• FEATURE ARTICLES • PLANTS • UPDATES • |
Herbal Supplements: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly |
The Ancestral House: Haunted No More |
MEDICINAL PLANTS |
The Story Behind the Medicinal Plant Compilation. (A Plantologist's Journey / Updated 9/2023) |
The Complete Updated List of Philippine Medicinal Plants in Tagalog and English | _
List of Understudied Philippine Medicinal Plants |
Abuse and Plagiarism of the Compilation on Philippine Medicinal Plants Under the Guise of Fair Use |
List of Plants with Known Toxicity |
Herb-Drug Interactions |
RECENT MEDICINAL PLANT UPDATES |
Pandan (Screw pine) 7/11 |
Shanghai beauty (Peregrina) 7/12 |
Pandan-mabango (Fragrant Pandan) 7/13 |
Niyog (Coconut) 7/13 |
Poinsettia (Christmas flower) 7/14 |
Alas doce (Hemp hibiscus, Kenaf) 7/15 |
Baino (Sacred lotus) 7/16 |
Kolitis (Slender amaranth) 7/18 |
Keeled clubmoss (Keeled tassel fern) 7/18 |
Gumamelang asul (Blue hibiscus) 7/20 |
Kubamba (Cow foot leaf / Wild pepper) 7/21 |
Kayam (Tahiti chestnut) 7/22 |
Kolintang violeta (Philippine violet) 7/23 |
Coral berry (Hen's eyes / Coral ardisia) 7/24 |
Oriental pepper (Oriental persicary) 7/25 |
Milfoil (Yarrow) 7/31 |
Hagimit (Cluster fig tree) 8/2 |
Almaciga (Philippine agathis) 8/10 |
Palong-manok (Red cockscomb) 8/14 |
Amaiit (Rukam / Indian plum) 8/15 |
Palosapis (Anisoptera thurifera) 8/17 |
Karanda (Bengal currant / Christ's thorn) 8/18 |
Kasuy (Cashew) 8/20 |
Lamlampaka (Field sow thistle) 8/22 |
Hibau (Bridal couch tree) 8/22 |
Puto (Mysore thorn / Shoofly) 8/23 |
Golden shower (Spectacular cassia) 8/26 |
Tsampakang pula (Joy perfume tree) 8/29 |
Lunas (Lunasia amara / Lamara) 9/1 |
Seru walai (Fringed spiderflower) 9/3 |
Saging-saging (Horned mangrove) 9/4 |
Rosas de Japon (Chrysanthemum) 9/10 |
Radicchio (Chicory) 9/12 |
Mangostan (Purple mangosteen) 9/13 |
Silu (Fire flame bush) 9/15 |
Dapdap (December tree) 9/16 |
Kintsay (Celery) 9/19 |
Taba-ahas (Mountain knot-grass) 9/21 |
Panapanarahan (Wild hops / Kidney bush) 9/22 |
Malatiki (Indian willow) 9/23 |
Kiapo (Water cabbage / Water lettuce) 9/26 |
Tungkod-pare (Good luck plant / Ti plant) 10/2 |
Kalamansanai (Philippine almond) 10/3 |
Pugo-pugo (Nut sedge / Green kyllinga) 10/4 |
Puso-puso (Indian laurel) 10/4 |
Payang-payang (Angel locks) 10/5 |
Corana de espina (Crown of thorns) 10/6 |
Rambutan (Ramboutanier) 10/7 |
Hamboro (Pitted aglaia) 10/9 |
African talisay (Madagascar almond) 10/10 |
Tinduk-tindukan (River mangrove) 10/11 |
Abutra (Yellow fruit moonseed) 10/11 |
Katil (Chinese bush carrot) 10/12 |
Yerba buena (Menthol mint) 10/14 |
Paperbark tree (Cajeput oil tree) 10/15 |
Talahib (Wild cane) 10/15 |
Tubo (Sugarcane) 10/16 |
Bawang (Garlic) 10/17 |
Abang-abang (Red tree vine) 10/18 |
Purple milletia (Chicha) 10/19 |
Kulutkulutan (Chinese burr) 10/21 |
Indian rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia) 10/22 |
Estrella (Star of Bethlehem) 10/25 |
Pink trumpet tree (Pink poui) 10/25 |
Tambu-tambu (Cedar mangrove) 10/28 |
Malasandia (Tiger foot morning glory) 10/29 |
Santan (Red ixora / Jungle flame) 10/30 |
Kaki (Japanese persimmon) 10/31 |
Sambong (Blumea camphor) 11/1 |
Mangostan (Purple mangosteen) 11/2 |
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RECENT AND NEW MEDICINAL PLANT ENTRIES (2024) |
Broadleaf holly (Ilex asprella) 12/25 |
Ngamey (Orange wild rhea) 12/27 |
Malakabuan (False olive) 12/28 |
Edkoyan (Gutta percha tree) 1/2 |
Linaunau (Luna nut) 1/4 |
Kalimutain (Mossman mahogany) 1/8 |
