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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

Papaya (Tag.)

Carica papaya L.

Large herbaceous Height: 3-9 m Leaves: Palmately, deeply-lobed with long, hollow petiole Flowers: produces fragrant flow...

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Raspberry (Engl.)

Rubus fraxinifolius Pior

Sarmentose shrub forming a clump . Height: up to 2m Leaves: The leaves are compound, imparipinnate and alternate, carrie...

Respiratory

Philippine Tea Tree (Engl.)

Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam.

Well-branched shrub Height: 1-4 m (1) Leaves: alternate leaves clustered on short branches are obovate-spathulate, tooth...

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Taro (Engl.)

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Perennial, smooth herb Height: 1 m or more Leaves: Leaves in a loose disc of foliage; blades Flowers: Cluster of flowers...

Respiratory

Spadeleaf (Engl.)

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

perennial, low-growing, creeping herbaceous plant. Height: 20 cm-70 cm Leaves: The leaves are borne on pericladial petio...

Diabetes

Insulin Plant (Engl.)

Chamaecostus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) C.D.Specht & D.W.Stev.

perennial monocot, upright, spreading plant Height: 15-20 in Leaves: with spirally arranged leaves around the stem, like...

Respiratory

Siam Weeds (Engl.)

Chromolaena odorata (L.) King &. Robinson

more or less bushy herb or subshrub (1) Height: 1.5-3 m or more (3) Leaves: Leaves are opposite, flaccid-membranous, vel...

Skin

Star Apple (Engl.)

Chrysophyllum cainito L.

erect tree Height: 15 m or more Leaves: Its mature leaves are oblong-elliptic, slightly leathery, dark-green, glossy on...

Kidney

Cinnamon (Engl.), Kalingag (Tag.)

Cinnamomum mercadoi S. Vidal

Small to medium size tree Height: 6-10 m Leaves: Opposite or sub-opposite, pale green, smooth, sub-glaucous beneath, shi...

Respiratory

Calamondin (Engl.) Kalamansi (Tag.)

Citrus mIcrocarpa Bunge

Small bushy, evergreen tree or shrub Height: up to 6 m Leaves: Oval, rich, slightly glossy, evergreen leaves (1) Flowers...

Skin

Pomelo (Engl.)

Citrus maxima Merr.

Tree Height: 5–15 m Leaves: large, evergreen, oblong to elliptical-shaped, emarginated, pubescent beneath, and with acut...

Respiratory

Blue ternate (Engl.)

Clitoria ternatea L.

fast growing, perennial climbing, scrambling, or trailing herb Height: up to 5m long (2) Leaves: Stalked, alternate, pin...

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