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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.
A weed, this plant is a ruderal species that often grows on disturbed land, [1] and in grasslands. [3] It has been described physically as: Softly hairy, half woody, strongly aromatic shrub, 1-4 meters (m) high. Simple, alternate, broadly elongated leaves, 7-20 cm long, with toothed margin and appendaged or divided base.
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.
Fibraurea tinctoria is a species of flowering plant [2] native to South Asia, where it grows in wet tropical areas between India and the Philippines. [1] It is considered locally common. [3] It fruits in April and May, producing yellow-orange drupes. [3] Common names for this plant include yellow root (East Kalimantan), akar palo [what language ...
The albularyos practice their trade using prayers called orasyon (from Spanish oracion), [7] and rituals. 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]
In the Philippines, the city of Lipa in Batangas is named after this plant. Locals distinguish it primarily by the short stinging hairs [ 2 ] on its twigs. In Taiwanese Mandarin , it is widely known as yǎoréngǒu , a name which has been used since the early Qing period referring to the skin irritation or inflammation its stinging hairs may cause.