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) Dita mix with (b) baboy-baboy (c ) bangkal

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(a) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (b) Not provided (c ) Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.

(a) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (b) Baboy-baboy (c ) Bangkal (Filipino)

abortifacient  bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Dita mix with (b) alagaw (c) calachuchi (d) bunga (e) bayag-kambing

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(a) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (b) Premna odorataBlanco (c ) Plumeria rubraL. (d) Areca catechuL. (e) Caesalpinia cristaL.

(a) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (b) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (c) Kalatsutsi (Filipino); Temple flower; Frangipani; Templetree (English) (d) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (e) Kalumbibit (Filipino); Bayag-kambing (Tagalog); Fever nut; Gray nicker (English)

malaria  dried bark of all plants Batangas
         
 

(a) Dita mix with (b) alagaw (c) calachuchi (d) bunga (e) bayag-kambing

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(a) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (b) Premna odorataBlanco (c ) Plumeria rubraL. (d) Areca catechuL. (e) Caesalpinia cristaL.

(a) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (b) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (c) Kalatsutsi (Filipino); Temple flower; Frangipani; Templetree (English) (d) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (e) Kalumbibit (Filipino); Bayag-kambing (Tagalog); Fever nut; Gray nicker (English)

fever  dried bark of all plants Batangas
         
 

(a) Dulaw lalag (Bis.) with (b) luy-a tapol (Bis.) and (c) banglay (Bis.)

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(a) Curcuma longa Linn. (b) Amomum zingeber (c) Curcuma domestica

(a) Dilaw (Tag.); luyang-dilaw (Tag.); turmeric (Engl.) (b) Not provided (c) Tumeric (Engl.)

Rheumatism  (a) stem (b) stem (c) stem Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Dulaw lalag with (b) kesol and (c) lubi

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(a) Curcuma longa Linn. (b) Kaempferia sp. (c) Cocos nucifera Linn.

(a) Dilaw (Tag.); luyang-dilaw (Tag.); turmeric (Engl.) (b) Not provided (c) Niyog (Tag.); coconut (Engl.)

Ugahip (herpes); sore  (a) rhizome (b) rhizome (c) flesh Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Dilaw mix with (b) oregano (c) lubigan (d) kalamyas

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (c ) Acorus calamusL. (d) Averrhoa bilimbiL.

(a) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (c) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (d) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English); Kalamias (Tag)

pampabukal ng tuko  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) rhizome (d) seeds Batangas
         
 

(a) Dilaw mix with (b) luya (c) makabuhay

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson

(a) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Makabuhay (Filipino)

stomachache  (a) rhizome (b) rhizome (c) vine Batangas
         
 

(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) Dilaw with (b) guayabano ( c) sibuyas (d) kalamansi

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Annona muricataL. (c ) Allium cepaL. (d) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Guyabano (Filipino); Soursop (English) (c) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

colic  (a) rhizome (b) top leaves (c) bulb fruit Marinduque
         
 

(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