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) Mais mix with (b) Lubi (C.Bis.) (c) mangga (d) gabon (e) rosas de papel (f) tanglad (g) buongon

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Cocos nuciferaL. (c ) Mangifera indicaL. (d) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (e) Not provided (f) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (g) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English) (c) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (d) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English); Gabon (Ceb) (e) Rosas de papel (f) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (g) Suha (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English); Buongon

insanity  5 pcs leaves for the first 5 plants; whole plant 3 pcs and 3 tbsp. grounded grains Cebu
         
 

(a) Mais mix with (b) kawayan (c) tubo (d) clavo (e) banaba

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (c ) Saccharum officinarumL. (d) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (e) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (c) Tubo (Filipino); Sugarcane (English) (d) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (e) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)

kidney trouble  (a) hair (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Mais (Ilk.) 1st treatment (b) 2nd treatment utong (beans)

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English)

kidney trouble  (a) leaves (b) leaves Kalinga
         
 

(a) Madre kakaw with (b) makabuhay (c) hagonoy (d) albutra (e) malagango

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(a) Gliricidia sepium(Jacq.) Kunth (b) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (c ) Chromolaena odorata(L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. (d) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (e) Not provided

(a) Kakawate (Filipino); Quickstick (English); Madre cacao (Spanich) (b) Makabuhay (Filipino) (c) Hagonoy (Filipino); Jack in the bus; Siamweed (English) (d) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (e) Malagango

skin diseases  (a) vine (b) vine (c) bark (d) branches (e) bark leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Madbad mix with (b) suha (c) lagundi (d) aslum (Waray) (e) lakdan (f) kalunggay (g) tanglad (h) adgao

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(a) Not provided (b) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr. (c ) Vitex negundoL. (d) Not provided (e) Anamirta cocculus (L.) Wight & Arn. (f) Moringa oleiferaLam. (g) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (h) Premna odorataBlanco

(a) Not provided (b) Suha (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English) (c) Lagundi (Filipino); Five-leaved chaste tree; Chinese chastetree (English) (d) Not provided (e) Lagtang (Filipino) (f) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English) (g) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (h) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)

bath for newly delivered mothers  all leaves Leyte
         
 

(a) Luya-a pula (b) Tambolilid

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr.

(a) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Suha (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English)

goiter  (a) rhizome (b) fruit Sorsogon
         
 

(a) Luya with (b) tuba-tuba

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Jatropha gossypiifoliaL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Tuba-tuba (Filipino); Bellyache bush (English)

rheumatism  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(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) Luya with (b) ikmo (c ) bunga

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Areca catechuL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c ) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English)

headache  (a) fruit (b) leaves (c) rhizome Marinduque
         
 

(a) Luya with (b) buyo (c) apog (d) bunga or Arecanut (Eng.) (e) kasoy

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(a) Croton tigliumL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Not provided (d) Areca catechuL. (e) Anacardium occidentaleL.

(a) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Apog (d) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (e) Kasoy (Filipino); Cashew (English)

earache  (a) fruit/nut (b) leaves (c) powder (d) rhizome (e) leaves Romblon