Medicinal Plants (Halamang Gamot)
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Sunday, April 15th, 2012Family • Lauraceae Abukado Persea americana AVOCADO You li Scientific names Common names Persea gratissima Gaertn. Abokado (Ceb.) Persea americana Mill. Aguacate (Span.) Laurus persea Linn. Alligator pear (Engl.) Avocado (Engl.) You li (Chin.) Botany Abukado is a medium-sized tree reaching a height of up to 10 to 15 meters. Leaves are alternate, leathery, [...]
Medicinal Plant: Gingko
Saturday, April 14th, 2012Family • Ginkgoaceae Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba L. MAIDENHAIR TREE Pinyin Common Names Gingko Maidenhair tree (Engl.) Fossil tree (Engl.) Pinyin (Chin.) Kew tree General info One of the most ancient trees in existence, ginkgo biloba trees can live as long as 1000 years. its leaves are among the most extensively studied botanicals in use [...]
Medicinal Plant: Palmira
Saturday, April 7th, 2012Family • Arecaceae Palmira Borassus flabellifer PALMIRA PALM Common Names Fan palm Toddy palm Wine palm Tala palm Doub palm Botany The palmira palm grows to a height of 20 meters, with a straight trunk, ringed with leaf scars. It is the primary source of toddy, which is used as a beverage in tropical [...]
Medicinal Plant: Nipa
Saturday, April 7th, 2012Family • Arecaceae Nipa SASA Nipa fruticans Wurmb. NIPA PALM Shui ye Scientific names Common names Nipa fruticans Wurmb. Anipa (Ibn.) Nipa fruticans Thunb. Lasa (Tag.) Nipa fruticosa Lam. Nipa (S.-Fil.) Nipa litoralis Blanco Pauid (Tag.) Pawid (Tag.) Pinog (It.) Pinok (Ibn.) Saga (Sbl.) Sasa (Pamp., Tag.) Tata (Ibn.) Nipa palm (Engl.) Shui ye (Chin.) [...]
Medicinal Plant: Hairy-Fruited Eggplant
Thursday, April 5th, 2012Family • Solanaceae Tarambulo Solanum ferox Linn. HAIRY-FRUITED EGGPLANT Mao qie Scientific names Common names Solanum ferox Linn. Balbalusañgi (Ilk.) Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal Basula (Ibn.) Solanum trongum Poiret Dabutung (Sul.) Solanum hirsutum Roxb. Dagutung (Sul.) Solanum zeylanicum Blanco Kamadaka (Iv.) Tagatum (P. Bis.) Talong-ayam (Bik.) Talong-gubat (Tag.) Talong-talong (Tag.) Tarambolo (Tag.) Tarambulo (Tag.) Tarong-tarong (S. [...]
Medicinal Plant: Pakpak lawin
Thursday, April 5th, 2012Family • Polypodiaceae Pakpak lawin Drynaria quercifolia Linn. BASKET FERN Scientific names Common names Drynaria quercifolia Linn. Baga-baga (Pamp.) Polypodium quercifolium Gona-tibatib (Pamp.) Kabkab (Bis., Bik.) Kabkabin (Bis.) Kabkaban (Bis.) Kappa-pappa (Ilk.) Pako (Tag.) Paipai-amo (Tag.) Pakpak lawin (Tag.) Saga (Ig.) Basket fern (Engl.) Oak-leafed fern (Engl.) Pakpak-lauin is a local name for three different [...]
Medicinal Plant: Pakong buwaya
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012Family • Cyatheaceae Cyathea contaminans (Hook.) Copel GIANT FERN Scientific names Common names Cyathea contaminans (Hook.) Copel Pakong buwaya (Tag.) Cyathea latebrosa (Hook.) Copel Tree fern (Engl.) Cyathea tsangii Ching et S. K. Giant fern (Engl.) Alsophia latebrosa Wall ex Hook Pako and its variations is a local name shared by many medicinal plants: (1) [...]
Medicinal Plant: Ubi-ubihan
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012Dioscorea bulbifera Linn. AIR POTATO Huang du Family • Dioscoreaceae Scientific names Common names Dioscorea bulbifera Linn. Aribukbuk (Ilk.) Dioscorea heterophylla Roxb. Bayag-kabayo (Tag.) Dioscorea latifolia Benth. Dadakan (Bag.) Dioscorea oppositifolia Campbell Pulugan (Bik.) Dioscorea sativa Hort. Ubi-ubihan (Tag.) Dioscorea violacea Baudon Utong-utoñgan (Tag.) Dioscorrea tamifolia Salisb. Huang du (Chin.) Helmia bulbifera (L.) Kunth. Air [...]
Medicinal Plant: Labanos
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012Family • Cruciferae Raphanus sativus RADISH Lai-fu-tzu Ts-ao Scientific names Common names Raphanus sativus Linn. Labanos (Tag.) Rabanos (C. Bis., Span.) Lai-fu-tzu Ts-ao (Chin.) Radish (Engl.) Botany Labanos is a coarse, annual crop plant. Roots are fleshy, pungent and variable in size and form. Leaves are roughly hairy, the lower ones lyrate. Flowers are [...]
Spiral eucalyptus
Monday, March 19th, 2012Scientific name: Eucalyptus cinerea F. Muell. ex Benth Common names: Argyle apple (Engl.) Botany Spiral eucalyptus is a small tree with reddish brown, drooping branches. Leaves are opposite, stiff, leathery, silvery green to grayish blue, rounded, up to 7 centimeters across when young, becoming ovate to lanceolate, with a yellow midrib when mature. Distribution Native to [...]
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