Philippine Medicinal Plants

Question 1

Singkamas

Mexican turnip

Answer 1

Pachyrhizus erosus

Question 2

Talong

Eggplant

Answer 2

Solanum melongena

Question 3

Sigarilyas

Winged beans

Answer 3

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Question 4

Mani

Peanuts

Answer 4

Arachis hypogaea

Question 5

Sitaw

String beans

Answer 5

Phaseolus vulgaris

Question 6

Bataw

Hyacinth bean

Answer 6

Lablab purpureus

Question 7

Patani

Lima beans

Answer 7

Phaseolus lunatus

Question 8

Kundol

Winter melon

Answer 8

Benincasa hispida

Question 9

Upo

Bottle gourd

Answer 9

Lagenaria siceraria

Question 10

Patola

Sponge/Vegetable gourd

Answer 10

• Cucunis acutangulus*

Question 11

Kalabasa

Squash

Answer 11

Cucurbita maxima

Question 12

Labanos

White radish

Answer 12

Raphanus sativus

Question 13

Mustasa

Mustard

Answer 13

Brassica integrifolia

Question 14

Sibuyas

Onion

Answer 14

Allium cepa

Question 15

Kamatis

Tomato

Answer 15

Solanum lycopersicum

Question 16

Bawang

Garlic

Answer 16

Allium sativum

Question 17

Luya

Ginger

Answer 17

Zingiber officinale

Question 18

Linga

Sesame

Answer 18

Sesamum indicum

Question 19

Lagundi

Five-leaved chaste tree

Answer 19

Vitex negundo

Cough, Fever

Question 20

Yerba Buena

Mint

Answer 20

Clinopodium douglasii

Analgesic

Question 21

Sambong

Ngai camphor, Kaliban

Answer 21

Blumea balsamifera

anti-urolithiasis

Question 22

Tsaang-gubat

Fukien tea tree

Answer 22

Ehretia microphylla Lam. / Carmona retusa

Abdominal pain and diarrhea / dysentery

Question 23

Niyog-niyogan

Chinese honey suckle / Rangoon creeper / Burma creepe

Answer 23

Quisqualis indica

Anthelmintic (ascaris and trichina)

Question 24

Bayabas

Guava

Answer 24

Psidium guajava

Skin ulcers

Question 25

Ulasimang bato / Pansit-pansitan

Answer 25

*Peperonia pellucida* | Anti-hyperuricemic

Question 26

Akapulko | Ringworm bush

Answer 26

*Cassia alata* | Ringworm and fungus infections

Question 27

Bawang | Garlic

Answer 27

*Allium sativum* | Hypertension

Question 28

Ampalaya | Bitter gourd

Answer 28

*Momordica charantia* | Antidiabetic

Question 29

Santan

Answer 29

*Ixora chinensis*

Question 30

Duranta

Answer 30

*Duranta repens*

Question 31

Gabi-gabi

Answer 31

*Monochoria hastata*

Question 32

Talisay

Answer 32

*Terminalia catappa*

Question 33

Pechay

Answer 33

*Brassica pekinensis*

Question 34

Achuete

Answer 34

*Bixa orellana*

Question 35

Anis

Answer 35

*Foeniculum vulgare*

Question 36

Balanoy | Basil

Answer 36

*Ocimum basilicum*

Question 37

Balatong | Soy

Answer 37

*Glycine soja*

Question 38

Balimbing

Answer 38

*Averrhoa carambola*

Question 39

Chico

Answer 39

* Achras zapota*

Question 40

Dalandan

Answer 40

*Citrus sinensis*

Question 41

Dalanghita

Answer 41

*Citrus nobilis*

Question 42

Damong maria

Answer 42

*Artemisia vulgaris*

Question 43

Duhat

Answer 43

*Syzygium cumini*

Question 44

Gugo

Answer 44

*Entada phaseoloides*

Question 45

Ikmo

Answer 45

*Piper betle*

Question 46

Ipil-ipil

Answer 46

*Leucaena leucocephala*

Question 47

Kalamansi

Answer 47

*Citrus microcarpa*

Question 48

Kamias

Answer 48

*Averrhoa bilimbi*

Question 49

Kasoy

Answer 49

*Anacardium occidentale*

Question 50

Kintsay | Celery

Answer 50

*Apium graveolens*

Question 51

Avocado

Answer 51

Persea americana

Question 52

Grapes

Answer 52

*Vitis vinifera*

Question 53

Pears

Answer 53

*Pyrus communis*

Question 54

Olive

Answer 54

*Olea europaea*

Question 55

Peanuts

Answer 55

*Arachis hypogaea*

Question 56

Strawberry

Answer 56

*Fragaria ananassa*

Question 57

Pineapple

Answer 57

*Ananas comosus*

Question 58

Apple

Answer 58

*Pyrus mallus*

Question 59

Rice

Answer 59

*Oryza sativa*

Question 60

Mango

Answer 60

*Mangifera indica*

Question 61

Coconut

Answer 61

*Cocos nucifera*

Question 62

Durian

Answer 62

*Durio zibethinus*

Question 63

Carrots

Answer 63

*Daucus carota*

Question 64

Banana

Answer 64

*Musa acuminata*

Question 65

Gumamela

Answer 65

*Hibiscus rosa-sinensis*

Question 66

Daisy

Answer 66

*Bellis perennis*

Question 67

White orchid

Answer 67

*Dendrobium afinne*

Question 68

Corn

Answer 68

*Zea mays*

Question 69

Bougainvillea

Answer 69

*Bougainvillea glabra*

Question 70

Jackfruit

Answer 70

*Artocarpus heterophyllus*

Question 71

Mangosteen

Answer 71

*Garcinia mangostana*

Question 72

Date

Answer 72

Phoenix dactylifera

Question 73

Lansones

Answer 73

Lansium domesticum

Question 74

Makabuhay

Answer 74

*Tinospora crispa*

Question 75

Makahiya

Answer 75

*Mimosa pudica*

Question 76

Malungggay

Answer 76

*Moringa oleifera*

Question 77

Mansanilya

Answer 77

*Chrysanthemum indicum*

Question 78

Moras | Mulberry

Answer 78

*Vetiveria zizanioides*

Question 79

Pakwan

Answer 79

*Citrus vulgaris*

Question 80

Patola

Answer 80

*Lufa acutangula*

Question 81

Sampalok

Answer 81

*Tamarindus indica*

Question 82

Suha

Answer 82

*Citrus grandis*

Question 83

Tanglad

Answer 83

*Cymbopogon citratus*

Question 84

Atis

Answer 84

*Anona squamosa*

Question 85

Papaya

Answer 85

*Carica papaya*

Question 86

Potato

Answer 86

*Solanum tuberosum*

Question 87

Orange

Answer 87

*Citrus aurantium*

Question 88

San Francisco

Answer 88

*Codiaeum variegatum*

Question 89

Rosy periwinkle / chichirika

Answer 89

Catharanthus roseus

Question 90

Turmeric

Answer 90

*Curcuma longa*

Question 91

Jimson weed / talumpunay

Answer 91

Datura spp

Question 92

Picapica

Answer 92

*Mucana pruriens*

Question 93

Pacific yew

Answer 93

*Taxus brevifolia*

Question 94

Tawa-tawa

Answer 94

*Grammatophyllum scriptum*