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This is an alphabetical list of plants used in herbalism. Phytochemicals possibly involved in biological functions are the basis of herbalism, and may be grouped as: primary metabolites, such as carbohydrates and fats found in all plants; secondary metabolites serving a more specific function. [1]
The diverse flora includes 8,000 species of flowering plants, 1,000 kinds of ferns, and 800 species of orchids. Seventy to eighty percent of non-flying mammals in the Philippines are found nowhere else in the world. [1] Common mammals include the wild hog, deer, wild carabao, monkey, civet cat, and various rodents.
During the American occupation, he compiled data on Philippine medicinal plants. [7] In 1903, he published his paper, Medicinal Plants of the Philippine Islands which made pharmacology a basic medical science in the Philippines. [8] He also authored a study on "Medicinal Plants" in 1918. It contains 174 types of plants with medicinal properties ...
Archaeological evidence indicates that the use of medicinal plants dates back to the Paleolithic age, approximately 60,000 years ago. Written evidence of herbal remedies dates back over 5,000 years to the Sumerians, who compiled lists of plants. Some ancient cultures wrote about plants and their medical uses in books called herbals.
They also use concoctions made from plant parts such as leaves, bark, roots and oils such as coconut oils. Pangalap is the process of searching for these medicinal plants and pabukal is the preparation of decoctions from said plants. [8] Albularyos also use their own saliva and pieces of papers with writings. [9]
In the Philippines, where it is most commonly known as sambong, Blumea balsamifera is used in traditional herbal medicine for the common cold and as a diuretic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is also used for infected wounds, respiratory infections , and stomach pains in Thai and Chinese folk medicine .
Leonard Co was the founding president of the Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society. [2] He is credited for discovering eight new species of plants. [6] Aside from these, two species of Philippine endemic plants have been named in his honor: the Mycaranthes leonardi orchid [6] and the Rafflesia leonardi, a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia endemic to the Philippines and ...
This article lists plants commonly found in the wild, which are edible to humans and thus forageable. Some are only edible in part, while the entirety of others are edible. Some plants (or select parts) require cooking to make them safe for consumption.