Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

- Philippine plants and natural products used traditionally -

The photos and videos showing the knowledge and practices were obtained with full consent from informants belonging to various communities where the researches were conducted. Any information, photo, or video from this study to be used for further academic research or commercial purposes should have the free and prior informed consent of the knowledge-owners. The knowledge-owners in any of the researches in this website should be properly acknowledged and cited if information, photos, or videos in the research will be used. Any commercial benefits which may arise from the utilization of the people’s traditional knowledge, photos, or videos should be shared with the said knowledge-owners or the community.[1]

Ang mga litrato at bidyo na naglalarawan ng kaalaman at kaugaliang pangkalusugan ay kusang ibinahagi ng mga kinapanayam mula sa ilang mga pamayanan sa mga lugar kung saan ginanap ang pagsaliksik. Kung nais gamitin para sa pananaliksik o komersyal na layon ang anumang impormasyon, litrato, at bidyo rito, nararapat na humingi muna ng pahintulot mula sa tao o pamayanang nagmamay-ari ng kaalaman. Ang indibidwal o pamayanan ay may karapatan sa anumang kalalabasan o komersyal na benepisyo na maaaring magmula sa paggamit ng kanilang minamay-aring kaalaman, litrato, o bidyo. Kung nais gamitin o banggitin sa isang ulat ang anumang impormasyon, litrato, o bidyo na mababasa/makikita rito, nararapat na isulat ang pamayanan o taong pinagmulan ng kaalaman at ang ulat na ito bilang pinagkunan ng datos, litrato, o bidyo.[1]

[1] Batay sa Elisabetsky and Posey (1994) na binanggit sa Posey and Dutfield 1996. Beyond Intellectual Property: Toward Traditional Resource Rights for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. p.48.

The list below is a compilation of plants and natural products from documented tkdl researches conducted in the various regions in the Philippines.

LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME INDICATION PLANT PART USED PROVINCE / AREA
         
 

(a) Hamog-hamog (b) ulingon

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(a) Not provided (b) Cratoxylum sumatranum (Jack) Blume

(a) Not provided (b) Panagulingon (Filipino)

dysmenorrhea  (a) seeds and flower buds (b) roots; Aklan
         
 

(a) Hamog-hamog (b) ulingon

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(a) Not provided (b) Cratoxylum sumatranum (Jack) Blume

(a) Not provided (b) Panagulingon (Filipino)

abortifacient  (a) seeds and flower buds (b) roots Aklan
         
 

(a) Maraw mix with (b) kopaya (c) talong (d) gapas a balanda (e) kalawag (f) rambiyawa

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(a) Not provided (b) Carica papayaL. (c ) Solanum melongenaL. (d) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (e) Curcuma longaL. (f) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Not provided (b) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (c) Talong (Filipino); Eggplant (English) (d) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (e) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.) (f) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English)

for every recovery after childbirth  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) rhizome (f) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Bamboo-buko variety mix with (b) pia (c) corn (d) sitao

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(a) Not provided (b) Ananas comosus(L.) Merr. (c ) Zea maysL. (d) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp.

(a) Not provided (b) Pinya (Filipino); Pineapple (English) (c) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (d) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English)

kidney trouble  (a) trunk (b) leaves (c) hair (d) young leaves Nueva Ecija
         
 

(a) Bamboo-buko variety mix w/ (b) pia (c) corn (d) sitao

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(a) Not provided (b) Ananas comosus(L.) Merr. (c ) Zea maysL. (d) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp.

(a) Not provided (b) Pinya (Filipino); Pineapple (English) (c) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (d) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English)

kidney trouble  (a) trunk (b) leaves (c) hair (d) young leaves Nueva Ecija
         
 

(a) Aeabitu (b) pinya

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(a) Not provided (b) Ananas comosus(L.) Merr.

(a) Not provided (b) Pinya (Filipino); Pineapple (English)

pasma  (a) 7 leaves (b) 7 ubod Aklan
         
 

(a) Palsahingin mix with (b) saga (c) suma

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(a) Not provided (b) Abrus precatoriusL. (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

(a) Not provided (b) Saga or Saga-saga (Filipino); Prayer bead; Rosarypea; Crab's eye; Jequerity (English) (c) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.)

cough  (a) bark (b) roots (c) vine Batangas
         
 

(a) Hibi-hibi mix with (b) banana (c) kisol

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(a) Not provided (b) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (c ) Kaempferia galanga L.

(a) Not provided (b) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (c) Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English)

antifertility  (a) roots (b) dry leaves (c) corm Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Unod sa banag mix with (b) Gabon (Chab.) (c) baho-baho (d) manzanilla (e) suetes (f) sibukas (g) antoanga

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(a) Not provided (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Lantana camaraL. (d) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (e) Bixa orellanaL. (f) Not provided (g) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Lantana (Filipino); Largeleaf lantana (English); Baho-baho (Ceb) (d) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (e) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (f) Sibukas (g) Antoanga

no menstruation for one year  (a) corm b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) roots (g) roots Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Malawmaw with (b) alimhon (c) libas (d) hinda-uwak (e) hagonoy (f) kogopkop

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(a) Not provided (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Salix tetrasperma Roxb. (d) Not provided (e) Wedelia biflora(L) DC (f) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Libas (Filipino) (d) hinda-uwak (e) Hagonoi (Filipino); Agonoy (Bis.;Ilk.) (f) Kogopkop

cramps (palamiahod)  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves Capiz