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PHALAEPNOSIS | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. P amabilis is found in the southern islands of Mindanao and Palawan and it is from this latter island that the most desirable plants are collected. These often have flowers more than four inches across the petals, an extremely narrow labellum and are known throughout the islands as var. grandiflora. The specific name amabilis means "lovely.".
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OBERONIA | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. OBERON IS THE KING OF THE FAIRIES IN THE FOLKLORE AND this group of orchids bears his name because of the peculiar and fanciful form of their flowers. Approximately two hundred species of this group are dispersed throughout Africa, Tropical Asia and the islands of the Pacific from Australia to Tahiti and Samoa. Of these, about twenty-five are indigenous to the Philippines.
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PHOLIDOTA, Why is Aromatherapy Effective?, Medical Plants on Articles | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. 29 article(s) found in Articles. Pholidota imbricata, THE "NECKLACE" ORCHID, is extensively distributed throughout the Malaysian area, including the Philippines and is a common and variable species. Its pseudo-bulbs are ovoid, somewh. Why is Aromatherapy Effective? Aromatherapy, which involves taking various essences at certain hours of the day is especially effective if applied along with correct diet, exercise and deep breathing. Healing with essential oils. Herbal Pla...
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LIPARIS AND MALAXIS | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. The word Liparis means "shiny," and probably refers to the shiny leaves and pseudo-bulbs encountered in some of the species of the genus. It is a widely distributed group of terrestrial or epiphytic plants, found almost throughout the world from the subarctic to the tropics. Of three hundred and fifty odd species assigned to the group, possibly thirty-five are encountered in the Philippines.
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PHOLIDOTA | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. The genus Pholidota is a small one with about twentythree species native to the Indo-Malay area. Of the three species, which have been reported from the Philippines, the one discussed above is most common. This plant has been reported from almost all of the major islands from sea level to five thousand feet elevation.
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PHAJUS | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures.
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POLYSTACHIA | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. VERY FEW ORCHID SPECIES ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH out the world; in fact, it is the general characteristic of this tremendous family that the species are confined to a restricted area and that even the general are usually indigenous to either the Eastern or Western Hemisphere but seldom to both.
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Tree Fern, Waling-waling, Kanyon, Luplupak on Philippine Endangered Species | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. Latest on Philippine Endangered Species. 12 article(s) found in Philippine Endangered Species. Scientific Name: Cyathea spp. Family: Cyatheaceae Common Name: Tree Fern Local Name: Natong Description: A large tree fern found in various mountains of the Philippines. The large leaves a. Scientific Name: Strongylodon macrobotrys A. Gray Family: Leguminosae Common Name: Jade Vine Local Name: Tayabak Description: The jade vine is a tree climber with a woody stem that twines.
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Herbal Medicines, Banana on Medical Plants | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. Latest on Medical Plants. 2 article(s) found in Medical Plants. 1 ANISE The essence of this plant is used to cure asthma, colic in infants, impotence, migraine, palpitations, and insufficiency of milk in lactating mothers. For asthma, three drops on a little am. BANANA (Lagerstroemia speciosa) Banana tree grows from 4 to 15 meters high, characteristically shedding off its leaves once a year. It can be identified easily through its flowers, which are lilac.
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HABENARIA | Herbarium Digital Library
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Common Diseases and Herbal Cures. Habenaria malintana is the largest and most showy of the native Habenarias. The root system comprises a saclike tuber from which a fourteen- to eighteen-inch-long stem develops. This terminates in a spikelike raceme of white flowers while the leaves are ovate, one inch long; about five in number and very smooth.
