• FEATURE ARTICLES • PLANTS • UPDATES • |
| It's Text-Your-Hero Time Again! 11/25 |
| Netanyahu's genocide in Gaza |
| The HIV Epidemic and the Failure of Sex Education: The Meddlesome Church? |
| The Comic Failure of Language in Sex Education in the Philippines |
| 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 9/2025) |
| 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 |
| Parol-parolan (Ballon vine / Heart pea) 11/5 |
Malakatmon (Stone leaf) 11/8 |
Salingkugay (Elliptic archidendron) 11/13 |
Tagulinaw (Lilac tasselflower) 11/14 |
| Bayating (Tinomiscium petiolare) 11/14 |
Sansau (Velvet leaf) 11/15 |
Malasambung (Dogtail) 11/16 |
Green wax flower (Sneeze wort) 11/17 |
| Lanete (Pubescent wrightia) 11/17 |
Shui mei (Sacred buddhist / Water jasmine) 11/17 |
Espada (Spear plant) 11/19 |
Kalamitmit (Yellow merremia) 11/22 |
| Kalog-kalog (Rattleweed) 12/1 |
Labuag (Bush sorrel / Wild sour) 12/1 |
Ilang-ilang vine (Vine of love) 12/4 |
Buñga (Areca nut palm) 12/7 |
| Bakaig (Fever nut / Ticanto crista) 12/9 |
Lirio (Pink-striped spider lily) 12/17 |
Peacock moss (Peacock spikemoss) 12/18 |
Golden penda (Yellow myrtle) 12/20 |
| Pungapung (Corpse flower) 12/24 |
Salasik-lupa (Shrubby false buttonweed) 12/26 |
Patatas (Potato) 12/29 |
Sibuyas (Onion) 12/30 |
| Balimbing (Carambola / Starfruit) 1/2 |
Red bottlebrush (Weeping bottlebrush) 1/5 |
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| RECENT AND NEW MEDICINAL PLANT ENTRIES (2025-2026) |
| Ribbed orange gourd (Costate snake gourd) 9/6 |
White stickpea (White tassel flower) 9/9 |
Nodding malvaviscus (Sleeping hibiscus) 9/9 |
Chaya (Spinach tree) 9/13 |
| Small knotweed (Polygonum plebeium) 9/21 |
Palo-santo (Ant tree / Long John) 9/25 |
Stinging tree (Dendrocnide stimulans) 1020 |
Nito-nitoan (Maidenhair creeper) 1023 |
| Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) 10/24 |
White lady (Sweet clockvine) 10/26 |
Kalalang (Indian star apple) 10/28 |
Frangipani vine (Chonemorpha fragrans) 11/1 |
| Gabing-cebu (New cocoyam / Taioba) 11/4 |
Cinnamon mistletoe (Scurrula parasitica) 11/6 |
Chinese mistletoe (Mulberry mistletoe) 11/9 |
Kamiing (Broad-leaved cherry tree) 11/10 |
| Red-spike mistletoe (Mistletoe tree) 11/12 |
Indian teak (Damnacanthus indicus) 11/20 |
Tikos-maiadon (Pinnate-leaf rosewood) 11/24 |
Zanonia (Cirpota / Zanonia indica) 11/26 |
| Balakbak (Yellow pea bush / Sesbania) 11/27 |
Malamalunggai (Limestone cassia) 11/28 |
Dumela (Wild cucumber) 11/30 |
Bulai laua (Blue rattleweed) 12/3 |
| Alakai (Broadleaf fissistigma) 12/4 |
Sangyo (Huberantha jenkinsii) 12/5 |
Maasia (Maasia glauca) 12/6 |
Paipai (Fingersop) 12/6 |
| Buntot-soro (Asian foxtail) 12/10 |
Narrowleaf morning glory 12/11 |
Hairy cowpea / Yellow vigna 12/15 |
Palmita / Angel fan flower 12/16 |
| Puting klober (White clover) 12/19 |
Trefle gros (Winged-stalked desmodium) 12/2 |
Salibangon (Three-leaved pollia) 12/24 |
Pisang-pisang (Meiogyne virgata) 12/26 |
| Creeping spikemoss (Selaginella involvens) 12/28 |
Devil pepper (Rauvolfia verticillata) 1/2 |
Secamone (Corky milk vine) 1/3 |
Asistasia (Zamboangenita / Chinese violet) 1/4 |
| Ganda (Chives / Allium schoenoprasum) 1/7 |
Sibuyas na mura (Welsh onion) 1/8 |
Endiba (Endive) 1/9 |
Black-eyed Susa (Yellow thunbergia) 1/11 |
| FEATURE ARTICLES |
 The Bahay Kubo Song
it's not really about the "small native hut". It's more a vegetable garden song — a vegetarian's anthem.
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| Sabong |
Edsa Shrine |
Yucky & Yummy Cuisine |
Philippine Cuisine |
| Anting-anting |
Albularyo |
Quiapo |
Tiaong |
| Balut |
Sabong / Cockfighting (Updated May 2024) |
Pasma |
Nazarene festival 2012 |
| Bales |
Bangungot |
Lambanog |
Nazarene festival 2016 |
| Decibels |
Beke (Mumps) |
Suob (A Postpartum Ritual) |
Philippine Cuisine |
| OFWs, Heroes? . . . No |
Noise |
Book of Cows |
Annulment |
| A Collection of Anonymous and Ephemeral Prose and Poetry |
Heroes |
Nga-nga (Betel nut chewing) |
| The Comic Failure of Language in Sex Education in the Philippines |
Hazing |
Return of the Naytib |
| Expiration Dates of Drugs: Myths, Do's and Don'ts |
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| The Predicatalbe Failure of HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention in the Philippines |
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| HIV/AIDS in the Philippines: Window of Opportunity or Predictable ilures / An Opinion |
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| Papaya for Dengue: The Case for Alternative Therapies |
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| The Case for Medical Marijuana (Oct 2017) |
Shabu |
| Deaths from Medical Errors / No. . . Doctors Are Not Allowed To Make Mistakes . . .But They Do. (May 2018) |
Triple Crown |
| Calling out Mr. Michael Tan: On Medicinal Plants and Nationalism (June 2018) |
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| The Case for Ivermectin (April 2021) |
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| THE WHITE HOUSE IN PULANG LUPA |
| The White House in Pulang Lupa • 2018 |
| New Art |
The Functional Owl |
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| A Nice Drone View of the White House |
| BOONDOCK STORIES |
| Medicine in the Boondocks |
The Lazy Filipino? . . . Not |
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| MEDICAL TOPICS / New • Updates • |
| Beer Calories |
Potassium |
Medical Radiation Exposure |
Bangungot |
| Trans Fat / A Primer |
Marijuana |
Gout |
Caffeine (Update: July 2025) |
| Expiration Dates of Drugs |
Body Piercing |
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| YesNoYesNoYesNo |
| Eggs |
Alcohol |
Coffee |
Caffeine |
| Medical News & Journal Article Finds |
Statins Again Linked to Lower COVID19 Mortality
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) |
| Dangerous oleander is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID19 cure. / Also read: Adelfa / Nerium oleander |
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