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
         
 

Lomboy (Bis.)

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Syzygium cuminii

Duhat (Tag.); lomboy (Bis.), java plum (Engl.)

Kidney trouble  Bark and leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Tambis

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Syzygium malaccense(L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry

Makopa (Filipino); Malaysian apple (English)

headache  leaves Aklan
         
 

Tambis

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Syzygium malaccense(L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry

Makopa (Filipino); Malaysian apple (English)

dizziness  leaves Aklan
         
 

Tambis

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Syzygium malaccense(L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry

Makopa (Filipino); Malaysian apple (English)

gas pain  leaves Surigao del Norte
         
 

Alibutbot (Hanunuo Mangyan)

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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui (Lam)

Banana bush (English), Pandakaki-puti (Filipino), Kampupot

Stomach ache  Roots or bark Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)
         
 

Alibutbot (Hanunuo Mangyan)

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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui (Lam)

Banana bush (English), Pandakaki-puti (Filipino), Kampupot

Blood in the stool  Leaves or roots Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)
         
 

Pandakaki

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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam.

Pandakaki

Sugat na may nana  Leaves Alabat Island
         
 

Alibotbot (Bis.)

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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui poir.

Kampupot (Tag.); pandakaki-puti (Tag.); banana bush (Engl.); windmill bush (Engl.)

Wounds  Latex Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Alibotbot (Bis.)

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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui poir.

Kampupot (Tag.); pandakaki-puti (Tag.); banana bush (Engl.); windmill bush (Engl.)

Toothache  Bark Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Busbusilak (Ilk.)

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Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir.

Pandakaki (Filipino)

natinikan to remove epidermal sliver  leaves Ilocos Norte