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) Agong-agong in combination with (b) alibotbot (c) saguli

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(a) Not provided (b) Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir. (c ) Not provided

(a) Agong-agong (b) Pandakaki (Filipino) (c) Saguli

relapse of newly delivered mothers  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Romblon
         
 

(a) Saguli in combination with (b) alibotbot (c) agong-agong

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(a) Not provided (b) Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir. (c ) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Pandakaki (Filipino) (c) Not provided

relapse of newly delivered mothers  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Romblon
         
 

(a) bogbogayong (Ilk.) mix with (b) tamarind (c) bayabas (d) sobosob (e) calamias

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(a) Not provided (b) Tamarindus indicaL. (c ) Psidium guajavaL. (d) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (e) Averrhoa bilimbiL.

(a) bogbogayong (b) Sampalok (Filipino); Tamarind (Engllish) (c) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (d) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (e) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English); Kalamias (Tag)

pasma  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves Cagayan
         
 

(a) Panaguason mix with (b) Kakaw (c) Lakad-bulan (d) Artamisa

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(a) Not provided (b) Theobroma cacaoL. (c ) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (d) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Not provided (b) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (c) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (d) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

irregular menstruation  (a) roots (b) roots (c) leaves (d) leaves Sorsogon
         
 

(a) Buongon mix with (b) kakaw (c) mangga (d) atis (e) langka (f) kape (g) tuba-tuba

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(a) Not provided (b) Theobroma cacaoL. (c ) Mangifera indicaL. (d) Annona squamosaL. (e) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (f) CoffeaL. (g) Jatropha gossypiifoliaL.

(a) Not provided (b) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (c) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (d) Atis (Filipino); Sweet sop; Sugar apple (English) (e) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (f) Kape (Filipino); Coffee (English) (g) Tuba-tuba (Filipino); Bellyache bush (English)

gas pain  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves (g) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Bagong (b) Pitawan

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(a) Not provided (b) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson

(a) Apong-apong (b) Makabuhay (Filipino)

diabetes  (a) rhizome (b) vine Sulu
         
 

(a) Bagong (b) Pitawan

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(a) Not provided (b) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson

(a) Apong-apong (b) Makabuhay (Filipino)

eczema  (a) rhizome (b) vine Sulu
         
 

(a) Mameges mix with (b) Patawali

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(a) Not provided (b) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson

(a) Not provided (b) Makabuhay (Filipino)

snakebite  (a) roots (b) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Gabong mix with (b) pangyawan (bagou) (c) lagtan (d) bitaog

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(a) Not provided (b) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (d) Calophyllum inophyllumL.

(a) Not provided (b) Makabuhay (Filipino) (c) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (d) Bitaog (Filipino); Mastwood; Alexandrian laurel (English)

abortifacient  leaves Leyte
         
 

(a) Alladam (red) (Ilk.) mixed with (b) alupa (c) anonas (d) kapasanglay (e) tagumbaw (f) bayabas (g) bayog tawwa (h) dangla soaked (i) coconut oil

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(a) Not provided (b) Uvaria rufa Blume (c ) Annona reticulataL. (d) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. (e) Jatropha curcasL. (f) Psidium guajavaL. (g) Not provided (h) Vitex negundoL. (I) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Alladam (b) Hilagak (Filipino); Susong-kalabaw (Tagalog); Alupa (Iloko) (c ) Anonas (Filipino); Custard apple (English) (d) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English); Kapasanglai (Iloko) (e) Tubang Bakod (Filipino); Big purge nut; Physic nut; Barbados nut (English); Tagumbaw (Iloko) (f) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (g) bayog tawwa (h) Lagundi (Filipino); Five-leaved chaste tree; Chinese chastetree (English); Dangla (Iloko) (I) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English) coconut oil

inflammation of any part of the body  fresh roots Kalinga