Komintana (Citrine myrobalan) 1/11 |
Lunas kahoy (Clusterberry) 1/20 |
Talimughat taas (Friesodielsia lanceolata) 1/21 |
Lunas-buyo (Spiked pepper / Matico tree) 1/23 |
Abubu (Pangi / Grandifolia tree) 1/24 |
Salibutbut (Voacanga foetida) 1/25 |
Kangko (Rohituka tree) 1/29 |
Achacha (Orange mangosteen) 1/31 |
Bunya-bunya (Bunya pine) 2/6 |
Para rubber (Rubber tree) 2/7 |
Balikbikan (Drypetes longifolia) 2/16 |
Lucky bean tree (Wild olive / Amulet tree) 2/19 |
Kanarem (Malayan ebony) 2/21 |
Manggasinoro (Damar / White meranti) 2/24 |
Halimukon (Mexican rubber tree / Uletree) 2/29 |
Ice cream bean (Guaba) 3/6 |
Taluto (Bellflower sterculia) 3/10 |
Anii (Purple coral bean) 3/11 |
Butong-manok (Villaria odorata) 3/16 |
Tungaw (Harlequin glory bower) 3/17 |
Pingka-pingkahan (Indian trumpet tree) 3/27 |
Malabunga (Common false laurel) 3/28 |
Kalibaian (Indian heynea) 4/1 |
Anislag (White berry bush) 4/2 |
Lupisan (Great Malay bean) 4/4 |
Asaas (Griffith's ash / Philippine ash) 4/4 |
Malagoso (Erect carpet weed) 4/5 |
Tanaua (Koda tree / Silky ash) 4/5 |
Tipuho (Treculianus breadfruit) 4/6 |
Tez-mui (Shiny-leaf prickly ash) 4/8 |
Trumpet eugenia (Trumpet satinash) 4/10 |
Siau (Common yellow-stem fig) 4/11 |
Tapinag-bundok (Sterculia cordata) 4/17 |
Katag (Red grape tree) 4/18 |
Alangas (Barkberry fig) 4/19 |
Berdeng matang pusa (Green cat's eye) 4/20 |
Sininsing (Ringed ficus) 4/22 |
Bakauan-gubat (Fresh water mangrove) 4/24 |
Philippine ground orchid 4/26 |
Spiral nightshade (Solanum spirale) 4/27 |
Talisaian (Four-petal aglaia) 4/29 |
Ahuket (Packing leaf) 5/1 |
Rumdul (Romduol) 5/2 |
Tiga (Antidesma tomentosum) 5/5 |
Ligas (Semecarpus cuneiformis) 5/10 |
Lampakanay (Oriental cattail) 5/14 |
Tiaui (Panicled crypteronia) 5/17 |
Anoran (Hairy clerodendrum) 5/21 |
Sorsogon lanete (Smooth wrightia) 5/25 |
Aunasin (Sawtooth ardisia) 6/10 |
Lotok (Rose myrtle) 6/15 |
Manggis (Honey bee tree / Tualang bee tree) 7/6 |
Puting anghel (White angel / Arctic snow) 7/10 |
Eximia (Aglaia eximia) 7/11 |
Rock tassel fern (Fir clubmoss) 7/17 |
Spindle tree (Climbing euonymus) 7/23 |
Balat-buwaya tree (Forest coffee tree) 7/26 |
Tiagkot (Monkey pod) 7/28 |
Patayud (Tree heliotrope / Octopus bush) 7/30 |
Pagatpat baye (Mangrove apple) 8/4 |
Lubang-dapdap (Prickly coral tree) 8/6 |
Banilad (Hairy sterculia) 8/8 |
Salong-salong (Narig / Stellate-hair vatica) 8/10 |
Tawi-tawi narig (Resak ) 8/12 |
Bagolan (Yellow mahogany) 8/14 |
Salingkugi (White flower albizia) 8/16 |
Batik (Japanese eurya) 8/21 |
Pandakaking gubat (Milkwood) 8/24 |
Malasambong gubat (Tree vernonia) 8/25 |
Balu (Kou / Kerosene tree) 8/27 |
Kamuling (Microcos triflora var. triflora) 8/30 |
Amututin (Tasmannia piperita / Sapal) 8/31 |
Ginlin (Twin apple) 9/1 |
Pagatpat (Sweet-scented mangrove apple) 9/5 |
Ulayan (Celeb oak) 9/6 |
Batungaw (Red lip / Kelat oil) 9/9 |
Bankalon (Perfume flower tree) 9/11 |
Gadong-gadon (Coralberry) 9/24 |
Loquat (Chinese plum) 9/29 |
Alanday (Suji / Dragon's blood palm) 10/1 |
Bahilud (Buchanania insignis) 10/3 |
Kalong (Firefly mangrove tree) 10/20 |
Gapas-gapas bae (Fireweed) 10/24 |
Beberas (Curved flower chassalia) 10/27 |
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Among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, who had been taking statins, there was substantially greater than 40% rediction in mortality and greater than 25% reduction in risk of developing a severe outcome. (Medscape Medical News) |
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