Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia
Explore the rich diversity of medicinal plants recognized by the Philippine Department of Health and the TKDL.
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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Cannabis sativa L.
Herbs, perennial, essentially glabrous (minutely scabrous along leaf veins). Height: 1-5m Leaves: Lower opposite, palmat...
Read morePilinut Tree (Engl.)
Canarium ovatum Engl.
erect and spreading, symmetrical-shaped, evergreen tree Height: up to 20 m (3) Leaves: elliptical, stiff-coriaceous-blad...
Read moreCoconut (Engl.)
Cocos nucifera L.
Not provided Height: 30 m tall Leaves: Leaves bright green, 5-6 m long x>1 cm broad. Flowers: Staminate flowers about 1...
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Kidney
Dabu-Dabu (Bis.)
Canarium sp.
Large tree Height: . Leaves: Leaves alternate and obovate with light to yellow green petiole. Its young shoot is light g...
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Deutzia pulchra S.Vidal
shrub or small trees Height: 2-3 m tall. Leaves: Leaf blade abaxially grayish green, adaxially greenish, ovate-oblong or...
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Diabetes
Hot pepper (Engl.), Sili (Tag.)
Capsicum frutescens L.
Shrub Height: 1-2 m Leaves: smooth, medium-sized leaf (2), with lanceolate to ovate shape, cuneate base and entire margi...
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Citrus medica L.
Shrubs or small trees with ca. Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves simple or rarely 1-foliolate; elliptic to ovate-ellip...
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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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Rubus fraxinifolius Pior
Sarmentose shrub forming a clump . Height: up to 2m Leaves: The leaves are compound, imparipinnate and alternate, carrie...
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