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
         
 

Baladek-salese (Tagabawa)

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Machaerina sp.

Not provided

For ritual purposes  Whole plant Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Dungal (Tagabawa)

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Vaccinium myrtoides (Blume) Miq

Not provided

For ritual purposes  Whole plant Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Kinirarat (Tagabawa)

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Styphelia suaveolens (Hook f.) Warb.

Not provided

For ritual purposes  Whole plant Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Buling sa kaldero (Bisaya)

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Uncollected

Soot found on cooking pot (English)

For sabar  Soot Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Orasan (Talaingod manobo), Dabo-dabo (Bisaya)

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Meliosma sp.

Not provided

For sakit sa lawas (Bisaya), body pains (English)   Roots Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

1 Saat (Talaingod manobo) 2 Orasan (Talaingod manobo), Dabo-dabo (Bisaya)

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1 Unidentified 2 Meliosma sp.

Not provided

For sakit sa lawas (Bisaya), body pains (English)   Whole plant for the saat and roots and bark for orasan Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Mangalay-i (Talaingod manobo), Barau-barau (Mangyan)

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Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Verdc.

Yu zi lan, Shi feng jie (Chinese)

For sakit sa ngipon (Bisaya), tooth ache (English)  Roots Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

1 Abokado (Tagalog, Bisaya) 2 Kaimito (Tagalog, Bisaya) 3 Bayabas (Bisaya, Tagalog)

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1 Persea americana Mill. 2 Chrysophyllum cainito L. 3 Psidium?guajava?L.

1 Avocado (English), Abokado (Filipino) 2 Star apple (English), Kaymito or Kaimito (Filipino) 3 Guava (English), Bayabas (Filipino)

For sakit sa tiyan (Bisaya), stomach ache (English)  Young leaves and the fruit Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Banag (Talaingod manobo, Tagalog), Banagan (Bisaya)

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Smilax lanceifolia Roxb.

Sarsaparilla vine (English), Banag (Filipino)

For sakit sa tiyan (Bisaya), stomach ache (English)  Fruit Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Timbog (Talaingod manobo), Lagasi (Bisaya) tree

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Ficus sp.

Not provided

For sakit sa tiyan (Bisaya), stomach ache (English)  Roots or Leaves Davao - Talaingod Manobo