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| The Philippine medicinal plant entrees now number over 600 and the separate lists of plants have been joined together into a Tagalog list and an English list for those plants with English designations. This list is for Philippine Medicinal Plants with known Chinese names. |
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PHILIPPINE MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH CHINESE NAMES |
Last Update: July 28, 2010 |
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Click on the scientific name to link to the plant page. |
| CHINESE NAME | SYNONYM | ENGLISH | PHILIPPINE | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
| Ai | Shen-ai, hsi-ai | Fine mugwort | DAMONG MARIA | Artemisia vulgaris Linn. |
| Bai he ling zhi | Xian he cao, Ling zhi cao | Dainty spurs | TAGAK-TAGAK | Rhinacanthus nasuta |
| Bo luo mi | Mu bo luo, Shu bo luo | Jackfruit | LANGKA | Artocarpus heterophyllus |
| Cai gua | Jie gua, Yue gua | Cantaloupe | MELON | Cucumis melo |
| Cham-pu | Chinese strawberry | CHAM-POI | Myrica rubra | |
| Cha yei | Tea | TSA | Camellia sinensis | |
| Ch'e-ch'ien | Ribwort, Plantain | LANTING | Plantago major | |
| Ch'en P'i | DARANGHITA | Citrus reticulata Blanco | ||
| Chia-chu-t'ao | Chiu-chieh chung | Nine swollen nodes | ADELFA | Nehrium indicum |
| Chiang-t'i | Sheg-jiang (fresh), Gan-jiang (dried) | Ginger | LUYA | Zingiber officinale Rose |
| Ch'iang-wei mei | K'ung-hsin t'eng | Hollow vine | SAGMIT | Rubus rosaefolius |
| Chiao-ch'uang | Chuang-yuan ts'ao | Highest Hanlin scholar grass | Rubus rosaefolius | |
| Chi-hsueh Ts'ao | K'ou-tzu ts'ao | Button grass | TAKIP KOHOL | Centella asiatica Linn. |
| Chih-tzu | Huang chih-tzu | Yellow gardenia | ROSAL | Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. |
| Chin-kuo Lan-sui | Ti-tan | Earth egg | LAGTANG | Tinospora capillipes |
| Chin-yen Hua | Yen hua t'eng | Silver-flower vine | JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE | Lonicera japonica |
| Ch'e-ch'ien | Chu erh-to | Hog's ear | LANTING | Plantago major |
| Ch'ien-chin T'eng | Shan wu-k'uei | Mountain black turtle | MALABUTA | Stephania hernandifolia |
| Ch'in-chiu | LIMANG-SUGAT | Justicia gendarussa Linn. | ||
| Ch'ing Chu | Wei-hsieh | Withering leaf | IKMO | Piper betle Linn. |
| Ch'ing-kuo | PILI | Canarum album | ||
| Ch'ing-tai | TINATINAAN | Indigofera tinctoria Linn. | ||
| Chia ying chao | Dwarf lang ylang shrub | ILANG-ILANG GUBAT | Desmos cochinchinensis | |
| Ch'in-nst'ai | Celery | KINTSAY | Apium graveolens | |
| Ch'i-yeh Lien | O-chang ch'ai | Goosefoot wood | GALAMAI | Schefflera arboricola Hyata |
| Chiu-li Kuang | Yeh chu-hua | Wild daisy | LANOT | Senecio scandens |
| Ch-ueh-ming tzu | Ts'ao Ch-ueh-ming | KATANDA | Cassia tora Linn. | |
| Chu-ma | Ch'ing-ma | China grass | RAMIE | Boehmeria nivea Linn. |
| Chuan Pai | Chiu-ming wang | Life-saver king | PAKONG TULOG | Selagenella tamariscina |
