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Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia

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All 1650 Respiratory 274 Kidney 96 Diabetes 33 Antiseptic 154 Skin 557 Digestive 93 Parasitic 3 Joint 38 Cardiovascular 22 Pain Relief 73
Nipah or Mangrove Palm (Engl.), Nipa (Tag.) Antiseptic

Nipah or Mangrove Palm (Engl.), Nipa (Tag.)

Nypa fruticans Wurmb.

Large, evergreen palm forming loose clumps of broad. erect leaves Height: 9m or more Leaves: With paralled-veined leafle...

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Sweet basil (Engl.) Skin

Sweet basil (Engl.)

Ocimum basilicum L.

Shrub Height: 0.5m Leaves: opposite, simple, ovate-shaped, smooth margin, bright green leaves with a slight bulges betwe...

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Sangig (Bis.) Skin

Sangig (Bis.)

Ocimum sp.

Shrub Height: 0.5m Leaves: Simple opposite leaves Flowers: Raceme Fruits: Indehiscent dry fruit

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Bahai (Tag..) Kidney

Bahai (Tag..)

Ormosia calavensis Blanco.

Tree Height: up to 20- 50 meters Leaves: Spiral, compound, with periole, pinnate, broadest at or near middle or equally...

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Balbas pusa (Tag.) Kidney

Balbas pusa (Tag.)

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume.)Micq.

N/A Height: N/A Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

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Pandan (Tag..) Kidney

Pandan (Tag..)

Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.

monocot, with spreading leaves Height: up to 1.5 but can reach 8m in the wild (1) Leaves: Spirally arranged, long, sword...

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🌿 Kidney

Pandan-dagat (Tag.)

Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi.

Either male or female, small, multi-stemmed, evergreen tree (1), perennial (2) Height: 3-14 m Leaves: 1-m, sword-like le...

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Sinaw-sinaw (Ceb.) Kidney

Sinaw-sinaw (Ceb.)

Peperomia pellucida Kunth.

Erect and procumbent herb Height: 15-45 cm Leaves: Smooth, glossy, heart-shaped (2), unifoliate, alternate leaves (3) Fl...

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Avocado (Engl.), Abokado (Bis.) Kidney

Avocado (Engl.), Abokado (Bis.)

Persea americana Mill.

Erect annual tree Height: up to 20 m (1) Leaves: Alternately arranged, elliptical (1), oval, to lanceolate; often pubesc...

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FlameVine Bauhinia (Engl.) Respiratory

FlameVine Bauhinia (Engl.)

Phanera integrifolia

Vine Height: Not indicated Leaves: Leaves ovate, entire and butterfly-shaped Flowers: Flowers are terminal and axilla co...

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Carry-me-seed (Engl.) Kidney

Carry-me-seed (Engl.)

Phyllanthus amarus Schum.

Dioecious, annual shrub Height: 30-50 cm Leaves: Small, sessile leaves are arranged alternately in 2-files on either sid...

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Betel Pepper (Engl.) Skin

Betel Pepper (Engl.)

Piper betle L.

Evergreen, creeping, climbing shrub Height: up to 20m Leaves: Heart-shaped, glossy (1), simple, alternate. stipulate, gl...

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