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Philippine Medicinal Herbal Plants

The Philippine medicinal plant entrees now number more than 1100. 

Lush Plants

Philippine Medicinal Herbal Plants with Chinese Names

This list is for Philippine Medicinal Plants with known Chinese names.

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The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants

Based on the latest scientific research, The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants provides a fascinating insight into the chemistry of herbs and their healing properties,

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Philippine Medicinal Plants

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List of plants used in herbalism

The ability to synthesize a wide variety of chemical compounds that are possibly used to perform important biological functions, and to defend against attack from predators such as insects, fungi and herbivorous mammals is called herbal medicine.

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Nature’s 9 Most Powerful Medicinal Plants and the Science Behind Them

Even with all of these engineered options at our fingertips, many people find themselves turning back to the medicinal plants that started it all: Herbal remedies that have the ability to heal and boost physical and mental well-being.

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Medicinal Plants

Medicinal plants are useful to keep on hand to treat common ailments. You can reach for certain medical plants to relieve headaches, tummy trouble and even irritation from bug bites. Plants can be consumed in teas, used as garnish, applied topically as essential oil or consumed as a pill.

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Kamantigi

Research Papers:

Impatiens balsamina Linn.
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Sambong

Research Papers:

SAMBONG (BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA) PISHOG-MEDICINAL RESEARCH PAPERS

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Yerba Buena
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Tsaang gubat

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Sambong

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Pansit-pansitan

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Ampalaya

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Akapulko

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Tawa-tawa

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Morus nigra

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Luya

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Takip-kohol

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Sulasi

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Pasau-na-bilog

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Moringa oleifera

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Apatot

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Azadirachta indica

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Mayana

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Turmeric

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Apatot

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Azadirachta indica

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Mayana

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Niyog-niyogan

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Lagundi

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Bayabas

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Bawang

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Bignay

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Siling-labuyo

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Balbas pusa

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Ganoderma

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Sinta

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Tanglad

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Mangostan

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Lippia graveolens

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Banaba

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Roselle

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Sampa-sampalukan

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Dalandan

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Melendres
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Manzanilla
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Makahiya
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Niyog-Niyogan

Research Paper:

NIYOG-NIYOGAN (FICUS PSEUDOPALMA) - PISHOG MEDICINAL PLANT

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Pansit-Pansitan

Research Paper:

PANSIT-PANSITAN, ULASIMANG BATO (PEPEROMIA PELLUCIDA) - PISHOG MEDICINAL PLANT

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Tsang Gubat

Research Paper:

TSAANG GUBAT (EHRETRIA MICROPHYLLA) - PISHOG MEDICINAL PLANT

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Bignay

Research Paper:

BIGNAY (ANTIDESMA BUNIOS)

Antidesma bunius is a genus of about 150 species distributed ... Studies was done on the in uence of methanolic

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Siling Labuyo

Research Paper:

Capsicum-derived ingredients function as skin-conditioning agents-miscellaneous, external
analgesics, flavoring agents, or fragrance components in cosmetics. 

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Balbas Pusa

Research Paper:

Orthosiphon aristatus (Orthosiphonis folium DAB 9) was studied with regard to its phenolic
constituents. Twenty compounds were isolated and identified on the basis of their spectral
characteristics. 

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Ganoderma

Research Paper:

GANODERMA (GANODERMAA lucidum)

Ganoderma lucidum is a wood-degrading basidiomycete with numerous pharmacological
effects. 

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Luya

Research Paper:

zingiber Officinale

The antioxidant effect and the total phenols of ginger extract were studied. The total phenols
of the alcohol extract were found to be 870.1 mg/g dry extract.

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Takip Kuhol

Research Paper:

CENTELLA ASIATICA

In recent times, focus on plant research has increased all over the world. Centella asiatica is
an important medicinal herb that is widely used in the orient and is becoming popular in the
West. Triterpenoid, saponins, the primary constituents of Centella asiatica

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Sulasi - Holy Basil

Research Paper:

Sweet basil (Ocimum basìlicum L.) were sown at 15 Feb. and at 27 June,
and the seedlings with two leaves were transplanted into pots 

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Pasau na Bilog

Research Paper:

The structural characteristics of the lignin from jute (Corchorus capsularis) fibers, which are
used for high-quality paper pulp production, were studied. 

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Sinta

Research Paper:

ANDROGRAPHILIS PANICULATUS

Andrographis paniculata extract is traditionally used as a medicine to treat different diseases
in India, China and Southeast Asia. 

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Tanglad

Lemon-Grass

Research Paper:

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf is a perennial grass that grows spontaneously around the
world, mainly in the tropical and savannah regions. Infusions of its leaves are used in
traditional medicine as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and sedative. 

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Mangosteen

Research Paper:

MANGOSTEEN (GARCINIA MANGOSTANA)

Many tropical plants have interesting biological activities with potential therapeutic
applications. Garcinia mangostana Linn.(GML) belongs to the family of Guttiferae and is
named “the queen of fruits”.