| Ch'Ung Wei | Yeh T'ien Ma, Yi mu cao | Motherwort | KAMARIANG-SUNGSONG | Leonorus sibiricus |
| Da cao kou | Shan jiang | Shell ginger | LANGKAWAS NA PULA | Languas speciosa |
| Da guo lan sa | Lan sa, Lan sa guo | Langsat | LANSONES | Lansium domesticum |
| Dao nian zi | Shan zhu | Mangosteen | MANGOSTAN | Garcinia mangostana |
| Da ye gui | Wild cinnamon | NAMOG | Cinnamomum iners | |
| Deng xin cao | Common rush | PINGOT | Juncus effusus | |
| Dian qie zi | Shui qie, Ci qie, qing qie | Turkey berry | TANDANG ASO | Solanum torvum |
| Fan bao cao | Tropical spiderwort | BIAS-BIAS | Commelina benghalensis | |
| Fei-yang Ts'ao | Ju-chih ts'ao | Milk herb | GATAS GATAS | Euphorbia hirta L. |
| Fei Lu Bin Guang Lang | Philippine dwarf sugar palm | GUMAYAKA | Arenga tremula | |
| Gan cao | Kan T'Sao, Mi Ts'Ao | Liquorice | LICORICE | Glycyrrhiza glabra |
| Gao xing li ye ye zi | Buri palm | BURI | Corypha elata | |
| Hai-chin-sha | Yin-chin t'eng | Sinew hardening vine | NITONG PULA | Lygodium japonicum |
| Hei Chih-ma | Sessame | LINGA | Sesamum indicum | |
| Hei Mu-erh | Mu erh, Yun-erh | Wood ears, cloud ears | TAINGAN-DAGA | Auricularia auricula-judae |
| Hengchunyaorengou | LIPA | Laportea meyeniana Warb. | ||
| He Shi Li | Shi Li | Candle nut | LUMBANG | Aleurites moluccanus |
| He zi | Ink nut | KOMINTANA | Terminalia chebula | |
| Hong hua qing tao | Ma liu jia qing tao | Mountain apple | MAKOPA | Syzygium malaccense |
| Hong Qui Jiang | Pine cone ginger | LUIANG-USIU | Zingiber zerumbet | |
| Hong xiao ma | Hawaiian woodnettle | LIPANG-ASO | Laportea interrupta | |
| Ho-tzu | KOMINTANA | Terminalia chebula Retz. | ||
| Hsi Ch'ien | PUT | Siegesbeckia orientalis Linn | ||
| Hsi Ts-ao | Hung hsi-ts-ao | Red madder | MANKIT | Rubia cordifolia |
| Hsiang-fu | T'ien-t'ou ts'ao | Field sedge | MUTHA | Cyperus rotundus Linn. |
| Hsiao-hui | Hsiao-hui-hsiang | Fragrant fennel | ANIS | Foeniculum vulgare Mill. |
| Hsien Mao | Tu-chiao hsien-mao | Golden eye grass | TALOANGI | Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. |
| Hsien-niu | Ivy-leaf morning glory | KAMOKAMOTIHAN | Ipomoea nil Roth | |
| Huang Ching | Chiang ts'ao | Five-leaf chaste tree | LAGUNDI | Vitex negundo Linn. |
| Huang-hua | Hung lan-hua | Red orchid | KASUBHA | Carthamus tinctorius Linn |
| Huang Tu | Huang-yao-tzu | Yellow kidney | UBI-UBIHAN | Dioscorea bulbifera Linn. |
| Hu-chia | Black pepper | PAMINTA | Piper nigrum Linn. | |
| Hu-lu | Huzi | Bottle gourd, white pumpkin | UPO | Lagenaria vulgaris |
| Huo lon guo | Zunlongguo | Dragon fruit | PITAHAYA | Hylocereus undatus |
| I-chi-kao | Fei-t-ien wu-sung, luan-t-oufa | Sky flying centipede, unkept hair | MILFOIL | Achillea sibirica Ledeb |
| I-chi-Huang-hua | Huang-hua ts'ao | Yellow-flowered grass | TANTANDUK | olidago virgaurea |
| I-I | Niao-chu-tzu | Urine pearl | ADLAI | Coix lachryma-jobi Linn. |
| Jia bi ba | Chang jiao | Long pepper | LITLIT | Piper retrofractum |
| Jinmao Gou | Golden hair dog fern | BORABOR | Cibotium barometz (Linn.) J. Sm. | |
