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) Luy-a mix with (b)Lakad-bulan (c) Artamisa

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

rheumatism  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) leaves Sorsogon
         
 

(a) Loya tidek mix with (b) marinaot

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Capsicum annuum var. annuumL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Siling labuyo (Filipino); Hot pepper; Cayenne pepper (English)

appetizer  (a) leaves (b) leaves Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Loya pagirisen mix with b) kopaya

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Carica papayaL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English); Kopaya

headache  (a) roots (b) rhizome Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Luya with (b) papayang lalaki (c) sibuyas (d) kalamansi

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Carica papayaL. (c ) Allium cepaL. (d) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (c) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

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

(a) Loya pagirisen mix with (b) kamir

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English); Kamir

cough  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Loya pagirisen mix with (b) kamir

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English); Kamir

convulsion  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Loya tidek mix with (b) kamir

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

for a person hit by lightning to regain consciousness  (a) roots (b) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Loya pagirisen mix with (b) mangoaw

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Conyza bonariensis(L.) Cronquist

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Tagabili (Filipino); Asthmaweed; Wavy-leaf fleabane; Flax-leaf fleabane; Hairy fleabane (English); Mangoaw

headache  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) luya mix with (b) anonang (c) duwaw (d) kisol

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Curcuma longaL. (d)Kaempferia galanga L.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (c) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English) (d) Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English)l

goiter  (a) rhizome (b) top leaves (c) rhizome (d) leaves and rhizome Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) Luya (Tag.) or Ginger (Eng.) with (b) tuba

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Croton tigliumL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English)

fever  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Romblon