Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia

🌿 Antiseptic

Kandikandilaan (Filipino), Blue porterweed (English)

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl.

Not provided Height: 1 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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🌿 Digestive

Unidentified

Homalomena philippinensis Engl.

Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: bears flowers Fruits: green like duhat

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🌿 All

Alusiman (Filipino), Olasiman (Filipino), Little hogweed (English), Purslane (English)

Portulaca oleracea L.

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

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🌿 Skin

Lunas (Filipino)

Lunasia amara Blanco

Not provided Height: 3 ft. Leaves: from tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger long Flowers: Not provided Frui...

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🌿 Skin

Polpala (English)

Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.

Herb Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: numerous white small flowers about 1 cm or less Fruits: Not prov...

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🌿 Skin

Balatong-aso (Filipino), Coffee senna (English), Coffeeweed (English)

Cassia occidentalis L.

Not provided Height: 1-2 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Yellow Fruits: Pod containing the seeds

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🌿 All

Beach morning glory (English)

Ipomoea pes-caprae Roth

Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Violet Fruits: Not provided

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🌿 All

Orange lirio (English), Amaryllis lily (English)

Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Voss.

Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Orange Fruits: Not provided

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🌿 Kidney

Lemon grass (English), Gingergrass (English), Tanglad (Filipino)

Andropogon citratus Hort. ex DC.

Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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🌿 Skin

Lagtang (Filipino), Fishberry (English), Levant nut (English)

Anamirta cocculus (L.) Wight & Arn

Woody vine Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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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...

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🌿 Respiratory

Tagbak-babae and Bagumbung (Filipino)

Alpinia haenkei C. Presl.

Not provided Height: around 15 ft. in height, thumb size circumference Leaves: leaves are around 24 inches or more in le...

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