Philippine Herbal Encyclopedia
Explore the rich diversity of medicinal plants recognized by the Philippine Department of Health.
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Fernleaf Panax (Engl.)
Polyscias cumingiana
Erect shrub Height: 2 to 3 meters height Leaves: Leaves alternate, to 80cm, compound. Leaflets 9-15, green above, often...
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Fishtail palm (Engl.)
Caryota cumingii
Herb Height: 2 to 3 meters height Leaves: Leaves are 1.2 to 3 meters long; leaflets are obliquely cuneiform, erose amd t...
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Kidney
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Homalomena philippinensis
Herbaceous plant Height: 1 to 2 meters height
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Skin
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Annual herb Height: 40 cm or more Flowers: Flowers are lavender in colour.
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Shrub or vine Height: 0.3 to 0.5 meter height
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Kutkut-timbalon (Sul.)
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
A tree or shrub Height: Grows up to 10 meters tall. Leaves: Leaves occur at the ends of the branches, subsessile, oblong...
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Digestive
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A tree or shrub Height: 1 meter or more
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Antiseptic
Banana (Tag.,Engl.)
Musa paradisiaca Linn.
The largest herbaceous flowering plant. Height: 5 meters or more Leaves: Leaves are spirally arranged, as long as 2.7 me...
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Mealastoma (Engl.)
Melastoma sp.
A spreading shrub Height: 1 to 3 meters high Leaves: Leaves are broadly lanceolate, 7 to 12 centimeters long, slightly r...
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Aaron's rod (Engl.)
Stachytarphaeta indica
A perennial herb plant Height: Grows to a height of 0.3-0.9 meters Leaves: The leaves are 5-10 cm.long, elliptic, coarse...
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Antiseptic
Pseudoginseng (Engl.)
Panax Pseudoginseng Wall.
A perennial herb plant Height: 50 centimeters tall Leaves: Leaves usually 4, whorled at tip of stem, digitately compound...
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Respiratory
Snake weed (Engl.)
Euphorbia hirta
A slender-stemmed, annual, hairy, much branched herb. Height: 0.1 meter height Leaves: The leaves are opposite, lanceola...
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