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List of Common Medicinal Plants in the

Philippines with Their Scientific Names

Common Name Common Name Scientific Common Name

(Filipino) (English)
Adelfa Oleander Nerium Indicum Mil
Akapulko Ringworm Cassia alata L.
Alagaw, Adiyo Premna Odorata Blanco
Alugbati Malabar Night Shade Basella rubra Linn.
Alusiman Purslane Portulaca olearacea L.
Amarillo Marigold Tagetes erecta Linn.
Ampalaya Bitter Guard, Bitter Momordica charantia L.
Melon Amargoso
Anonas Custard Apple Anona reticulata Linn
Atis Sugar Apple, Sweet Anona squamosa L.
Sop
Atsuete Annatto Biva orillana Linon
Balanoy Sweet Basil Ocimum basilicum L.
Balete Ficus stipulosa Miq. Linn.
Balimbing Auerrhoa carambola L.
Banaba Lagerstroemia speciosa
Linn.
Bawang Garlic Allium sativum Linn.
Bayabas Guava Psidium guajava L.
Bunga Betel-nut Palm Areca catechu L.
Buyo, Anis, Ikmo Betel Leaf Pepper Piper beetle L.
Kakaw Cocoa Plant Theobroma  cacao  L.
Karot Carrot Daucus carota Linn.
Komprey Comfrey Symphytum officinale L.
Duhat Black Plum, Java Syszygium jambolanum

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Plum
Gisol Kaempferia galanga Linn.
Gugo Entada phaseikaudes K
Meer
Gumamela China Rose, Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn
Herba Buena Marsh Mint Mentha cordifolia Opiz
Ipil-ipil Leucaena glauca L.
Kaymito Star Apple Chrysophyllum cainito L.
Kakawate Madre de Cacao Gliridia sepium (Jacg.)
Steud.
Kalatsutsi Frangipani, Temple Plumeria acuminata Ait
Power, Graveyard
Flower
Kamantigui Touch Me Not Balsam Impatens balsamina L.
Kamatsili Kamatsile Pithecolobium dulce (Rozb)
Benth.
Kamias Ginger Lily Hedychium coronarium
Kamoteng Kahoy Tapioca Plant, Manihot esculenta Crantz
Cassava
Kampanilya Yellow Bell Allamandra cathartica L.
KangKong Potato Vine, Swamp Ipomea aquatica Torsk
Cabbage
Kantutay Coronitas Lantana camara L.
KanyaPistula Golden Shower Cassia fistula L.
Kataka-taka Life Plant Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.)
Pers.
Kilaw Turmeric Curucuma domestica Valet
Kugon Cogon Grass Imperata cylindrica
L.Beauv.
Kulitis Amaranth Amaranthus spinosus L
Lagundi Five-leaved Chaste Vitex negundo L.
Tree
Langka Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophylla

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Lmk.
Labanos Radish Raphanus sativus Linn.
Luya Ginger Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Mais Corn Zea mays L.
Makabuhay Tinospora rumphii Boerl
Makahiya Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica L.
Malunggay Horse Radish Tree Moringa oleifera Lam.
Mangga Mango Mangifera indica Linn.
Mansanilya Indian Chrysanthemum indicum L.
Chrysanthemum
Mayana Coeus blumei Benth
Niyog-niyogan Burma Cruper, Quisqualis indica L.
Chinese Honeysuckle
Okra Okra Abelmoschus esculentus L.
Oregano Oregano Coleus aromaticus Benth.
Pandakaki-puti Tabernaemontana
pandacaqui Poir.
Pandan Fragrant Screwpine Pandanus odoratissimus L.
Pansit-pansitan Peperomia pellucida Croton tiglium Linn.
Linn.
Papaya Papaya, Pawpaw Carica  Papaya
Pinya Pineapple Ananas comosus
Patola Luffa Luffa acutangula Linn.
Repolyo Cabbage Brassica oleracea Linn
Romero Rosemary Ros marinus officinalis L.
Sabila Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis Mill
Sambong Elumea, Ngaicamphor Blumea balsamifera
Sampalok Tamarind Tamarindus Indica L.
Singkamas Yam Bean Pachyrrhizus erosus Linn.
Tabako Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum L.
Takip-kohol Indian Hydocotyle Centella asiatica L.

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Talong Eggplant Solanum melongena L.

Talumpunay Thorn Apple Datura metel Linn.
Tanglad Lemon Grass Andropogon citratus DC
Stapf
Tuba Croton Oil Plant Croton tiglium Linn.
Tuba Bakod Physic Nut, Barbados Jatropha curcas , L.,
Nut, Purging Nut Euphorbiaceae
Yacon Yacon Polymnia sanchifolia

List of Common Medicinal Plants in the Philippines with Their Scientific Names 6/12/15