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FEATURE ARTICLES PLANTS UPDATES
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MEDICINAL PLANTS
The Story Behind the Medicinal Plant Compilation. (A Plantologist's Dream / Updated 9/2023)
The Complete Updated List of Philippine Medicinal Plants in Tagalog and English
List of Understudied Philippine Medicinal Plants
Abuse and Plagiarism of the Compilation on Philippine Medicinal Plants Under the Guise of Fair Use
List of Plants with Known Toxicity
Herb-Drug Interactions
RECENT MEDICINAL PLANT UPDATES
Insulin plant (Spiral flag) 8/14 Ipil-ipil (Lead tree) 8/15 Pitaya (Dragon fruit) 8/16 Cannon ball tree (Sala tree) 8/16
Lamon-babae (Staghorn club moss) 8/17 Liimang-dahon (Noon flower) 8/19 Abaniko (Blackberry lily) 8/19 Ayangile (Small Philippine acacia) 8/21
Dilang-baka (Prickly pear cactus) 8/25 Pakong-roman (Water staghorn fern) 8/27 Limang--sugat (Shooting star) 8/28 Pataning-dagat (Bay bean) 8/29
Talinum (Javanese ginseng) 9/1 Talilong (Philippine spinach) 9/2 Gau-gau (East Indian arrowroot) 9/2 Makahiyang-lalaki (Spiny mimosa) 9/4
Botonesan (Knobweed) 9/6 Malaatis (Dasymaschalon clusiflorum) 9/7 Peruvian apple (Queen of the night) 9/7 Arrow leaf (Arrowhead vine) 9/11
Palutan (Botoko plum) 9/13 Kangkong (Water spinach) 9/15 Melon-gubat (Madras pea pumpkin) 9/16 Bael (Stone apple) 9/17
Nino (Common indian mulberry) 9/18 Kayumanis (Anis) 9/22 Bagasua (Beach morning glory) 9/23 Hibau (Bridal couch plant) 9/24
Tapiasin (Creeping coldenia) 9/24 Sinampaga (Emetic nut tree) 9/24 Putat (Powder puff tree) 9/25 Sambong-gala (Wing stem grass) 9/25
Arius (Seabluff podocarp) 9/25 Ahito (Marigold) 9/27 Nipa (Sasa / Nipa palm) 9/28 Guyong-guyong (Panagulingon) 9/30
Kutsay (Chinese chinves) 10/1 Kankong-kalabau (Buffalo spinach) 10/2 Akapulko (Ringworm bush) 10/6 Moras (Vetiver grass) 10/8
Pansi-pansi (Common leucas) 10/10 Utong (Nipple fruit) 10/11 Botong (Fish poison tree) 10/11 Kaliskis-ahas (Snake skin fern) 10/12
Sineguelas (Spanish plum) 10/13 Kaatoan-bangkal (Cadamba tree) 10/14 Luya (Ginger) 10/15 Soya (Soy bean) 10/20
Apoi-apoian (Spider flower) 10/21 Melendres (Common crape myrtle) 10/22 Banghai (Ant plant) 10/22 Banaba (Queen/s flower) 10/23
Palisan (Agarwood) 10/24 Tekla (Teak) 10/28 Tibig (Sacking tree) 10/30 Sampa-sampalukan (Stone breaker) 10/30
Bigao (Silver grass) 10/31 Salab (Guioa koelreuteria) 10/31 Panda (Stitch plant) 10/31 Pride of Burma (Flame amherstia) 11/1
Letsugas (Lettuce) 11/3 Ayusip (Wild blueberry) 11/4 A las cuatro (Four o'clock flower) 11/6 Hilagak (Carabao teats) 11/7
Tsitsirika (Pink periwinkle) 11/10 Kalai (Bolon) 11/10 Malakaturai (False sicklepod) 11/13 Bamboo orchid (Bird orchid) 11/14
Tampoy (Rose apple tree) 11/17 Wedelia (Trailing dots) 11/20 Kondol (White gourd melon) 11/23 Morera (Mulberry) 11/26
Ubi-ubihan (Air potato, Air yam) 11/28 Alim (Chawan) 11/29 Tabon-tabon (Ififi / Merbatu) 11/30 Violeta (Sweet violet) 12/2
Alasan (Seashore soapberry) 12/3      
RECENT AND NEW MEDICINAL PLANT ENTRIES
Bantolinao (Black ebony) 8/7 Palaspas (Kembayau) 8/9 Subiang (Grey birch) 8/10 Santing (Calopo) 8/12
Biton (Olax) 8/13 Asi-asiman (Aganope heptaphylla) 8/13 Patpatayok (Tonkin jasmin) 8/15 Bika (Wild grape) 8/18
