The Pardo de Tavera, T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) 1857-1925 creator Thomas, Jerome Beers 1867- text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines" by T. H. Pardo de Tavera is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive exploration of the medicinal uses of various native plants found in the Philippines, along with their botanical descriptions and applications in traditional medicine. The book aims to document the rich therapeutic practices associated with Filipino flora, emphasizing the intersection of local knowledge and formal medical science. The opening portion of the work includes a translator's preface and the author's preface, explaining the dedication to studying and documenting the medicinal plants of the Philippines based on both indigenous practices and scientific inquiries. Tavera shares his experiences collecting botanical specimens and notes that the text serves as a resource for medical professionals eager to understand tropical medicine better. The prefaces also highlight the importance of native therapeutics and the potential advantages of local plants over exotic alternatives in treating diseases, setting the stage for the detailed descriptions of medicinal species that follow in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2008-08-22 Produced by Bryan Ness, Jeroen Hellingman, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) Original publication data not identified Medicinal plants -- Philippines Botany -- Philippines QK Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26393 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26393 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133614.0 26393