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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

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Creeping Nettle (Engl.)

Gonostegia triandra (Blume) Miq.

Perennil herb Height: 50-100 cm Leaves: Leaves opposite, narrowly lanceolate, rarely narrowly ovate or elliptic, 3-10 x...

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Papaya

Carica papaya L.

Trees or shrubs Height: 8-10 m Leaves: Petiole hollow, 60- 100 cm; leaf blade ca. 60 cm. Flowers: Male inflorescence pen...

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Bitter Gourd (Engl.)

Momordica charantia L.

Annual, creeping, tendrils Height: 20 cm Leaves: Leaf blade ovate-reniform, 4-12 × 4-12 cm; lobes ovateoblong, palmate,...

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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Horsetail (Engl.)

Equisetum ramosissimum Desf

Perennial with underground rhizome Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves reduced to a short, papery sheath of fused teeth...

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Banana (Engl.)

Musa acuminata Colla

Giant herb Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaf blade oblong, 1.9- 2.3 m x 50-70 cm. base cordate, asymmetric. Inflorescenc...

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Goosegrass (Engl.)

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn

Clustered annual plant Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaf-blades usually folded, 5-35 cm long x 2.5-6 mm wide. Flowers: C...

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Slender Amaranth (Engl.)

Crassocephalum Crepidioides (Benth. S. Moore)

Annual herb Height: 25–120 cm Leaves: Leaves attached on the stem, broadly elliptic, rhombic or ovate, 5–26 cm long by 2...

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Goto kola (Engl.)

Centella asiatica

Erect Height: 2 m Leaves: Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, leaf margins toothed, leaf tip pointed, covered with pointed...

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Red river gum (Engl.)

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.

Trees Height: 25 m Leaves: Young leaves opposite, leaf blade broadly lanceolate; mature leaves narrowly lanceolate to la...

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Ringworm bush or shrub (Engl.)

Senna alata (L.) Roxb

Shrubs Height: 1.5-3 m Leaves: Leaves with 6-12 (20) pairs leaflets; leaflets subsessile, oblong or obovate-oblong. Flow...

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Mistflower (Engl.)

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

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