Open a plant in the Library, then expand Sources & references. Attached references identify the statements they support, such as recorded uses, preparation, warnings, or study limitations. If no references are attached, the panel says so.

The footer is a guide to these references, not a replacement for the sources attached to an individual plant.

Common names can refer to different species. Scientific names and historical synonyms need to be checked before adding a record. Botanical references establish identity; they do not establish medical effectiveness.

Recorded traditional use, laboratory or animal findings, and human clinical evidence are different kinds of evidence. Traditional use is not proof of clinical efficacy; a laboratory or animal result does not establish a safe human dose.

References do not imply endorsement by their authors, publishers, DOH, or PITAHC. Do not use this repository as a substitute for medical advice.

The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera, translated and revised by Jerome B. Thomas, Jr. (1901), is being used to identify candidates for further research. Its historical names, claims, preparations, and doses are not current treatment recommendations.

A book entry alone does not clear a plant for publication. Candidate additions still need identity, duplicate, evidence, safety, and image checks.

An image is a visual reference, not a reliable way to identify a plant for ingestion. Similar-looking species and different plant parts can have different risks.

New expansion photos must have verified reuse permission and be checked against the intended species. Photo source and licence records are retained with the review documentation. Existing images retain any required attribution.