TOP 10 MEDICINAL PLANTS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (PHILIPPINES)

Medicinal Plant Botanical Source Plant Part/s used Two Medicinal Benefits
1. Garlic / Bawang Alium sativum, Amaryllidaceae Clove Antihyperlipidemic & Antihypertension

2. Nagal Camphor / Sambong Blumea balsamifera, Asteraceae Leaves Anti-urolithiasis & Anti-diarrheal

3. Ringworm Bush / Akapulko Cassia alata, Fabaceae Leaves, Bark, Flowers Anti-fungal & Anti-bacterial

4. Mint / Yerba Buena Clinopodium douglasii, Lamiaceae Leaves Anti-asthma & Anti-inflammatory

5. Scorpion Bush / Tsaang-gubat Ehretia microphylla, Boraginaceae Leaves Anti-spasmodic &

6. Bitter Melon / Ampalaya Momordica charantia, Cucurbitaceae Leaves, Fruit Anti-diabetes & Antihypertension

7. Silver Bush / Ulasimang-buto Peperomia pellucida, Piperaceae Leaves Anti-hyperurisemia & Anti-gout

8. Guava / Bayabas Psidium guajava, Myrtaceae Leaves, Fruit Anti-bacterial & Antiseptic

9. Rangoon Creeper / Niyug-niyuogan Quisqualis indica, Combretaceae Seeds, Flowers Anti-helmintic & Antioxidant

10. Five leaved chaste tree / Lagundi Vitex negundo, Lamiaceae Leaves Anti-asthma & Anti-cough

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