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Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia

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Indian aloe (Engl.) Antiseptic

Indian aloe (Engl.)

Aloe vera mill

A stemless or very short-stemmed succulent plant Height: Growing to 60–100 cm (24–39 in) tall, spreading by offsets Leav...

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Begonia sp.

Herb plant Height: 1 to 1.5 meters height Leaves: The shape of the leaves are circular or round; palmate veins like a fi...

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Yates (Tag.) Skin

Yates (Tag.)

Annona squamosa Linn.

499 m Height: 3 to 5 meters in height Leaves: Hairy when young, oblong, 8 to 15 centimeters long, with a petiole 1 to 1....

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Taro (Engl.) Pain Relief

Taro (Engl.)

Colocasia esculenta

Herbaceous plant Height: Growing to a height of 30 to 150 centimeters Leaves: Leaves up to 40×24.8 cm, sprouts from rhiz...

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Taro (Engl.) Skin

Taro (Engl.)

Cyrtosperma merkusii

Herbaceous plant Height: 1 to 1.5 meters height Leaves: Huge-leaved, form in heart-shaped base Flowers: The tiny male an...

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Balbakusa (Bis.) Kidney

Balbakusa (Bis.)

Orthosiphon aristatus benth

A slender, smooth or hairy undershrub Height: Grows to a height of 1-2 meters Leaves: Leaves in distant pairs, narrowed...

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Banagan (Bis.) Skin

Banagan (Bis.)

Smilax china/smilaxleucophala

Climbing woody vine Height: Reaching a height of several meters with stems armed with few to many stout spines. Leaves:...

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Balbakusa (Bis.) Kidney

Balbakusa (Bis.)

Orthosiphon aristatus benth.

A slender, smooth or hairy undershrub Height: Grows to a height of 1-2 meters Leaves: Leaves in distant pairs, narrowed...

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Hyptis suaveolens

Herb plant Height: 0.3 to 1 meter height Leaves: The leaf arrange in opposite; the edge of the leaf is toothed, finely t...

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Phanera sp.

Vine Height: 0.5 to 1 meter height Leaves: The leaves are form a butterfly wings with palmate veins; dark green to greyi...

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Hairy fleabane (Engl.) Antiseptic

Hairy fleabane (Engl.)

Conyza sumatrensis

A stout, sometimes slender, erect, more or less hairy, branched annual Height: 0.5 to 2 meters in height Leaves: Leaves...

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Batuan (Bis.) Skin

Batuan (Bis.)

Garcinia morella

Tree Height: 12 meter tall Leaves: Simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.6-1.5 cm long, canaliculate, sheathing at base...

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