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) Labnog with (b) calamansi

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(a) Ficus septica Burm.f. (b) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Hauili (Filipino) (b) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

headache with colds  (a) leaves (b) fruit Romblon
         
 

(a) Labnog mix with (b) tagun (c) alum

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(a) Ficus septica Burm.f. (b) Indigofera suffruticosaMill. (c ) Melanolepis multiglandulosa(Reinw. ex Blume) Rchb. f. & Zoll.

(a) Hauili (Filipino) (b) Tayum (Filipino); Anil de pasto (English) (c) Alim (Filipino); Alum (Bikol)

sore eyes  (a) dried roots (b) dried roots (c) dried roots Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Raya-raya (Ilk.) mix with (b) tabaw-tabaw

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(a) Ficus septica Burm.f. (b) Luffa aegyptiacaMill.

(a) Hauili (Filipino) (b) Patolang bilog (Filipino); Sponge gourd (English)

balisawsaw  leaves Ilocos Norte
         
 

(a) Eabnog (b) hinagdong (c) hinlaumo

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(a) Ficus septica Burm.f. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided

(a) Hauili (Filipino); Labnog (P.Bis.) (b) Not provided (c) Not provided

headache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Labnog with (b) togen (c) alem

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(a) Ficus septica Burm.f. (b) Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. (c ) Not provided

(a) Hauili (Filipino) (b) Malatinta (Filipino) (c) takip-asin

sore eyes  (a) roots (b) dried leaves (c) dried leaves South Cotabato
         
 

(a) Eabnog (b) adgaw (c) hinalib-on (d) kadlum (e) katumbal (f) alibot-bot (g) lampunaya (h) Apog (i) luy-a

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(a) Ficus septica Burm.f. (b) Premna odorataBlanco (c ) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (d) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (e) Capsicum annuum var. annuumL. (f) Not provided (g) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br. (h) Not provided (I) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Hauili (Filipino); Labnog (P.Bis.) (b) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (c) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (d) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English) (e) Siling labuyo (Filipino); Hot pepper; Cayenne pepper (English) (f) Not provided (g) Mayana (Filipino) (h) Apog (i) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

headache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves (g) leaves (h) lime (i) rhizome Aklan
         
 

(a) Eabnog (b) adgaw (c) hinalib-on (d) kadlum (e) katumbal (f) alibot-bot (g) lampunaya (h) Apog (i) luy-a

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(a) Ficus septica Burm.f. (b) Premna odorataBlanco (c ) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (d) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (e) Capsicum annuum var. annuumL. (f) Not provided (g) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br. (h) Not provided (I) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Hauili (Filipino); Labnog (P.Bis.) (b) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (c) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (d) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English) (e) Siling labuyo (Filipino); Hot pepper; Cayenne pepper (English) (f) Not provided (g) Mayana (Filipino) (h) Apog (i) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

typhoid fever  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves (g) leaves (h) lime (i) rhizome Aklan
         
 

(a) Anes mix with (b) kalawag

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(a) Foeniculum vulgareMill. (b) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Anis (Filipino); Fennel; Sweet fennel (English) (b) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.)

relapse from child delivery  leaves for both Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Anis-anis with (b) mamagos (c) albutra (d) bintokong puti (e) bintokong (vine) (f) mangosteen

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(a) Foeniculum vulgareMill. (b) Not provided (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Garcinia mangostanaL.

(a) Anis (Filipino); Fennel; Sweet fennel (English) (b) Mamagos (c) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (d) Bintokong puti (e) Bintokong (f) Mangostan (Filipino); Mangosteen (English)

tuberculosis  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) roots Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Calamansi with (b) sibuyas (c) herba buena

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(a) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

(a) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

headache  (a) fruit (b) bulb (c) leaves Romblon