| The Philippine medicinal plant entrees now number
over 1000. There three separate listing of medicinal plants: a Tagalog list, an English list for those plants with English
designations, and a Chinese list, for the medicinal plants with Chinese names. English names are included in the Tagalog lists for plants
that have not acquired local names.
The red- and bold-fonted names are the original ten medicinal plants promoted by the Department
of Health.
For quite a number of plants, there may be a confusing
similarity in common names shared by plants of different species, or
different names for the same plant in the same region or tribe, or confusing
variations in the common names of the same specie of plant. (See: Plant
Names) Of interesting note, is the variety and seemingly amusing
origins of the common names, which in itself presents as an interesting
etymological study. Frequent updates are done for photos, folkloric
info, research studies and addition of new plants.
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 The
difficulty in searching for a particular Philippine plant is the
multiplicity of names that a plant may possess, from several scienfitic
names to more than 30 common names, and often, many of the common
names shared with plants of other species. The Freefind search engine
will significantly facilitate your search through the haystack of
scientific names, common and English names. |
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Errors,
Updates, Images and Disclaimer |
Errors
Despite every obsessive-compulsive effort to match the botanical
information with the digital photos, the occasional mismatch
or incorrect image occurs. I appreciate
the corrections. |
Updates
There is a continuing effort to expand the list, improve the digital images, and update the research studies. Contributions on digital images
are most welcome. |
Images
I search far and wide for the images to accompany the plant info; an exhausting effort that still leaves many entrees without photographs. Contributions are appreciated. |
Disclaimer
The compiliation on medicinal plants is part of the overview
on Philippine alternative medicine and intended for general
information, educational use and springboard material for
further studies. |
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