Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia
Explore the rich diversity of medicinal plants recognized by the Philippine Department of Health.
Skin
Mangrove Trumpet Tree (Engl.)
Dolichandrone spathacea (L. f.) K. Schum.
Tree Height: 16-30m Leaves: Compound, opposite, stalked, pinnate leaves with 1 terminal and 1-5 pairs of leaflets, blade...
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Respiratory
Goosegrass (Engl.), Paragis (Tag.)
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
small annual or short-lived invasive grass (1) Height: 0.3-.06m Leaves: leaves are alternately arranged, leaf blade flat...
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Respiratory
Asthma Weed (Engl.), Tawa-tawa (Bis.)
Euphorbia hirta L.
herbs Height: 10-40 cm (3) Leaves: with opposite leaves that are dark green above and pale beneath, elliptic-oblong to o...
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Joint
Fig (Engl.)
Ficus benjamina L.
Large Tree Height: 12-30m Leaves: simlple and entire, ovovate or elliptic, leathery, smooth, glossy, acuminate at the ap...
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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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Skin
Batuan Fruit (Engl.), Binukaw or Batuan or Batwan (Tag., Bis.)
Garcinia binucao (Blanco) Choisy
Evergreen tree Height: up to 30 m (1) Leaves: Opposite, shiny, smooth; new leaves are reddish (3) Flowers: Small, reddis...
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Skin
Mother of Cocoa (Engl.), Madre de Cacao, Kakawate (Tag.)
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth
Medium-sized tree Height: 2-15 m Leaves: Alternate and pinnate, with 5-25 papery, ovate leaflets, 2-7 cm long x 1-3 cm w...
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Antiseptic
Mangrove Dungun (Engl.)
Heritiera littoralis Aiton.
Tree Height: 16-30m Leaves: Spirally arranged, stalked leaves have leathery and stiff leaf blades that are oblong-ellipt...
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Skin
Gumamela (Tag., Bis.)
Hibiscus rosa -sinensis L.
Bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree Height: up to 10 m (1) Leaves: Ovate, simple and alternately arranged (1), with acu...
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Respiratory
Queen of Hearts, Shade Plant (Engl.)
Homalomena philippinensis Schott.
Herbaceous Height: 1 meter Leaves: heart-shaped leaves that are pointed at the tip and have long petioles that grow in c...
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Respiratory
Knobweed (Engl.), Botonesan (Tag.)
Hyptis capitata Jacq.
Herbaceous common weed Height: 60-250 cm (2) Leaves: Lanceolate, toothed margin leaves (1), small oil glands on the lowe...
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Respiratory
Cogon (Engl.)
Imperata cylindrica (L.)P.Beauv.
perennial grass Height: 0.6-3 m (2) Leaves: long, narrow, pointed ends, rough edges leaves (1) Flowers: Branched, compac...
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