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Lippia graveolens

Research Paper:

An investigation of the leaves of Lippia graveolens from Guatemala provided 10 iridoid and
secoiridoid glucosides as well as their ester derivatives. Minor constituents were loganin,
secologanin, secoxyloganin, dimethylsecologanoside, loganic acid, 8-epi-loganic acid

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Malungay

Research Paper:

Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) is a highly valued plant, distributed in many
countries of the tropics and subtropics. It has an impressive range of medicinal uses with
high nutritional value.

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Apatot

Research Paper:

Morinda citrifolia (Noni) has been extensively used in folk medicine by Polynesians for over 2,000 years. It has been reported to have broad therapeutic effects, including anticancer activity, in both clinical practice and laboratory animal models.

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Neem Tree

Research Paper:

Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) is perhaps the most useful traditional medicinal plant in India. Each part of the neem tree has some medicinal property and is thus commercially exploitable. 

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Mayana

Research Paper:

Drought stress has multiple effects on the photosynthetic apparatus. Herein, we aimed to study the effect of drought stress on fluorescence characteristics of PSII in leaves of Plectranthus scutellarioides and explore potentially underlying mechanisms.

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Banaba

Research Paper:

The leaves of Lagerstroemia speciosa (Lythraceae), a Southeast Asian tree more commonly known as banaba, have been traditionally consumed in various forms by Philippinos for treatment of diabetes and kidney related diseases. 

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Roselle Plants

Research Paper:

Hibiscus sabdariffa L (HS)(Malvaceae), a common local drink popularly known as zobo in Nigeria and medicinal herb, is used in folk medicine in the treatment of hypertension. 

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Sampa-Sampalukan

Research Paper:

Among phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin, triacontanal and tricontanol isolated from a hexane extract of Phyllanthus niruri, phyllanthin and hypophyl-lanthin protected against carbon tetrachloride-and galactosamine-induced cytotoxicity in primary cultured rat hepatocytes

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Dalandan

Research Paper:

citrus sinensis 

Oranges are an important nutritional source for human health and have immense economic
value. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of the draft genome of sweet orange
(Citrus sinensis). 

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Yerba Buena

Research Paper:

YERBA BUENA (CLINOPODIUM DOUGLASII) In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device. The device
displays a first user interface including a background with a first appearance and foreground
objects.

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Pansit-Pansitan

Ulasimang Bato 

Research Paper:

PEPEROMIA PELLUCIDA

An aqueous extract of the aerial part of Peperomia pellucida (L.) HBK (Piperaceae) was tested for anti-inflammatory (paw edema induced by carrageenin and arachidonic acid) and
analgesic activity (abdominal writhes and hot plate) in rats and mice, respectively. 

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Bayabas

Research Paper:

Psidium guajava

Psidium guajava, is an important food crop and medicinal plant in tropical and subtropical
countries is widely used like food and in folk medicine around of the world. This aims a comprehensive of the chemical constituents, pharmacological, and clinical uses.

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Bawang - Garlic

Research Paper:

Although garlic has been used for its medicinal properties for thousands of years,
investigations into its mode of action are relatively recent. Garlic has a wide spectrum of
actions; not only is it antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiprotozoal, 

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Ampalaya

Research Paper:

AMPALAYA (MAMOCORDIA CHARANTIA)

Since ancient times, plants and herbal preparations have been used as medicine. Research carried out in last few decades has certified several such claims of use of several plants of traditional medicine. 

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Akapulko

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cassia alata

It is an important medicinal tree as well as an ornamental
flowering plant and is commonly known as 'candle-tree'. T

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Black Mulberry

Research Paper:

morus nigra

In this study, phytochemical and antioxidant properties of anthocyanin-rich mulberry species of Morus nigra L.(black mulberry) and Morus rubra L.(red mulberry) fruits harvested from across Turkey were investigated. Fruit color, total phenolics (TP), total monomeric 

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Tawa Tawa

Research Paper:

EUPHORBIA HIRTA

The antidiarrhoeic activity of the Euphorbia hirta whole plant was investigated. The lyo-philized decoction demonstrated antidiarrhoeic activity in experimental models of diarrhoea
induced by castor oil, arachidonic acid, and prostaglandin E

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Turmeric

Research Paper:

TURMERIC (CURCUMA LONGA)

The data reviewed indicate that extracts of Curcuma longa exhibit anti-inflammatory activity
after parenteral application in standard animal models used for testing anti-inflammatory
activity. It turned out that curcumin and the volatile oil are at least in part responsible for this 

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Melendrez Plant

Research Paper:

The leaves of Lagerstroemia speciosa (Lythraceae), a Southeast Asian tree more commonly known as banaba, have been traditionally consumed in various forms by Philippinos for treatment of diabetes and kidney related diseases. In the 1990s

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Mazanilla

Research Paper:

MAZANILLA (CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM)

Three essential oils from three samples: fresh, air-dried and processed flowers of
Chrysanthemum indicum, obtained by hydrodistillation, were analyzed by GC–MS. The
results show that major constituents of the three oils were 1, 8-cineole, camphor, borneol

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Makahiya

Research Paper:

MAKAHIYA (MIMOSA PUDICA) The decoction of Mimosa pudica leaves given intraperitoneally at dose of 1000–4000 mg/kg
protected mice against pentylentetrazol and strychnine-induced seizures. M. pudica had no
effect against picrotoxin-induced seizures It also antagonized N-methyl-d-aspartate-induced

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The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera

The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera

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