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) Dilaw with (b) ikmo (c) sambong (d) damong maria

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (d) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (d) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

stomachache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) rhizome Marinduque
         
 

(a) Dilaw with (b) banaba

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers.

(a) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)

kidney trouble  (a) leaves (b) rhizome Marinduque
         
 

(a) Dulao with (b) apog

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Not provided

(a) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Apog

earache  (a) rhizome (b) apog Capiz
         
 

(a) Dilang-usa mix with (b) sigang dagat

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(a) Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. (b) Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens(Kuntze) P.H. Raven

(a) Dilang-usa (Filipino) (b) Sigang-dagat (Filipino); Floating primrose-willow (English)

usog  (a) whole plant (b) whole plant Batangas
         
 

(a) Dilang-usa mix with (b) sigang dagat

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(a) Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. (b) Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens(Kuntze) P.H. Raven

(a) Dilang-usa (Filipino) (b) Sigang-dagat (Filipino); Floating primrose-willow (English)

fever  (a) whole plant (b) whole plant Batangas
         
 

(a) Dila baka with (b) sarsaparilla (c) galamay amo (d) kapok

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(a) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (b) Smilax chinaL. (c ) Schefflera insularum (Seem.) Harms (d) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (b) Sarsaparilyang-china (Filipino); China root (English) (c) Galamai-amo (Filipino) (d) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

relapse after child delivery  roots Marinduque
         
 

(a) Dila baka with (b) luya (c) saparilla (d) bawang (e) galamay amo (f) kapok

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(a) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Not provided (d) Allium sativumL. (e) Schefflera insularum (Seem.) Harms (f) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Saparilla (d) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (e) Galamai-amo (Filipino) (f) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

relapse after child delivery  (a) bulb (b) rhizome (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) bark Marinduque
         
 

(a) Dilang-baka with (b) luya (c) kadlum

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(a) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.

(a) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English)

gas pain  (a) leaves (b) rhizome (c) leaves Romblon
         
 

(a) Dila baka with (b) mansanilya (c) damong maria

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(a) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (b) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (c ) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (b) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (c) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

relapse after child delivery  roots Marinduque
         
 

(a) Dila-dila sairo mix with (b) dalupang (Chab.) (c) palad-palad

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(a) Onychium siliculosum (Desv.) C. Chr. (b) Urena lobata L. (c ) Not provided

(a) Dila-dila (Filipino); Buhok-virgin (Tagalog) (b) Dalupang (Filipino); Caesarweed; Hibiscus burr (English); Mangkit (Tagalog) (c) Palad-palad

gas pain  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Zamboanga