Banasi (Boxwood / Sea gutta) 8/19 Karamiras (Bayanti) 8/21 Kuela (Malayan spindle tree) 8/21 Danglin (Wild bean / Silky sea bean) 8/24
Fantankuen (Cinderella weed) 8/26 Putian (Obah) 8/27 Dumalio (Bat's wing fern) 8/28 Papalsin (Long-leave beauty berry) 8/30
Samsamon (Kangaroo grass) 9/3 Giant salvinia (Kariba weed) 9/5 Hill glory bower (Saraswaty's leaf) 9/9 Dalaw (Grewia multiflora) 9/11
Talimughat (Two-lobed crossberry) 9/13 Malaruhat (Daly river satinash) 9/14 Salingogon (Pink memapat) 9/17 Hill chaff flower (Ox knee) 9/22
Kansulud (Silver boodyara) 9/26 Katong-matsing (Bagolayak) 9/26 Bahai (Horse-eye beans) 9/29 Derum (Yellow cow wood) 10/1
Alupihan (Centipede plant) 10/2 Arigma (Coontail / Hornwort) 10/5 Baki-baki (Rice sedge) 10/6 Batad-batadan (Johnson grass) 10/7
Barit (Cut grass / Rice grass) 10/9 Laclay-guinan (Large leaf flemingia) 10/10 Malasapsap (Acalypha caturus) 10/12 Maslakot-ambulong (Bogus) 10/12
Malapascuas (Red spurge) 10/16 Pototan (Black mangrove) 10/18 Malatangal (Flat leaf spurred mangrove) 10/18 Oriental hawkweed10/21
Lapnisan (Aloewood / Agarwood) 10/27 Malapangit (Philippine teak) 10/28 Night blooming cactus (Orchid cactus) 10/29 Ragsik (Bastard rukam) 10/31
Banauak (Large flower uvaria) 11/2 Agubangbang (Chandelier medinilla) 11/4 Popwan (Entawak) 11/5 Oriental grape (Creeping grapevine) 11/6
Dugyan (Red durian) 11/9 Kalagimay (Pandanus simplex) 11/11 Tampoi (Baccaurea macrocarpa) 11/12 Kamandis (Garcinia rubra) 11/13
Malatibig (Cluster fig) 11/14 Binoloan (Syzygium acuminatissimum) 11/14 Box myrtle (Kaphal / Boxberry) 11/16 Manobo (Indian olive) 11/18
Johore tree (Malay cherry) 11/19 Malaikmo (Celtis / Wight's hackberry) 11/21 Mock strawberry (False strawberry) 11/22 Rose cactus (Leaf cactus / Bleo) 11/25
Panapak (Java cardamom) 11/29 Orange berry (Chines glycosmis) 12/1 Malanangka (Parartocarpus) 12/2  
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The Case for Medical Marijuana (Oct 2017) Shabu
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Calling out Mr. Michael Tan: On Medicinal Plants and Nationalism (June 2018)  
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The White House in Pulang Lupa • 2018
New Art
A Nice Drone View of the White House
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Medicine in the Boondocks Ompongan Toothless in the Boondocks Asim & the Rural Sexual Revolution
A Cardiac Arrest The Lazy Filipino? . . . Not    
MEDICAL TOPICS / New • Updates •
Beer Calories Potassium Medical Radiation Exposure Bangungot
Trans Fat / A Primer Marijuana Gout Caffeine     Update April 2018
Expiration Dates of Drugs Body Piercing    
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Medical News & Journal Article Finds
Statins Again Linked to Lower COVID19 Mortality
Among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, who had been taking statins, there was substantially greater than 40% rediction in mortality and greater than 25% reduction in risk of developing a severe outcome. (Medscape Medical News)
Dangerous oleander is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID19 cure. / Also read: Adelfa / Nerium oleander
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