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) Lomboy with (b) abokado and (c) bayabas

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(a) Syzygium cuminii (b) Persea americana (c) Psidium guajava

(a) Duhat (Tag.); lomboy (Bis.), java plum (Engl.) (b) Avocado (Engl.) (c) Gueva (Engl.)

Diarrhea  (a) bark (b) leaves (c) leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Lomboy with (b) edible fern

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(a) Syzygium cumini(L.) Skeels (b) Diplazium esculentum(Retz.) Sw.

(a) Duhat (Filipino); Black plum; Java plum (English) (b) Pako (Filipino); Edible fern; Vegetable fern (English)

dysentery  leaves Ifugao
         
 

(a) lomboy with (b) banaba (c) avocado

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(a) Syzygium cumini(L.) Skeels (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (c ) Persea americanaMill.

(a) Duhat (Filipino); Black plum; Java plum (English) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (c) Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English)

stomachache  leaves Cagayan
         
 

(a) Lomboy mix with (b) Kapasanglay

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(a) Syzygium cumini(L.) Skeels (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Duhat (Filipino); Black plum; Java plum (English) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

weak lungs  (a) bark (b) bark Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Lomboy mix with (b) Kapasanglay

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(a) Syzygium cumini(L.) Skeels (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Duhat (Filipino); Black plum; Java plum (English) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

tuberculosis  (a) bark (b) bark Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) lomboy mix with (b) santol

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(a) Syzygium cumini(L.) Skeels (b) Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr.

(a) Duhat (Filipino); Black plum; Java plum (English) (b) Santol (Filipino)

loose bowel movement  (a) bark (b) bark Davao
         
 

(a) Listones mix with (b) tuba (c) kadlum

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(a) Not provided (b) Croton tigliumL. (c ) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.

(a) Not provided (b) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (c) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English)

loose bowel movement  (a) roots (b) dry leaves (c) roots Leyte
         
 

(a) Liston (Ilk.) with (b) cutsay (c) barisanga

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(a) Not provided (b) Allium tuberosumRottler ex Spreng. (c ) Cyperus rotundusL.

(a) Liston (b) Kutsay (Filipino); Chinese chives (English) (c) Mutha (Filipino); Cocograss; Purple nutsedge; Nutgrass (English); Barisanga (Iloko)

late menstruation  leaves Ilocos Norte
         
 

(a) Lipa mix with (b) banaba

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(a) Dendrocnide meyeniana (Walp.) Chew (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers.

(a) Lipa (Filipino) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)

diuretic  (a) bark (b) roots Batangas
         
 

(a) Lingatong with (b) kalagaskagas, and (c) siling kilikot

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(a) Dendrocnide sp. (b) Not provided (c) Capsicum frutescens Linn.

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Siling-labuyo (Tag.); siling-palay (Tag.); kitikot (Bis.); bird pepper (Engl.); hot chili (Engl.)

Poison  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan