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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
🌿 Respiratory

Unidentified

Ficus ulmifolia Lam.

Tree Height: About 14 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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🌿 Skin

Balanoy (Filipino), Sweet Basil (English)

Ocimum basilicum L.

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: bears flower Fruits: Not provided

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Mayana (Filipino), Coleus (English)

Coleus blumei Benth.

Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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Unidentified

Dendrolobium quinquepetalum (Blanco) Schindl.

Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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🌿 Respiratory

Banag (Filipino, Hanunuo Mangyan), Sarsaparilla vine (English)

Smilax bracteata C. Presl

Woody vine Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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Unidentified

Machaerina sp.

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: "Alternate, simple, entire, absent or ascending near the base of the stem; blades lin...

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Unidentified

Omalanthus sp.

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Alternate, Glaucous below, Peltate A few older Leaves turning red; Milky Latex presen...

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🌿 Respiratory

Unidentified

Ficus sp.

Tree Height: Not provided Leaves: Alternate [rarely opposite, simple, mostly pinnately veined; stipules usually shed and...

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🌿 Respiratory

Cotton (English), Bulak (Filipino)

Gossypium hirsutum L., Gossypium barbadense L.

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, palmately 3–5-lobed, hirsute, blade cordate, as broad as...

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Unidentified

Vaccinium myrtoides (Blume) Miq

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves ovate to elliptic Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Berry globose, 4-5 ㎜ in diame...

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🌿 Skin

Unidentified

Mentha sp.

Herb Height: Not provided Leaves: leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, from oblong to lanceolate. Leaf colors range fr...

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🌿 Respiratory

Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino)

Acorus calamusL., A. gramineus Aiton

Perennial herb Height: Not provided Leaves: erect, sword-shaped leaves up to 2 m long with V-shaped leaf scales. Flowers...

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