Philippine Medicinal Plants Flashcards
Singkamas
Mexican turnip
Pachyrhizus erosus
Talong
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Sigarilyas
Winged beans
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Mani
Peanuts
Arachis hypogaea
Sitaw
String beans
Phaseolus vulgaris
Bataw
Hyacinth bean
Lablab purpureus
Patani
Lima beans
Phaseolus lunatus
Kundol
Winter melon
Benincasa hispida
Upo
Bottle gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Patola
Sponge/Vegetable gourd
- Cucunis acutangulus*
Kalabasa
Squash
Cucurbita maxima
Labanos
White radish
Raphanus sativus
Mustasa
Mustard
Brassica integrifolia
Sibuyas
Onion
Allium cepa
Kamatis
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Bawang
Garlic
Allium sativum
Luya
Ginger
Zingiber officinale
Linga
Sesame
Sesamum indicum
Lagundi
Five-leaved chaste tree
Vitex negundo
Cough, Fever
Yerba Buena
Mint
Clinopodium douglasii
Analgesic
Sambong
Ngai camphor, Kaliban
Blumea balsamifera
anti-urolithiasis
Tsaang-gubat
Fukien tea tree
Ehretia microphylla Lam. / Carmona retusa
Abdominal pain and diarrhea / dysentery
Niyog-niyogan
Chinese honey suckle / Rangoon creeper / Burma creepe
Quisqualis indica
Anthelmintic (ascaris and trichina)
Bayabas
Guava
Psidium guajava
Skin ulcers
Ulasimang bato / Pansit-pansitan
Peperonia pellucida
Anti-hyperuricemic
Akapulko
Ringworm bush
Cassia alata
Ringworm and fungus infections
Bawang
Garlic
Allium sativum
Hypertension
Ampalaya
Bitter gourd
Momordica charantia
Antidiabetic
Santan
Ixora chinensis
Duranta
Duranta repens
Gabi-gabi
Monochoria hastata
Talisay
Terminalia catappa
Pechay
Brassica pekinensis
Achuete
Bixa orellana
Anis
Foeniculum vulgare
Balanoy
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Balatong
Soy
Glycine soja