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Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia

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All 1650 Respiratory 274 Kidney 96 Diabetes 33 Antiseptic 154 Skin 557 Digestive 93 Parasitic 3 Joint 38 Cardiovascular 22 Pain Relief 73
Cobra flower (Bis.) Antiseptic

Cobra flower (Bis.)

Sansevieria sp.

Herb Height: Not Provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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Asunting (Bis.) Antiseptic

Asunting (Bis.)

Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

Shrub Height: Not Provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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Talong (Bis.) Antiseptic

Talong (Bis.)

Solanum melongena L.

Herb Height: Not Provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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Elepante (Bis.) Antiseptic

Elepante (Bis.)

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl.

Herb Height: Not Provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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Tullan-tullan Antiseptic

Tullan-tullan

Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.

Herb Height: Not Provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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Lady’s Finger (Engl.), Okra (Tag, Ceb) Antiseptic

Lady’s Finger (Engl.), Okra (Tag, Ceb)

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Herbs Height: 3-5 feet Leaves: Leaves alternate, palmately lobed or palmilobed, usually sagittate to hastate with to-par...

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Betel palm (Eng.) Antiseptic

Betel palm (Eng.)

Areca catechu L.

Upright single-stemmed palm Height: 20-30 m Leaves: Simple pinnate fronds/leaves, spirally arrange on the stem and crowd...

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Tabon-tabon (Tag.,) Antiseptic

Tabon-tabon (Tag.,)

Atuna racemose Raf.

Perennial, mid-canopy, evergreen tree (1,2) Height: 35-45 m (1,2) Leaves: Leaves alternate, simple, entire, penni-veined...

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🌿 Antiseptic

Coconut (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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Taro (Engl.), Gabi (Bis.) Antiseptic

Taro (Engl.), Gabi (Bis.)

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

perennial herb Height: up to 2m Leaves: Broad, peltate, heart to arrow-shaped that droops downward, velvety, furry or to...

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Tuba or Poison Vine ((Engl.) Antiseptic

Tuba or Poison Vine ((Engl.)

Derris elliptica (Wallich) Benth.

vine or liana Height: 7-10m (2) Leaves: with rusty, pubescent apical shoots, often leafless for several meters, and with...

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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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