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Directory of Medicinal Plants <<link not yet available It is a fact that modern day pharmaco­poeias being peddled by drug companies were developed from ancient herbals that early man used to cure his common ail­ments. In the Philippines, not only our so-called "albularyos" (or herbolarios) but also those from our scientific commu­nity make use of plants in the treatment of diseases. In the Western World, medi­cinal plants are cultivated on a large scale by the drug industry. Lately, because of the "economic crunch" and the spiralling costs of phar­maceuticals, there has been a renewed and growing interest in the use of medi-cinal'plants even among the more cosmo­politan section of our population. The "back to the garden" search for herbal cures may, indeed, be worth one's time for our country is blessed with hitherto "undiscovered" medicinal plants that grow right in our backyards. A word of advice for those who might be thin...