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) Duao (b) buyo (c) sibuyas costa (d) luy-a (e) Bunga (f) helbabuena

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Not provided (d) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (e) Areca catechuL. (f) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

(a) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Not provided (d) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (e) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (f) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

cramps  (a) nuts (b) leaves (c) bulb (d) rhizome (e) rhizome (f) leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Doldol mix with (b) sili (c) tuway-tuway

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(a) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (b) Capsicum annuumL. (c ) Not provided

(a) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (b) Sili (Filipino); Bell pepper; Cayenne pepper (English) (c) Not provided

skin diseases  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Doldol mix with (b) cogon

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(a) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

teething  (a) spines (b) shoot Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Dita with (b) dug-dugay

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

(a) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (b) Dug-dugay

pasma  (a) latex (b) top leaves Romblon
         
 

(a) Dita with (b) damong maria

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(a) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (b) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

flu fever with colds and muscular pain  (a) leaves (b) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Dita mix with (b) suma (c) santol (d) kalatsutsi

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

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

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

(a) Dita mix with (b) kadyos (c) pagsahingin (d) anonas (e) Kampupot (Tag.)

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(a) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (b) Cajanus cajan(L.) Huth (c ) Not provided (d) Annona reticulataL. (e) Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir.

(a) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (b) Kadyos (Filipino); Pigeon pea (English) (c) Pagsahingin (d) Anonas (Filipino); Custard apple (English) (e) Pandakaki (Filipino)

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

(a) Dita mix with (b) banagan (c) tagitang (d) banawak (e) cacao-cacao (f) salibadbad (g) anonang (Vis)

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(a) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (b) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Crinum asiaticumL. (g) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst.

(a) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (b) Banag (Filipino); Banagan (Bis.) (c) Tagitang (d) Banawak (e) Cacao-cacao (f) Bakong (Filipino); Poisonbulb (English); Salibadbad (IL.Bis.) (g) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English)

relapse after childbirth  (a) bark (b) vine (c) bark (d) rhizome (e) roots (f) vine (g) bark Zamboanga
         
 

(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