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Scientific name

Common names

Allium sativum L.

Bawang (Filipino); ajos (Bisaya); garlic.

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

Sabila (Filipino); dilang buwaya, acibar (general); Curacao aloe, aloe.

Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wallich ex Nees.

Sinta (Filipino); aluy, lekha (Tagalog); green chireta.

Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC

Sambong (Filipino); lakad-bulan (Bikol); subsob (Ilokano); blumea camphor, ngai camphor.

Capsicum frutescens L.

Siling labuyo (Filipino); pasitis (Tagalog); silit diablo (Ilokano); lada (Bikol); katambal (Bisaya); African chilies, Cayenne.

Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam.

Tsaang-gubat (Filipino); putputai (Bikol); alangit (Bisaya); forest tea, wild tea.

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don.

Chichirika (Filipino); kantutay, amnias (Tagalog); Madagascar periwinkle.

Chrysanthemum indicum L.

Manzanilla (Filipino); dolontas (Tagalog); false chamomile, winter aster, Indian chrysanthemum.

Chrysophyllum cainito L.

Caimito (Filipino); cainito, star apple. 

Citrus microcarpa Bunge.

Calamansi (Filipino); calamonding (Bisaya); Chinese orange.

Curcuma longa L.

Luyang dilaw (Filipino); dilaw; (Tagalog); kalabaga (Bisaya); kulyaw (Ilokano); turmeric.

Euphorbia hirta L.

Gatas-gatas (Filipino); boto-botonis (Tagalog); maragatas (Ilokano); asthma herb.

Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton.

Sampaguita (Filipino); kampupot (general); manul (Bisaya); Arabian jasmine.

Kaempferia galanga L.

Dusol (Filipino); gisol (general); disok (Ilokano); East Indian galangal.

Leucaena leucocephala (Lamk.) de Wit.

Ipil-ipil (Filipino); Santa Elena (Tagalog); komkompitis (Ilokano); loyloi (Bisaya).

Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.

Banaba (Filipino); bugarom (Bisaya).

Mentha cordifolia Opiz.

Yerba buena (Filipino); herba buena, menta (general); marsh mint, mint leaves.

Mimosa pudica L.

Makahiya (Filipino); babain (Ilokano); huya-huya (Bisaya); torog-torog (Bikol); sensitive plant.

Momordica charantia L.

Ampalaya (Filipino); paria (Ilokano); palia (Bisaya); bitter gourd, bitter cucumber, balsam pear.

Ocimum basilicum L.

Balanoy (Filipino); bidai (Ilokano); bouak (Bisaya); basil, sweet basil.

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.

Balbas-pusa (Filipino); kabling-gubat; cat's whiskers.

Peperomia pellucida (L.) HBK

Ulasiman bato (Filipino); pansit-pansitan (Tagalog); sinaw-sinaw (Bisaya); peperomia.

Phyllanthus niruri L.

Sampa-sampalukan (Filipino); tartalikod (Ilokano); yerba de San Pablo (Bisaya); egg-woman, seed-under-leaf.

Piper betle L.

Ikmo (Filipino); buyo (Bisaya); betel leaf pepper.

Piper nigrum L.

Paminta (Filipino); pimienta (general); black pepper.

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.

Oregano (Filipino); suganda (Tagalog); country borage, Indian borage.

Plectranthus scuttelarioides (L.) R. Br.

Mayana (Filipino), badiara, malaina (Tagalog); daponaya (Bisaya); painted nettle.

Psidium guajava L.

Bayabas (Filipino); guyabas (Ilokano); guava. 

Quisqualis indica L.

Niyog-niyogan (Filipino); tartaraok (Tagalog); balitadham (Bisaya); Rangoon creeper, Chinese honeysuckle, liane vermifuge, yesterday, today & tomorrow.

Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

Akapulko (Filipino); katanda (Tagalog); andadasi (Ilokano); palochina (Bisaya); ringworm bush, seven golden candlesticks.

Symphytum officinale L.

Comfrey (Filipino); bruise-wort, bone-set.

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Duhat (Filipino); lomboy (Ilokano, Bisaya); Java plum, black plum.

Tamarindus indica L.

Sampalok (Filipino); sambagi (Bisaya); sambak (Bikol); salomagi (Ilokano); tamarind.

Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook.f. & Thompson.

Makabuhay (Filipino); paliahan (Bisaya).

Vitex negundo L.

Lagundi (Filipino); dangla (Ilokano); five-leaved chaste tree, horseshoe vitex. 

Zingiber officinale (L.)Roscoe

Luya (Filipino); luy-a (General); baseng (Ilokano); laya (Bikol); ginger, ginger root.