| Ji Xing Zi | Feng Hsien | Touch-Me-Not | KAMANTIGI | Impatiens balsamina |
| Ji Zhao Sanqi | Christmas tree plant | SIEMPREVIVA | Kalanchoe laciniata | |
| Jin-li-xiang | Orange jessamine | KAMUNING | Murraya paniculata | |
| Ke dong | Indian ephedra | GULIPAS | Sida cordifolia | |
| Ke ke shu | Chocolate tree | KAKAW | Theobroma cacao | |
| Kieu-tsai | Chinese chives | KUCHAI | Allium odorum Linn. | |
| Kou-chi | Mao kou-erh | Hairy puppy | BORABOR | Cibotium barometz Linn. |
| Ku ju | Endive | ENDIBA | Cichorium endivia | |
| Ku-ya | PALAI | Oryza sativa Linn. | ||
| K'u chi | Hsiang-ling ts'ao | Tinkling bell grass | PANTUG PANTUGAN | Physalis pubescens Linn. |
| K'u Lien | Tz'u-hua shu | Purple flower tree | PARAISO | Melia azedarach Linn. |
| Lai-fu-tzu Ts-ao | Radish | LABANOS | Raphanus sativus Linn. | |
| La-liao Ts'ao | Hung la-liao | Red smartweed | BUDING | Polygonum hydropiper Linn. |
| La mu | Lat mok | Ben oil tree | MALUNGGAY | Moringa oleifera |
| Lan ye teng | Broad-leaved indigo | PAYANGIT | Marsdenia tinctoria | |
| Leng guo rong | Hauili fig tree | HAUILI | Ficus septica | |
| Liang er cao | Cha zi cao, Shyang sui que bai | Carabao grass | LAUA-LAUA | Paspalum conjugatum |
| Lianxietong | Chinese lantern tree | KORON-KORON | Hernandia ovigera | |
| Lien-tzu | Lien ou | Sacred lotus | BAINO | Nolumbo nucifera alba Linn. |
| Long xu cai | Agar-agar | GULAMAN | Gracilaria compressa | |
| Lu | Luken, wei-ken | Roots of bullrushes | TAMBO | Phragmites communis |
| Lu dou | Green gram | MONGO | Phaseolus aureus | |
| Liu Lian | Civet-cat fruit tree | DURIAN | Durio zibethinus | |
| Long zhao ji | Ya jiao su | Wire grass, goose grass | PARAGIS | Eleusine indica |
| Luan cao | Xu xu cao | Japanese lovegrass | GRAMA | Eragrostis japonica |
| Lung Kuei | Yeh la-chiaw | LUBI-LUBI | Solanum nigrum Linn. | |
| Luo Geng Guo | Da Ye Ci Li Mu | Indian prune | AMAIIT | Flacourtia rukam |
| Luo Song Guo | St. Ignatius bean | KATBALONGA | Strychnos ignatii | |
| Mai men dong | Dwarf lily turf | MONDO GRASS | Ophiopogon japonicus | |
| Mani cai | Star gooseberry | BINAHIAN | Sauropus androgynous | |
| Man-t'ien-hsing | P'ien'ti ch'ing | Green groundcover | KANAPA | Hydrocotyle rotundifolia |
| Man-t'-o-lo Tu | Nao-yang hua, la-pa hua | Goat-provoking flower, trumpet flower | TALONG PUNAI | Datura metel |
| Mao guo xi ye teng | MALAKATMON | Tetracera scandens | ||
| Mao Ken | Speargrass | KOGON | Imperata cylindrica | |
| Mao-kao Ts'ai | Ti-hsia chen-chu, mao gao cai | Underground pearl | BAIN | Drosera peltata |
| Ma-ch'ih Hsien | Lao-shu erh | Mouse's ear | OLASIMAN | Portulaca oleraceo L. |
| Mang guo | Mango | MANGA | Mangifera indica | |
| Mao suan jiang | Goldenberry | LOBO-LOBOHAN | Physalis peruviana Linn. | |
| Ma-pien Ts'ao | Lung-ya ts'ao | Dragon teeth grass | VERBENA | Verbena officinalis L. |
| Ma-ying Tan | Ts'ou-ts'ao | Stink grass | KANTUTAY | Lantana camara L. |
| Ma-yuen | Job's tears | KATIGBI | Coix lachryma | |
