engl.)

Allium cepa L.

Low Herb Height: Not Provided Leaves: Scape is inflated, about 30 centimeters high, 1 centimeter thick in the middle, na...

🌿 Skin

Sibuyas na pula (Tag.)Chinese red onions (Engl.)

Allium hierochuntinum Boiss.

Low herb Height: Not Provided Leaves: Leaves are fistular, terete and glaucous with pointed nd subulate tips. Flowers: U...

Kidney

Kasoy (Tag.)Cashew (Engl.)

Anacardium occidentale L.

Small Tree Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves- simple, smooth, alternate, ovate or obovate, slightly rounded, emarginat...

Respiratory

Pinya (Tag.)Pineapple (Engl.)

Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves- linear, numerous, lanceolate, sharply spiny- toothed, green and shiny. Flower...

Respiratory

Guyabano (Tag.)Soursop (Engl.)

Annona muricata L.

Small Tree Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves- smooth, glossy, shiny, oblong-obovate to oblong and pointed on both ends...

Skin

Kulantro (Tag.)Chinese parsley (Engl.)

Coriandrum sativum Linn

Herb Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves are pinnately or ternately decompound. Flowers: Have short-stalked umbels, and...

🌿 Skin

Dita (Tag.)White Cheese Wood (Engl.)

Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.

Tree Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves appear in whorls, 4-7 in a whorl, leathery, narrowly obovate to spatulate. Meas...

Antiseptic

Pandakaking-puti (Tag.)Pandacaqui (Engl.)

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam.

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves are elliptic-lanceolate to oblong-elliptic, narrowed at the both ends, shining...

Respiratory

Not provided

A small tree Height: Reach up to 10-15 meters tall Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

🌿 Skin

Malaube (Tag.)Dutchman's pipe (Engl.)

Aristolochia tagala Cham.

Vine Height: Not Provided Leaves: Leaves are simple alternate, ovate to oblong-ovate in shape, 6-25 cm long, 4-10cm wide...

Respiratory

Sta.Maria (Tag.), Damong Maria (Tag.)Mugwort (Engl.)

Artemisia vulgaris L.

Herb Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves are pinnately lobed, 5 to 14 centimeters long, hairy, gray beneath, with nearly...

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