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Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia

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

All 1650 Respiratory 274 Kidney 96 Diabetes 33 Antiseptic 154 Skin 557 Digestive 93 Parasitic 3 Joint 38 Cardiovascular 22 Pain Relief 73

Skin

Agarwood (Engl.)

Aquilaria cumingiana (Decne.) Ridl.

Evergreen shrub or Small tree (1) Height: 5 meter (2) Leaves: Simple leaves, alternate, elliptical, blunt base, pointed...

Skin

Pinto Peanut (Engl.)

Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C.Greg

creeping herbaceous Height: 20-50 cm Leaves: leaflets are oblong-obovate that group into a tetrafoliate leaf Flowers: fl...

Respiratory

Yellow-Fruit Moonseed (Engl.), Alibutra (Bis.)

Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

woody vine (liana) (1) Height: up tp 20 m (1) Leaves: Ovate, coriasious, palmately 5-veined at the base, the long petiol...

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...

Skin

Mugwort (Engl.)

Artemisia vulgaris L.

woody perennial, herb that forms dense stands (1) Height: 50-180cm Leaves: alternate, stalked, pinnately lobed, smooth a...

🌿 Skin

Amti

Solanum americanum Mill.

Herbs annual or short-lived perennial Height: 150 cm Leaves: Petiole 1-2 cm; leaf blade ovate, 4-8 × 2-4 cm, membranous,...

🌿 All

Dengaw

Acorus calamus L.

Herbaceous Height: 0.3 - 2m Leaves: Leaves opposite, simple or less frequently 3- to 5-pinnate (usually both simple and...

🌿 All

Gagat-tang

Sonchus oleraceus Linn.

Annual, milky, hairy or slightly glandular herb Height: 40-80cm Leaves: Leaves alternate, simple. The basal leaves are o...

🌿 Respiratory

Gumbayas

Physalis peruviana L.

Herbaceous with perennial base Height: 1-2 meters Leaves: Leaves solitary or geminate; petiole 0.5–5.5 cm long, rather s...

🌿 Skin

Irbaka

Artemisia vulgaris L.

Herb Height: 60-160 cm Leaves: Basal (petiolate) and cauline (sessile), uniformly green or bicolor; blades broadly lance...

🌿 Kidney

Itab (Lima beans)

Phaseolus lunatus L.

Sub Shrub Height: 0.8-1.5 m Leaves: Leaves alternate and paripinnately compound. 10 to 15 cm long. Base of petiole flank...

Skin

Antipolo (Bis.)

Artocarpus blancoi (Elmer) Merr.

Large Tree Height: up to 30m Leaves: spirally arranged simple leaves, with 1-3 pairs of lobes, hairy petioles about 8 cm...

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