| Plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal. Preliminary List. Compiled by Aunchalee Loscalzo, 2005. | |||
| Tobian Name | Botanical Name | English Common Name | Origin of Voucher specimens |
| babai | Carica papaya (ACANTHACEAE) | papaya | Echang |
| bukeriau | Artocarpus mariannensis (MORACEAE) | seedless breadfruit | TOBI |
| bung sapan | Plumeria rubra L.(APOCYNACEAE) | plumeria, temple tree, frangipani | TOBI |
| cheri | Tournefortia argentea (BORAGINACEAE) | velvetleaf soldierbrush, tree heliotrope | TOBI |
| chichi | Polypodium scolopendria (POLYPODIACEAE) | wart fern; polypodia fern | Echang |
| chowor | Ipomoea triloba (CONVOLUVULACEAE) | morning glory; little bell | Echang |
| fach | Pandanus spp.(PANDANACEAE) | Pandanus; alt. Tobian spelling is vats | TOBI |
| fariyub | Syzgium sp. [Raulerson]; Syzgium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry (MYRTACEAE); Eugenia malaccensis L. | mountain apple | Echang |
| guava | Psidium guava (MYRTACEAE) | guava | Echang |
| hachereng | Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (APIACEAE); also Hydrocotyle asiatica L. | pennywort | Echang |
| hachiyo | Ixora casei (RUBIACEAE) | Ixora | Echang |
| haeng | Curcuma domestica (ZINGIBERACEAE) | turmeric | Echang |
| haha | Triumfetta procumbens Forst. f. (TILIACEAE) | ? | TOBI |
| hahariborot | Canavalia cathartica Thou. (FABACEAE) | maunaloa | Echang |
| haisas | Terminalia catappa L. (COMBRETACEAE) | tropical almond; Indian almond; kamani haole; sea almond | Echang |
| hamahi | Scaevola taccada var. sericea (Gaertn.) Roxb.(Valh) St. John (GOODENIACEAE) | scaevola; half flower | TOBI |
| hamahuh | Nephrolepis saligna (NEPHROLEPIDACEAE) | ? | Echang |
| hanoh | Colubria asiatica(L.) Brongn. (RHAMNACEAE) | latherleaf, Asian nakedwood | Echang, Tobi |
| harau | Cordia subcordata Lam. (BORAGINACEAE) | corida, kou, kerosene wood | TOBI |
| hauhuh | Erythrina variegata (L.) (FABACEAE) | coral tree, tiger claw | Echang, Tobi |
| hirifou | Hibiscus tiliaceus L.(MALVACEAE) | sea hibiscus, cotton wood | Echang, Tobi |
| hiriyo | Ficus prolixa (MORACEAE) | banyan, strangler fig | Echang, Tobi |
| hiyobu | unknown | TOBI | |
| hocheri | Hernandia sonora (HERNANDIACEAE) | jack-in-a-box, mago, topolite | Echang, Tobi |
| huh | unknown | ||
| huhmar | unknown | ||
| huruhu | Citrus (RUTACEAE) | citrus | Echang |
| igaowor | Vitex trifolia (VERBENACEAE) | simple leaf chaste tree, beach vitex, three leaved chaste tree | Echang |
| igata | unknown | ||
| kir | unknown | ||
| mai | Artocarpus mariannensis;Artocarpus atilis (MORACEAE) | breadfruit | Echang |
| marumeug | Merremia peltata (CONVOLVULACEAE) | merrimia | Echang |
| mohumoh | Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze (TACCACEAE) | arrowroot, batflower | Tobi |
| morug | Alocasia spp.(ARACEAE) | Elephant ear | Echang |
| ngach | Casuarina equisetifolia (CASUARINACEAE); also Casuarina litorea L. (Fosberg & Sachet) | Australian pine, common ironwood, casuarina | Echang |
| ngoos | Cyperus brevifolius (CYPERACEAE) | junquinho, Mullumbimby couch, globe kyllinga | Echang |
| ngou | Allophylus timoriensis (SAPINDACEAE) | Tobians also call it: surichuhcheruh, "plant with 3 leaves"; Yap: engel; Palauan: ebeludes | Echang |
| not | Scaevola taccada var. sericea (Gaertn.) Roxb.(Valh) St. John (GOODENIACEAE) | scaevola; half flower | TOBI |
| nuhr | Morinda citrifolia L. (RUBIACEAE) | Indian mulberry; noni | Echang |
| pohu | Pipturus argenteus (URTICACEAE) | Australian mulberry | TOBI |
| rap | unknown | ||
| safang | Calophyllum inophyllum (CLUSIACEAE) | mast wood, Alexandrian laurel, India oil nut | TOBI |
| siviriyurus | Pteris tripartita (POLYPODIACEAE) | giant brake, giant bracken | Echang |
| taferi moh | Achyranthes aspera L. (AMARANTHACEAE) | chafflower, devil's horsewhip | TOBI |
| taferi potch | unknown | ||
| taferi tahuh | unknown | ||
| tavach | Crateva speciosa Volk. | apuch | Tobi |
| tumucho | Ipomoea batatas [variety unspecified] | sweet potato | Echang |
| warihmogh | unknown | ||
| worung | Ocimum sanctum (LAMIACEAE) | holy basil, sacred basil | |
| worupichecheh | Ipomea violacea (CONVOLVULACEAE) | morning glory, heavenly blue morning glory [weed] | Echang |
| yaho (1) | Premna obtusifolia R. Br. (VERBENACEA); also Premna serratifolia L. | false mulberry; premna [weed] | Echang |
| yaho (2) | Vitex cofassus (VERBENACEAE) | New Guinea teak | Echang |
| yehrou | unknown | ||
| yohoma | unknown | ||
| SOURCES: | Palau Community College, Dept. Agrilculture, Joel Miles | ||
| Botanical Identification | Guam Herbarium, Lynn Raulerson | ||
| Keppler 1992 | |||
| Black 1968 | |||
| Mahoney 1973 | |||