| Mo Li Hua | Jasmine | SAMPAGUITA | Jasminum sambac | |
| Mu Chin | Chao-k'ai mu-lo | Morning-opening-and-evening-close | GUMAMELANG-ASUL | Hibiscus syriacus L. |
| Mu Lan | Yeh lan-chih-tzu | Wild blue twigs | TINA-TINAAN | Indigofera tinctoria L. |
| Mu Pi | Y'u mu-pi, mu-pieh-tzu | Spiny bitter cucumber | BALBAS-BAKIRO | Momordica cochinchinesis |
| No-tao Ken | Rice | PALAI | Oryza sativa L. | |
| O-pu-sh'ih | Chin ti-lo | Brocade carpet) | HARANGAN | Centipeda minima Linn. |
| Pa-chi-t'ien | ULASIMANG ASO | Bacopa monniera | ||
| Pa-so Ma | Ch'ou ts'ao | Stink weed | SAUKO | Sambucus javanica Reinw. |
| Pa-tou | TUBA | Croton tiglium L. | ||
| Pai-chu Shu | Man-shan hsiang | Whole mountain fragrant | IDSA | Gaultheria cumingiana Vidal |
| Pai-hua She-she Ts'ao | She-chen ts'ao | Snake-needle grass | ULASIMAN KALAT | Oldenlandia diffusa Willd. |
| Pai-niu Tan | Pai-mien feng | White-faced wind | DAMONG-MABAHO | Inula cappa DC. |
| Pao mi | Yu mi xy, Yu Shu shu | Corn | MAIS | Zea mays |
| Pien-tou | Pai-pien-tou | BATAU | Dolichos lablab | |
| Pin-lang | BUNGA | Arecha catechu Linn. | ||
| P'i-li | Mu-lien | Wood lotus | CREEPING FIG | Ficus pumila L. |
| P'i-ma | Hung p'i, ta ma-tzu | Red castor bean, 'cannabis' | TANGAN-TANGAN | Ricinus communis Linn. |
| Pinyin | Hanxiu cao | Bashful mimosa | MAKAHIYA | Mimosa pudica |
| Po-ho | Lung-nao po-ho | Camphor mint | HIERBA BUENA | Mentha arvensis L |
| Po-hsi | Chin-kang t'eng | Study vine | SARSAPARILANG-CHINA | Smilax china Linn. |
| Pu tao | Rose apple | TAMPOI | Syzygium jambos | |
| Pu tao you | Grapefruit / Pomelo | SUHA | Citrus decumana Linn. | |
| P'u-ti Wu-sung | Shen-chin ts'ao | Sinew extending herb | LAMON BABAE | Lycopodium cernuum L. |
| Ren dong teng | Jin yin hua | Woodbine | HONEYSUCKLE | Lonicera japonica Thunb. |
| Rong shu | Chinese banyan | MARABUTAN | Ficus microcarpa | |
| Sang Chih | Mulberry | AMORAS | Morus alba Linn. | |
| San ye man jing | Man jing | Three-leaved chaste tree | LAGUNDING-DAGAT | Vitex trifolia |
| Shan nai | DUSOL | Kaempferia galanga Linn. | ||
| Shan-Yao | Tzu-t'i chi | Purple ladder | UBI-UBIHAN | Dioscorea batatas |
| She-kan | Lao-chun shan | Lord's fan | ABANICO | Belamcanda chinensis Linn. |
| She niu tou | Field sow thistle | LAMLAMPAKA | Sonchus arvensis | |
| Shen jin cao | Common clubmoss | LICOPODIO | Lycopodium clavatum | |
| Shen xiang cao | Ngau sat chou | Hyssop | HYSSOP | Hyssopus officinalis |
| Shi cao | Yarrow | MILFOIL | Achillea millefolium | |
| Shih-chun-tzu | NIOG-NIOGAN | Quisqualis indica Linn. | ||
| Shu-ch'u Ts'ao | Shu-erh ts'ao | Rat's ear grass | BADOK | Gnaphalium multiceps Wall. |
| Shui Ch'ang-p'u | Pai ch'ang-p'u | White calamus | LUBIGAN | Acorus calamus L. |
| Shui Lung | Kuo-t'ang she | Pond-crossing snake | SIGANG-DAGAT | Jussiaea repens L. |
| Shui ye | Nipa palm | NIPA | Nypa fruticans | |
| Suan | Hsiao Suan | Garlic | BAUANG | Allium sativum |
| Suan guo | Tree sorrel | KAMIAS | Averroha bilimbi | |
| Ta Fu-p'i | BUNGA | Areca catechu L. | ||
