The Philippine medicinal plant entrees now number over 440 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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| Ai syn: Shen-ai, hsi-ai (fine mugwort); DAMONG
MARIA Artemisia
vulgaris Linn. Ch'en P'i DARANGHITA Citrus reticulata Blanco Chia-chu-t'ao syn: Chiu-chieh chung (nine swollen nodes); ADELFA Nehrium indicum Chiang-t'i LUYA Zingiber officinale Rose Ch'iang-wei mei syn: K'ung-hsin t'eng (hollow vine); SAGMIT Rubus rosaefolius Chiao-ch'uang syn: Chuang-yuan ts'ao (highest Hanlin scholar grass); Rubus rosaefolius Chi-hsueh Ts'ao syn: K'ou-tzu ts'ao (button grass) TAKIP KOHOL Centella asiatica Linn. Chih-tzu syn: Huang chih-tzu (yellow gardenia) ROSAL Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. Chin-kuo Lan-sui syn: Ti-tan (earth egg); LAGTANG Tinospora capillipes Chin-yen Hua syn: Yen hua t'eng (silver-flower vine); JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera japonica Ch'e-ch'ien syn: Chu erh-to (hog's ear); LANTING Plantago major Ch'ien-chin T'eng syn: Shan wu-k'uei (mountain black turtle); MALABUTA Stephania hernandifolia Ch'in-chiu LIMANG-SUGAT Justicia gendarussa Linn. Ch'ing Chu syn: Wei-hsieh (withering leaf); IKMO Piper betle Linn. Ch'ing-kuo PILI Canarum album Ch'ing-tai TINATINAAN Indigofera tinctoria Linn. Ch'i-yeh Lien syn: O-chang ch'ai (goosefoot wood); GALAMAI Schefflera arboricola Hyata Chiu-li Kuang syn: Yeh chu-hua (wild daisy ); LANOT Senecio scandens Ch-ueh-ming tzu syn: Ts'ao Ch-ueh-ming KATANDA Cassia tora Linn. Chu-ma syn: Ch'ing-ma (blue nettle) pai-mi (white nettle); RAMIE Boehmeria nivea Linn. Chuan Pai syn: Chiu-ming wang (life-saver king); PAKONG TULOG Selagenella tamariscina Fei-yang Ts'ao syn: Ju-chih ts'ao (milk herb); GATAS GATAS Euphorbia hirta L. Hai-chin-sha syn: Yin-chin t'eng (sinew hardening vine); NITONG PULA Lygodium japonicum Hei Chih-ma LINGA Sesamum indicum Hei Mu-erh syn: Mu erh (wood ears), yun-erh (cloud ears) TAINGAN-DAGA Auricularia auricula-judae Ho-tzu KOMINTANA Terminalia chebula Retz. Hsi Ch'ien PUT Siegesbeckia orientalis Linn. Hsi Ts-ao syn: Hung hsi-ts-ao (red madder); MANKIT Rubia cordifolia Hsiang-fu syn: T'ien-t'ou ts'ao (field sedge) MUTHA Cyperus rotundus Linn. Hsiao-hui syn: Hsiao-hui-hsiang (fragrant fennel); ANIS Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Hsien Mao syn: Tu-chiao hsien-mao; TALOANGI Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. Hsien-niu KAMOKAMOTIHAN Ipomoea nil Roth. Huang Ching syn: Chiang ts'ao (sauce grass); LAGUNDI Vitex negundo Linn. Huang-hua syn: Hung lan-hua (red orchid); KASUBHA Carthamus tinctorius Linn. Huang Tu syn: Huang-yao-tzu (yellow kidney); UBI-UBIHAN Dioscorea bulbifera Linn. Hu-chia PAMINTA Piper nigrum Linn. Hu-lu UPO Lagenaria vulgaris I-chi-kao syn: fei-t-ien wu-sung (sky flying centipede); luan-t-oufa (unkept hair) MILFOIL Achillea sibirica Ledeb. I-chi-Huang-hua syn: Huang-hua ts'ao (yellow-flowered grass); TANTANDUK Solidago virgaurea I-I syn: Niao-chu-tzu (urine pearl); ADLAI Coix lachryma-jobi Linn. Kou-chi syn: Mao kou-erh (hairy puppy); BORABOR Cibotium barometz Linn. Ku-ya PALAI Oryza sativa Linn. K'u chi syn: Hsiang-ling ts'ao (tinkling bell grass); PANTUG PANTUGAN Physalis pubescens Linn. K'u Lien syn: Tz'u-hua shu (purple flower tree); PARAISO Melia azedarach Linn. Lai-fu-tzu Ts-ao LABANOS Raphanus sativus Linn. La-liao Ts'ao syn: Hung la-liao (red smartweed); BUDING Polygonum hydropiper Linn. Lien-tzu BAINO Nolumbo nucifera alba Linn. Lu syn: Luken, wei-ken (roots of bullrushes); TAMBO Phragmites communis Lung Kuei syn: Yeh la-chiaw (wild pepper); Lubi-lubi Solanum nigrum Linn. Man-t'ien-hsing syn: P'ien'ti ch'ing (green groundcover); KANAPA Hydrocotyle rotundifolia Man-t'-o-lo Tu syn: Nao-yang hua (goat-provoking flower), la-pa hua (trumpet flower); TALONG PUNAI Datura metel Mao Ken KOGON Imperata cylindrica Mao-kao Ts'ai syn: Ti-hsia chen-chu (imderground pearl) BAIN Drosera peltata Ma-ch'ih Hsien syn: Lao-shu erh (mouse's ear); OLASIMAN Portulaca oleraceo L. Ma-pien Ts'ao syn: Lung-ya ts'ao (dragon teeth grass); VERBENA Verbena officinalis L. Ma-ying Tan syn: Ts'ou-ts'ao (stink grass); KANTUTAY Lantana camara L. Mu Chin syn: Chao-k'ai mu-lo (morning-opening-and-evening-close); GUMAMELANG-ASUL Hibiscus syriacus L. Mu Lan syn: Yeh lan-chih-tzu (wild blue twigs); TINA-TINAAN Indigofera tinctoria L. Mu Pi syn: Y'u mu-pi, mu-pieh-tzu; PATOLANG-UAK Momordica cochinchinesis No-tao Ken PALAI Oryza sativa L. O-pu-sh'ih syn: Chin ti-lo (brocade carpet); HARANGAN Centipeda minima Linn. Pa-chi-t'ien ULASIMANG ASO Bacopa monniera Pa-so Ma syn: Ch'ou ts'ao (stink weed); SAUKO Sambucus javanica Reinw. Pa-tou TUBA Croton tiglium L. Pai-chu Shu syn: Man-shan hsiang (whole mountain fragrant); Idsa Gaultheria cumingiana Vidal Pai-hua She-she Ts'ao syn: She-chen ts'ao (snake-needle grass); ULASIMAN KALAT Oldenlandia diffusa Willd. Pai-niu Tan syn: Pai-mien feng (white-faced wind); DAMONG-MABAHO Inula cappa DC. Pien-tou (Pai-pien-tou) BATAU Dolichos lablab Pin-lang BUNGA Arecha catechu Linn. P'i-li syn: Mu-lien (wood lotus); CREEPING FIG Ficus pumila L. P'i-ma syn: Hung p'i (red castor bean), ta ma-tzu ('cannabis'); TANGAN-TANGAN Ricinus communis Linn. Po-ho syn: Lung-nao po-ho (camphor mint); HIERBA BUENA Mentha arvensis L. Po-hsi syn: Chin-kang t'eng (study vine); SARSAPARILANG-CHINA Smilax china Linn. P'u-ti Wu-sung syn: Shen-chin ts'ao (sinew extending herb); LAMON BABAE Lycopodium cernuum L. Sang Chih AMORAS Morus alba Linn. Shan-Yao syn: Tzu-t'i chi (purple ladder); UBI-UBIHAN Dioscorea batatas She-kan syn: Lao-chun shan (the lord's fan) ABANICO Belamcanda chinensis Linn. Shih-chun-tzu NIOG-NIOGAN Quisqualis indica Linn. Shu-ch'u Ts'ao syn: Shu-erh ts'ao (rat's ear grass); BADOK Gnaphalium multiceps Wall. Shui Ch'ang-p'u syn: Pai ch'ang-p'u (white calamus); LUBIGAN Acorus calamus L. Shui Lung syn: Kuo-t'ang she (pond-crossing snake); SIGANG-DAGAT Jussiaea repens L. Suan (Hsiao Suan) (garlic); BAUANG Allium sativum Ta Fu-p'i BUNGA Areca catechu L. Ta Hui syn: Pa-chiao hyu-hsiang; SANKE Illicium anisatum Ta Tou syn: Hei-tou; UTAU Glycine max Merr. Ti Huang syn: Sheng-ti-huang (crude figwort); ULASIMANG ASO Rehmannia glutinosa Gaertn. Ti Tan-t'ou syn: Ts'ao hsieh-ti (straw sandals); DILA DILA Elephantopus scaber Linn. T'u Ching-chieh syn: Hu-ku hsiang (fragrant tiger bones); ALPASOTIS Chenopodium ambrosiodes L. Tou-ch-ih UTAU Glycine max Tsa-chiang Ts'ao syn: Huang-hua ts'ao (yellow-flower grass); TAINGAN-DAGA Oxalis corniculata Linn. Tung-kua P'i syn: Tung-kua-jen; KONDOL Beningcasa hispida Tzu Hui syn: Wu-chao chin-lung (five-claw golden dragon); MELENDRES Lagerstroemia indica Linn. Tz'u Hsien-ts'ai syn: Yeh hsien-ts'ai (wild amaranth) URAI Amaranthus spinosus Linn. Wang Kua syn: T'o-kua (local gourd); MELON-MELONAN Trichosanthes cucumeroides Wu-shui Ko TUIA Pouzolzia zeylanica Yang-t'i Ts'ao syn: I-tien hung (a-drop-of-red); TAGULINAW Emilia sonchiflolia Linn. Yeh Chu-hua syn: Chin-ch'ien chu (golden-coin chrysanthemum); MANSANILLA Chrysanthemum indicum Linn. Yuan-sui syn: Yen sui-ts'aw (banquet coriander); KULANTRO Coriandrum sativum Linn. Yu-chin DILAU Curcuma longa Linn. |
