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Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia

Explore the rich diversity of medicinal plants recognized by the Philippine Department of Health and the TKDL.

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Tagabili

Erigeron sumatrensis Retz

Annual Herb Height: 80-150cm tall Leaves: Leaves lanceolate, 6-10 × 1-3 cm, thin, margins are toothed. Flowers: Clustere...

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Abokado (Tag.)

Persea americana Mill

Trees Height: 10m Leaves: Leaves alternate, narrowly elliptic, 8-20 × 5-12 cm in size, and leathery. Flowers: Flowers ye...

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Lemon Grass (Engl.)

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Clumping Perrenial Plant Height: 1-2 m Leaves: Blades as much as 1 m. long, 5-15 mm. wide, rough especially on the margi...

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Guava (Engl.)

Psidium guajava L.

Shrub to tree Height: 13m Leaves: Leaf blade oblong to elliptic, 6-12 × 3.5-6 cm, leathery, rounded, acute to obtuse. Fl...

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Sticky Eupatorium (Engl.)

Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob

Shrubs or perennial herbs Height: 30-90(-200) cm Leaves: Leaves opposite, ovate triangular-ovate or rhombic-ovate, 3.5-7...

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Betle Nut (Engl.)

Areca catechu L

Solitary palm Height: 9m Leaves: Crown of 8-10 leaves, 90-135 cm long, leaflets narrow, base enlarged into sheath formin...

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Musk Lime (Engl.)

Citrus × microcarpa Bunge

Shrub to a small tree Height: 4m Leaves: Leaves are simple, elliptic-shaped and aromatic, 3 - 7 cm long; dark-green to l...

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Cogon Grass (Engl.)

Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch

Strongly rhizomatous Height: 1.2 m Leaves: Leaf blades up to 1500 x 2-12 mm; broad in middle; narrowed at apex and base....

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Betel Leaves (Engl.)

Piper betle L.

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves ovate or rounded ovate, 8-18 cm. long x 6-10 cm. wide, narrowly and sharply ac...

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Bone-Knitted Lotus (Engl.)

Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai

Subshrubs Height: 50-150 cm Leaves: Leaves are elliptic, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, to oblong, 6-20 × 2-8 cm, margins ar...

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Rose mallow (Engl.)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Perennial shrub Height: 1-5 m Leaves: Leaves 4-8 cm long x 2-5 cm broad, lobed or not, ovate to broadly ovate, toothed....

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Guyabano

Annona muricata L.

Tree Height: 10 m tall Leaves: Leaf obovateoblong to ovate-elliptic, 5-18 × 2-7 cm, broadly rounded, acute to obtuse. F...

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