| Ta Hui | Pa-chiao hyu-hsiang | SANKE | Illicium anisatum | |
| Ta Tou | Hei-tou, Tou-ch-ih | UTAU | Glycine max Merr. | |
| Ti Huang | Sheng-ti-huang | Crude figwort | ULASIMANG ASO | Rehmannia glutinosa Gaertn. |
| Ti Tan-t'ou | Ts'ao hsieh-ti | Straw sandals | DILA DILA | Elephantopus scaber Linn. |
| T'u Ching-chieh | Hu-ku hsiang | Fragrant tiger bones | ALPASOTIS | Chenopodium ambrosiodes L. |
| Tsa-chiang Ts'ao | Huang-hua ts'ao | Yellow-flower grass | TAINGAN-DAGA | Oxalis corniculata Linn. |
| Tung-kua P'i | Tung-kua-jen | White gourd melon | KONDOL | Beningcasa hispida |
| Tu ren shen | Jewels of Opar | TALINUM | Talinum paniculatum | |
| Tzu Hui | Wu-chao chin-lung | Five-claw golden dragon | MELENDRES | Lagerstroemia indica Linn. |
| Tz'u Hsien-ts'ai | Yeh hsien-ts'ai | Wild amaranth | URAI | Amaranthus spinosus Linn. |
| Wang Kua | T'o-kua | Local gourd | MELON-MELONAN | Trichosanthes cucumeroides |
| Wang ye kui | Shrub sunflower | WILD SUNFLOWER | Tithonia diversiflolia | |
| Wu-kentaso (Taiwan) | Kume | Love vine | KAUAD-KAWARAN | Cassytha filiformis |
| Wu-shui Ko | TUIA | Pouzolzia zeylanica | ||
| Wu zhu yu | Mile-a-minute vine | MORNING GLORY | Ipomoea cairica | |
| Xiang Bao Jiang | Red ginger lily | TORCH GINGER | Etlingera elatior | |
| Xiang ri kui | Sunflower | MIRASOL | Helianthus annuus | |
| Xiang zhu la jiao | Bishop's weed | DAMORO | Carum copticum | |
| Xiao guo rou tuo guo | Xiao guo tai dong qi | Marking nut tree | LIGAS | Semecarpus cuneiformis |
| Xi mi zong | Xi gu ye zi | Sago palm | SAGU | Metroxylon sagu |
| Xi sheng teng | Velvet leaf | SANSAU | Cissampelos pareira | |
| Xue sian | Blood leaf | DAHONG PULA | Iresine herbstii | |
| Yang-t'i Ts'ao | I-tien hung | A-drop-of-red | TAGULINAW | Emilia sonchiflolia Linn. |
| Yan yao shui lian | Lotus lily | LAUAS | Nymphaea nouchali | |
| Ye gao liang | Sorghum | BATAD | Sorghum bicolor | |
| Ye gu | Forest ghost flower | DAPONG-TUBO | Aeginetia indica Linn. | |
| Yeh Chu-hua | Chin-ch'ien chu | Golden-coin chrysanthemum | MANSANILLA | Chrysanthemum indicum Linn. |
| Ye lai xiang | Yue xia xiang | Tuberose | AZUCENA | Polianthes tuberosa |
| You zong | Oil palm tree | AFRICAN OIL PALM | Elaeis guineensis | |
| Yuan-sui | Yen sui-ts'aw | Banquet coriander | KULANTRO | Coriandrum sativum Linn. |
| Yu-chin | DILAU | Curcuma longa Linn. | ||
| Yu jin | E zhu, E shu | Zedoary root | LUYA-LUYAHAN | Curcuma zedoaria |
| Yu rui | Fish-killer tree | PUTAT | Barringtonia racemosa | |
| Zhao wa xiang mao | La ding mei, feng mao | Citronella grass | CITRONELLA | Cymbopogon winterianus |
| Zhou mian cao | Ceylon slitwort | GUMA-GUMA | Leucas zeylanica Linn. | |
| Zhu Jiao | Tree of kings | TUNGKOD-PARE | Cordyline fruticosa | |
| Zhu Ye Jiao | BAMBAN | Donax cannaeformis | ||
| Zhu zai cao | Sweetbroom | MALAANIS | Scoporia dulcis | |
| Zong ye gou wei cao | zhu tou cao, zong ye cao | Palm grass | AGUSAIS | Setaria palmifolia Stapf. |
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