Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia
Explore the rich diversity of medicinal plants recognized by the Philippine Department of Health and the TKDL.
Bitter Gourd (Engl.)
Momordica charantia L.
Annual, creeping, tendrils Height: 20 cm Leaves: Leaf blade ovate-reniform, 4-12 × 4-12 cm; lobes ovateoblong, palmate,...
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Digestive
Greater Grasshopper Tree (Engl.)
Archidendron clypearia (Jack) I.C.Nielsen
A small tree Height: Growing 10 - 23 meters tall Leaves: Alternate compound leaves which are twice pinnate with 4–9 pair...
Read moreHorsetail (Engl.)
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf
Perennial with underground rhizome Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves reduced to a short, papery sheath of fused teeth...
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Musa acuminata Colla
Giant herb Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaf blade oblong, 1.9- 2.3 m x 50-70 cm. base cordate, asymmetric. Inflorescenc...
Read moreGoosegrass (Engl.)
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn
Clustered annual plant Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaf-blades usually folded, 5-35 cm long x 2.5-6 mm wide. Flowers: C...
Read moreSlender Amaranth (Engl.)
Crassocephalum Crepidioides (Benth. S. Moore)
Annual herb Height: 25–120 cm Leaves: Leaves attached on the stem, broadly elliptic, rhombic or ovate, 5–26 cm long by 2...
Read moreGoto kola (Engl.)
Centella asiatica
Erect Height: 2 m Leaves: Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, leaf margins toothed, leaf tip pointed, covered with pointed...
Read moreRed river gum (Engl.)
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.
Trees Height: 25 m Leaves: Young leaves opposite, leaf blade broadly lanceolate; mature leaves narrowly lanceolate to la...
Read moreRingworm bush or shrub (Engl.)
Senna alata (L.) Roxb
Shrubs Height: 1.5-3 m Leaves: Leaves with 6-12 (20) pairs leaflets; leaflets subsessile, oblong or obovate-oblong. Flow...
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Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided
Read morePride Of India (Engl.)
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
Not provided Height: 40(45) m Leaves: Leaves are opposite and simple. Flowers: Flowers are clustered and multi – branche...
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Antiseptic
Cassava (Engl.)
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Perennial woody shrub Height: 2-3m Leaves: Long-petioled, simple, 7-lobed leaves, spirally arranged on stem. Flowers: In...
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