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) Buyo with (b) sambre (c) Sentimiento (d) kadlum (e) luya

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(a) Piper betleL. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (e) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (b) Sambre (c) Sentimiento (d) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English) (e) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

stomachache with vomiting  (a) leaves (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) rhizome Romblon
         
 

(a) Cabahong (Vis.) mix with (b) Sarguellas (Ilk.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Spondias purpureaL.

(a) Not provided (b) Sineguelas (Filipino); Purple mombin (English)

big and not healing wounds  bark for both Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Cacao (b) gumamela (c) handalupang (d) kandaba

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(a) Theobroma cacaoL. (b) Hibiscus rosa-sinensisL. (d) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (b) Gumamela (Filipino); China rose; Chinese hibiscus; Shoeblackplant (English) (c) (d) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

puss  (a) young fruit (b) flower buds (c) flower (d) Aklan
         
 

(a) Cacao (b) gumamela (c) handalupang (d) kandaba

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(a) Theobroma cacaoL. (b) Hibiscus rosa-sinensisL. (d) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (b) Gumamela (Filipino); China rose; Chinese hibiscus; Shoeblackplant (English) (c) (d) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

boil  (a) young fruit (b) flower buds (c) flower (d) Aklan
         
 

(a) cacao mix with (b) kawayan (Ceb.)

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(a) Theobroma cacaoL. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss

(a) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English)

late menstruation  (a) bark (b) roots Davao
         
 

(a) cacao mix with (b) tublai-tublai (c) pili

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(a) Theobroma cacaoL. (b) Not provided (c ) Canarium ovatumEngl.

(a) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (b) Not provided (c) Pili (Filipino); Chinese olive; Pili nut (English)

relapse  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Davao
         
 

(a) cacao na puti (Ceb.) with (b) nangka (c) saging (d) bunga (e) buyo

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(a) Theobroma cacaoL. (b) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (c ) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (d) Areca catechuL. (e) Piper betleL.

(a) Kakaw/Puti (Filipino); Cacao (English) (b) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (c) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (d) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (e) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English)

hemorrhage  (a) 3 pcs. roots (6 inches) (b) 5 yellowish leaves (c) 3 pcs. roots (d) 3 pcs. roots (e) 3 pcs. Roots Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) Cacao with (b) sambong (c) mansanilla (d) damong maria (e) ikmo (f) San Francisco (g) albutra (h) amarillo

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(a) Theobroma cacaoL. (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (d) Artemisia vulgarisL. (e) Piper betleL. (f) Codiaeum variegatum(L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss. (g) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (h) Tagetes erectaL.

(a) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (d) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (e) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (f) Garden croton (English); San Francisco (Spanish) (g) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (h) Amarillo (Filipino); Marigold; Aztec marigold; French marigold (English)

irregular menstruation  roots for each Marinduque
         
 

(a) Cacao with (b) seremonias (c) lukban (d) sintones (e) kahel

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(a) Theobroma cacaoL. (b) Not provided (c ) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr. (d) Citrus X nobilisLour. (e) Citrus X aurantiumL. (pro. sp.)

(a) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (b) Seremonias (c) Lukban (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English) (d) Dalanghita (Filipino); Tangerine orange; Tangor (English); Sintonis (Tag.) (e) Dalandan (Filipino); Orange fruit; Sour orange (English); Kahel (Tag.)

relapse after child delivery  roots for all Marinduque
         
 

(a) Cacao-cacao mix with (b) salibadbad (c) anonang (d) dita (e) tagitang (f) banawak (g) banagan (Vis.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (d) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Smilax bracteata C.Presl

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (d) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Banag (Filipino)

relapse after childbirth  (a) roots (b) bark (c) bark (d) bark (e) bark (f) vine (g) ubod Zamboanga