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) Bangkaw (b) Niyog

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(a) Rhizophora mucronataLam. (b) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Bakawan-babae (Filipino); Mangrove (English); Bakawan (Tag.) (b) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English)

blood spitting  (a) roots (b) roots Tawi-tawi
         
 

(a) Bangkoro (Bis.) with (b) Boyo (Bis.), (c) Handalusa (Bis.) and (d) Gmelina (Bis.)

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(a) Morinda citrifolia (b) Piper betle (c) Justicia gendarussa (d) Gmelina arborea Roxb.

(a) Indian mulberry (Engl.); bangkudo (Tag.); bankoro (Bis.); apatot (Tag.) (b) Betel leaf plant (Engl.); ikmo (Tag.); buyo-anis (Tag.); buyok (Tag.) (c) Kapanitulot (Tag.); tuhod-manok (Tag.); gandarusa (Engl.) (d) Beechwood (Engl.)

Sprain   (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Banglay (b) Kisol (c) Luya

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(a) Curcuma zedoaria(Christm.) Roscoe (b) Kaempferia galanga L. (c ) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Luya-luyahan (Filipino); Zedoary (English); Barak (Tagalog) (b) Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English) (c) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

rheumatism  (a) rhizome (b) rhizome (c) rhizome Tawi-tawi
         
 

(a) Banglay (Bis.) with (b) Luy-a tapol (Bis.), (c) Kesol (Bis.) and (d) Dulaw lalag (Bis.)

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

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

Arthritis; rheumatism  (a) rhizome (b) rhizome (c) rhizome (d) rhizome Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Banitlong with (b) saba (c) hanagdon

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(a) Not provided (b) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (c ) Trema orientalis(L.) Blume

(a) Banitlong (b) Saba (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (c) Anabiong (Filipino); Oriental trema (English); Hanagdon (Tagalog)

headache due to colds and fever  (a) roots (b) saha (c) roots Samar
         
 

(a) Banlao with (b) catumbay (c) herba-buena (d) sambong (e) alagaw

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(a) Not provided (b) Capsicum annuum var. annuumL. (c ) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (d) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (e) Premna odorataBlanco

(a) Not provided (b) Siling labuyo (Filipino); Hot pepper; Cayenne pepper (English) (c) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (d) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (e) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)

stomachache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves Romblon
         
 

(a) baok-baok (Ceb.) with (b) ajos (Ceb.) (c) herba-buena (Ceb.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Allium sativumL. (c ) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

(a) Not provided (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (c) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

tumor  bark Camiguin
         
 

(a) baonggong (Ceb.) with (b) mangga (c) lagnob (d) atis (f) tanglad (g) hilbas (Ceb.)

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(a) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Mangifera indicaL. (c ) Not provided (d) Ficus septica Burm.f. (e) Annona squamosaL. (f) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (g) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Lukban (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English) (b) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (c ) Not provided (d) Hauili (Filipino) (e) Atis (Filipino); Sweet sop; Sugar apple (English) (f) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English); Salay (Tag.) (g) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

cholera  (a) 1 leaf (b) 1 leaf (c) whole plant (d) 1 leaf (e) 1 leaf (f) roots (g) whole plant Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) Barbanas mix with (b) abokado (c) mangga

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(a) Not provided (b) Persea americanaMill. (c ) Mangifera indicaL.

(a) Barbanas (b) Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English) (c) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English)

constipation  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Leyte
         
 

(a) Barisanga (Ilk.) mix with (b) comfrey

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(a) Cyperus rotundusL. (b) Symphytum officinaleL.

(a) Mutha (Filipino); Cocograss; Purple nutsedge; Nutgrass (English) (b) Komprey (Filipino); Comfrey (English)

cancer  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Kalinga