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) Kaningag with (b) harupay

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(a) Cinnamomum tamala(Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm. (b) Mimosa pudicaL.

(a) Kalingag (Filipino); Indian bark (English) (b) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English)

baldness  (a) roots (b) roots Samar
         
 

(a) Kalidades mix with (b) tabako

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(a) Not provided (b) Nicotiana tabacumL.

(a) Kalidades (b) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English)

pasma  (a) leaves (b) ash Cebu
         
 

(a) Kalidades mix with (b) tabako

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(a) Not provided (b) Nicotiana tabacumL.

(a) Kalidades (b) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English)

lagnat  (a) leaves (b) ash Cebu
         
 

(a) Kalidades mix with (b) tabako

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(a) Not provided (b) Nicotiana tabacumL.

(a) Kalidades (b) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English)

diarrhea  (a) leaves (b) ash Cebu
         
 

(a) Kalidades mix with (b) hamon-o ( c) hamitan (d) busikad

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel

(a) Kalidades (b) Hamon-o ( c) Hamitan (d) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.)

nabinat  roots Cebu
         
 

(a) Kalidades mix with (b) anonang ( c) pulang tikog (d) bayabas (e) ham-o (f) kamunggay (g) busikad (h) malagaya (i) tabako (j) alibungog

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(a) Not provided (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Not provided (d) Psidium guajavaL. (e) Not provided (f) Moringa oleiferaLam. (g) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (h) Oryza sativaL. (I) Nicotiana tabacumL. (j) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC.

(a) Kalidades (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) ( c) Pulang tikog (d) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (e) Ham-o (f) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English); Kamunggay (Ceb.) (g) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (h) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (i) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (j) Alibungog (Filipino)

vomiting and loose bowel movement   (a) young leaves (b) young leaves (c) young leaves (d) young leaves (e) flowers (f) flowers (g) flowers (h) grains (i) ash (j) bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Kalatsutsi mix with (b) suma (c) santol (d) dita

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(a) Plumeria rubraL. (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr. (d) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br.

(a) Kalatsutsi (Filipino); Temple flower; Frangipani; Templetree (English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Santol (Filipino) (d) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English)

malaria  (a) bark (b) vine (c) bark (d) bark Batangas
         
 

(a) Kalachuchi mix with (b) pobreng kahoy

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(a) Plumeria rubraL. (b) Euphorbia tirucalliL.

(a) Kalatsutsi (Filipino); Temple flower; Frangipani; Templetree (English) (b) Suerda (Filipino); Indiantree spurge (English)

antifertility  (a) roots (b) roots Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Karasotsi mix with (b) ahos

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(a) Plumeria rubraL. (b) Allium sativumL.

(a) Kalatsutsi (Filipino); Temple flower; Frangipani; Templetree (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

gas pain  (a) cloves (b) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Lemoncito mix with (b) clavo (c) honey

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(a) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle (b) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (c ) Not provided

(a) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English); Lemoncito (b) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (c) Not provided

tuberculosis  (a) leaves (b) leaves Lanao del Norte