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) Santol mix with (b) suma (c) dita (d) kalatsutsi

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(a) Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (d) Plumeria rubraL.

(a) Santol (Filipino) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (d) Kalatsutsi (Filipino); Temple flower; Frangipani; Templetree (English)

malaria  (a) bark (b) vine (c) bark (d) bark Batangas
         
 

(a) Santol mix with (b) Dalao

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(a) Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Acorus calamusL.

(a) Santol (Filipino) (b) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English)

headache  (a) leaves (b) leaves Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Santol mix with (b) caimito (c) guava (d) mangga

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(a) Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Chrysophyllum cainitoL. (c ) Psidium guajavaL. (d) Mangifera indicaL.

(a) Santol (Filipino) (b) Kaymito (Filipino); Starapple (English) (c) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (d) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English)

blood vomiting  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark (d) bark Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Santol mix with (b) abukado (c) bayabas (d) caimito (e) tambis (f) masanitas

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(a) Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Persea americanaMill. (c ) Psidium guajavaL. (d) Chrysophyllum cainitoL. (e) Ficus minahassae (Teijsm. & Vriese) Miq. (f) Ziziphus jujubaMill.

(a) Santol (Filipino) (b) Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English) (c) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (d) Kaymito (Filipino); Starapple (English) (e) Hagimit (Filipino); Tambis (C.Bis.) (f) Mansanitas (Filipino)

diarrhea  leaves (3 ) Cebu
         
 

(a) Santol (Bis.) with (b) abokado (Bis.) and lomboy (Bis.)

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(a) Sandoricum koetjape (b) Persea americana (c) Syzygium cuminii

(a) Cotton fruit (Engl.); lolly fruit (Engl.); santol (Tag.) (b) Avocado (Engl.) (c) Duhat (Tag.); java plum (Engl.)

Pasmo sa kaon (failed to eat on time)  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Sanpaliya mix with (b) Artamesa

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(a) Not provided (b) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Ampalayang ligaw (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

malaria  leaves Sultan Kudarat
         
 

(a) Sanduguhan mix with (b) Kanila (Ilk.;Bik.;Pang.) (c) kanila bagon (d) maria buhok (e) panghasan

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(a) Not provided (b) Cinnamomum tamala(Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm. (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Kalingag (Filipino); Indian bark (English) (c) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided

late menstruation  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark (d) bark (e) bark Leyte
         
 

(a) San Pedro mix with (b) lapunaya (c) kalatsutsi

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(a) Leucaena leucocephala(Lam.) de Wit (b) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br. (c ) Plumeria rubraL.

(a) Ipil-ipil (Filipino); White leadtree (English) (b) Mayana (Filipino) (c) Kalatsutsi (Filipino); Temple flower; Frangipani; Templetree (English)

painful menstruation  Not provided Capiz
         
 

(a) San francisco with (b) Dug-dugay (c) colisong (d) oway (Rattan)

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Not provided

skin diseases  (a) fruit (b) fruit (c) stem (d) leaves Romblon
         
 

(a) San Francisco or kalipayan mix with (b) lakdan (c) tanglad (d) apes (e) panhauli (f) harupay

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(a) Codiaeum variegatum(L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss. (b) Not provided (c ) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Mimosa pudicaL.

(a) Garden croton (English); San Francisco (Spanish (b) lakdan (c) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (d) Apes (e) panhauli (f) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English)

tonic for new mothers  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves Samar