Davao - 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

Mayana (Ceb.) * Image in process *	Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br.	Mayana (Filipino)	measles	leaves	Davao

Mongos (Ceb.) * Image in process *	Vigna radiata(L.) R. Wilczek	Mungo (Filipino); Mung bean (English); Balatong (Tagalog; Ifugao; Ibanag; Iloko)	measles	seed	Davao

Hilbas or herbas (Ceb.) * Image in process *	Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)	Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)	menstrual disorder	leaves	Davao

Sumpol-sumpol (Talaingod manobo) * Image in process *	Pothos cylindricus C Presl	Not provided	Nabukugan nga bata (Bisaya), stuck fishbone in the throat (English)	Bark or Leaves	Davao - Talaingod Manobo

Hibi-hibi (Ceb.) * Image in process *	Senna occidentalis(L.) Link	Balatong aso (Filipino); Septicweed (English)	nervousness	roots	Davao

Mangapong (Talaingod manobo) * Image in process *	Uncollected	Not provided	Pag maglisod og panganak (Bisaya), for easy delivery	Roots	Davao - Talaingod Manobo

Duwa-duwa (Talaingod manobo) * Image in process *	Unidentified	Not provided	Pampa-amigo (Bisaya), to appease angry person	Bark, Young or Mature leaves	Davao - Talaingod Manobo

Tubo (Talaingod manobo), Uway (Bisaya) * Image in process *	Unidentified	Not provided	Pampabalik sa matris (Bisaya), helps in returning or shrinking of uterus to its pre-pregnancy stage	Shoot	Davao - Talaingod Manobo

Kapayas (Talaingod manobo, Bisaya), Papaya (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Carica papaya L.	Melon tree (English), Papaya (filipino)	Pampadaghan og anak (Bisaya), for fertility (English)	Seeds	Davao - Talaingod Manobo

1 Malagatas (Talaingod manobo),Dita (Bisaya) 2 Banag (Talaingod manobo, Tagalog), Banagan (Bisaya) * Image in process *	1 Alstonia sp. 2 Smilax lanceifolia Roxb.	Not provided	Pampagwapa sa kilay (Bisaya), to beautify the eyebrows	Bark or the leaf	Davao - Talaingod Manobo

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