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
         
 

Banban

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Donax canniformis(G. Forst.) K. Schum.

Bamban (Filipino); Banban (Tag.;Bik.;Bis.;Bag.;Ibn.)

typhoid fever  shoot Antique
         
 

Onsa-onsa (K .Bis.)

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Not provided

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typhoid fever  roots and leaves Antique
         
 

Anhelika

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Kalanchoe pinnata(Lam.) Pers.

Katakataka (Filipino); Cathedral bells (English)

typhoid fever  leaves Camiguin
         
 

(a) Aliyupyup or mandalusang puti mix with (b) dalupang (c ) duldol

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(a) Pseuderanthemum bicolorRadlk. (b) Urena lobata L. (c ) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Limang-sugat (Filipino); Aluyupyup (Bis) o mandalusang puti (b) Dalupang (Filipino); Caesarweed; Hibiscus burr (English) (c ) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English); Doldol (Bis.)

typhoid fever  leaves for each Cebu
         
 

(a) Dalupang mix with (b) doldol ( c) mandalusang puti

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(a) Urena lobata L. (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (c ) Not provided

(a) Dalupang (Filipino); Caesarweed; Hibiscus burr (English) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English); Doldol (Bis.) ( c) Mandalusang puti

typhoid fever  leaves Cebu
         
 

(a) Damong maria with (b) sambong (c) romero (d) kalamansi

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(a) Artemisia vulgarisL. (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Rosmarinus officinalisL. (d ) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Romero (Filipino); Rosemary; Romero (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

typhoid fever  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) young fruit Marinduque
         
 

(a) Dilaw with (b) herba buena (c) kutsay (d) sibuyas (e) kalamansi

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (c ) Allium tuberosumRottler ex Spreng. (d) Allium cepaL. (e) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (c) Kutsay (Filipino); Chinese chives (English) (d) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (e) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

typhoid fever  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) bulb (e) fruit Marinduque
         
 

(a) Herba buena with (b) dilaw (c) kutsay (d) sibuyas (e) kalamansi

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(a) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (b) Curcuma longaL. (c ) Allium tuberosumRottler ex Spreng. (d) Allium cepaL. (e) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (b) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (c) Kutsay (Filipino); Chinese chives (English) (d) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (e) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

typhoid fever  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) bulb (e) fruit Marinduque
         
 

Romero maria with sambong damong maria kalamansi(a) Romero maria with (b) sambong (c) damong maria (d) kalamansi

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(a) Rosmarinus officinalisL. (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Artemisia vulgarisL. (d) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Romero (Filipino); Rosemary; Romero (English) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

typhoid fever  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) young fruit Marinduque
         
 

(a) Sambong with (b) damong maria (c) romero (d) kalamansi

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Rosmarinus officinalisL. (d ) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (c) Romero (Filipino); Rosemary; Romero (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

typhoid fever  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) young fruit Marinduque