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) bila-bila mix with (b) kogon (c) mayagaw (d) busikad

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(a) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (c ) Not provided (d) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel

(a) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (c) Not provided (d) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English)

headache  roots Davao
         
 

(a) Bila-bila mix with (b) kokogbanog (c) busicad (d) palova (e) bulugon (f) Lupi (Bik.) (g) bayabas (h) mangosteen (i) mango (j) manzanilla (k) hilbas (l) japana (all Vis.)

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(a) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (b) Not provided (c ) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Phragmites australis(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (g) Psidium guajavaL. (h) Garcinia mangostanaL. (I) Mangifera indicaL. (j) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (k) Artemisia vulgarisL. (l) Not provided

(a) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English) (b) Kokogbanog (c) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (d) Palova (e) Bulugon (f) Tambo (Filipino); Common reed (English) (g) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (h) Mangostan (Filipino); Mangosteen (English) (i) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (j) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (k) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English); Hilbas (Ceb) (l) Japana

no appetite  (a) roots (1 pc.) (b) roots (1 pc.) (c) roots (1 pc.) (d) leaves (1 pc.) (e) petiole (5 in. long); (f) youngest leaf (1 pc.) (g) leaves (3 pcs.) (h) leaves (2 pcs.) (i) leaves (2 pcs.) (j) roots (1 pc.) (k) roots (1 pc.) (l) roots (1 pc.) Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Rambiyawa mix with (b) kopaya (c) talong (d) gapas a balanda (e) maraw (f) kalawag

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

(a) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English) (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) Not provided (f) Not provided

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

(a) Bila-bila mix with (b) kokogbanog (c) busicad (d) palova (e) bulugon (f) lupi (g) bayabas (h) mangosteen (i) mango (j) manzanilla (k) hilbas (l) japana (all Vis.)

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(a) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Phragmites australis(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (g) Psidium guajavaL. (h) Garcinia mangostanaL. (I) Mangifera indicaL. (j) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (k) Not provided (l) Not provided

(a) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis) (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Tambo (Filipino); Common reed (English) (g) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (h) Mangostan (Filipino); Mangosteen (English) (i) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (j) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (k) Not provided (l) Not provided

no appetite  (a) roots (1 pc.) (b) roots (1 pc.) (c) roots (1 pc.) (d) leaves (1 pc.) (e) petiole (5 in. long) (f) youngest leaf (1 pc.) (g) leaves (3 pcs.) (h) leaves (2 pcs.) (i) leaves (2 pcs.) (j) roots (1 pc.) (k) roots (1 pc.) (l) roots (1 pc.) Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Bila-bila mix with (b) gapas-gapas (c ) anonang

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(a) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (b) Not provided (c ) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst.

(a) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis) (b) Gapas-gapas (c ) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English)

fever  (a) bark (b) roots ( c) core of stems Cebu
         
 

(a) Sumpa (b) alibutra (c) banagan

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(a) Corchorus capsularisL.; Corchorus olitoriusL (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Smilax bracteata C.Presl

(a) Pasau-na-bilog; Pasau-na-haba (Filipino); Jute; Nalta jute (English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Banag (Filipino)

bleeding after childbirth  (a) stem (b) vine (c) rhizome Aklan
         
 

(a) payhod mix with (b) salon (c) balongkawayan (d) tanglad (e) alubihod

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(a) Albizia procera(Roxb.) Benth. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (e) Not provided

(a) Payhod; Tall albizia (English) (b) Salon (c) Balongkawayan (d) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (e) Alubihod

cancer  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots Antique
         
 

(a) Pesaw-pesaw mix with (b) sabila (c) salingkapaw

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(a) Not provided (b) Aloe vera(L.) Burm. f. (c ) Euphorbia hirtaL.

(a) Pesaw-pesaw (b) Sabila (Filipino); Aloe; Barbados aloe (English) (c) Gatas-gatas (Filipino); Australian asthma weed; Pillpod sandmat (English); Salingkapaw

high fever  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) pili mix with (b) cacao (c) tublai-tublai

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(a) Canarium ovatumEngl. (b) Theobroma cacaoL. (c ) Not provided

(a) Pili (Filipino); Chinese olive; Pili nut (English) (b) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) ( c) Not provided

relapse after childbirth  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Davao
         
 

(a) Pine tree mix with (b) atis (c) caimito (d) antoangga (e) anonang (f) abukado

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(a) Not provided (b) Annona squamosaL. (c ) Chrysophyllum cainitoL. (d) Not provided (e) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (f) Persea americanaMill.

(a) Pine tree (b) Atis (Filipino); Sweet sop; Sugar apple (English) (c) Kaymito (Filipino); Starapple (English) (d) Antoangga (e) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (f) Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English)

relapse  (a) roots (b) leaves (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) leaves Lanao del Norte