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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
Asthma Weed (Engl.), Tawa-tawa (Bis.) Respiratory

Asthma Weed (Engl.), Tawa-tawa (Bis.)

Euphorbia hirta L.

herbs Height: 10-40 cm (3) Leaves: with opposite leaves that are dark green above and pale beneath, elliptic-oblong to o...

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Fig (Engl.) Joint

Fig (Engl.)

Ficus benjamina L.

Large Tree Height: 12-30m Leaves: simlple and entire, ovovate or elliptic, leathery, smooth, glossy, acuminate at the ap...

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White Veined Fig (Engl.) Antiseptic

White Veined Fig (Engl.)

Ficus septica Burm.fil.

Large tree or shrub Height: up to 25m Leaves: With prominent white-veined upper leaf surface (1) Flowers: Dioecious: Mal...

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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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Mangrove Dungun (Engl.) Antiseptic

Mangrove Dungun (Engl.)

Heritiera littoralis Aiton.

Tree Height: 16-30m Leaves: Spirally arranged, stalked leaves have leathery and stiff leaf blades that are oblong-ellipt...

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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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Queen of Hearts, Shade Plant (Engl.) Respiratory

Queen of Hearts, Shade Plant (Engl.)

Homalomena philippinensis Schott.

Herbaceous Height: 1 meter Leaves: heart-shaped leaves that are pointed at the tip and have long petioles that grow in c...

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Knobweed (Engl.), Botonesan (Tag.) Respiratory

Knobweed (Engl.), Botonesan (Tag.)

Hyptis capitata Jacq.

Herbaceous common weed Height: 60-250 cm (2) Leaves: Lanceolate, toothed margin leaves (1), small oil glands on the lowe...

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Cogon (Engl.) Respiratory

Cogon (Engl.)

Imperata cylindrica (L.)P.Beauv.

perennial grass Height: 0.6-3 m (2) Leaves: long, narrow, pointed ends, rough edges leaves (1) Flowers: Branched, compac...

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Polynesian Chestnut (Engl.), Digestive

Polynesian Chestnut (Engl.),

Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex Zollinger) Fosberg.

Tree Height: up to 20-30 m Leaves: Dark green, oblong and leathery Flowers: White to cream or pale yellow flowers are fr...

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Sweet Potato (Engl.) Antiseptic

Sweet Potato (Engl.)

Ipomoea batatas (L.)Lam.

perennial, spreading, prostrate plant Height: 4 m (2) Leaves: Its leaves are simple, heart-shaped, entire, lobed, or div...

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