Top 10 Medicinal Plants

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Scientific name: Cassia alata L.

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Akapulko

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Family Name: Fabaceae

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Akapulko

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Common Names: Katanda, andadasi, palochina, seven golden candle sticks, bayabas-bayabasan

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Akapulko

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Plant used for anti-fungal, athlete's foot and scabies

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Akapulko

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Scientific name: Momordica charantia (L.) DC

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Ampalaya

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Family name: Cucurbitaceae

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Ampalaya

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Lowers blood sugar, fertility regulation.

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Ampalaya

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Scientific name: Alium sativum L.

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Bawang

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Family name: Liliaceae

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Bawang

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Lowers blood cholesterol level, antiseptic, for hypertension, for tooth ache

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Bawang

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Scientific name: Psidium guajava L.

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Guava

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Family name: Myrtaceae

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Guava

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Antidiarrhea, antiseptic, for gargle and toothache

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Guava

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Scientific name: Vitex negundo L.

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Lagundi

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Family name: Verbenaceae

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Lagundi

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For coughs, colds, fever and asthma. Can be used for dysentery. For skin diseases (dermatitis and scabies), ulcer, and eczema. For headache, rheumatism, sprain, contusion, and insect bites.

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Lagundi

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Scientific name: Quisqualis indica L.

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Niyog-niyogan

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Family: Combretaceae

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Niyog-niyogan

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Common names: tartaraok, balitadham, rangoon creeper, chinese honeysuckle, liane vermifuge

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Niyog-niyogan

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Forn antihelmentic, headache

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Niyog-niyogan

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Scientific name: Blumea balsamiferra L. DC

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Sambong

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Family: Compositae

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Sambong

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Common name: lakad-bulan, ngai camphor

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Sambong

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For diuretics

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Sambong

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Scientific name: Carmona retusa (vahl)

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Tsaang gubat

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Family: Boraginaceae

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Tsaang gubat

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For pills, gastroenteritis, gargle, diarrhea, and stomachache

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Tsaang gubat

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Scientific name: Peperomia pellucida

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Ulasimang bato

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Family: Piperaceae

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Yerba buena

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For gout, rheumatic paims, antihyperucemic, lowers uric acid

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Ulasimang bato

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Scientific name: Clinopodium douglasii

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Yerba buena

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Family: Labiateae

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Yerba buena

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For pain, coughs, colds, nausea, dizziness, and pruritos

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Yerba buena