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
         
 

Tambabasi (Tagakaulo)

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Uncollected

Not provided

For inflicted by supernatural being, pag bunuon/ bangkawon sa busaw  Roots or the White Fiber/ Saha Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

Andalamay (Tagakaulo)

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Boehmeria cypholophoides Merr.

Not provided

For inflicted by not-like-ours, natagbuan sa dili-ingon nato  Mature leaves Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

Tara-tara (Tagakaulo), Tuba-tuba (Bisaya)

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Uncollected

Not provided

For inflammed lymph nodes, nalisa (Bisaya)  Bark Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

Talog (Tagakaulo), Talong (Bisaya, Tagalog)

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Solanum?melongena?L.

Eggplant (English), Talong (Filipino)

For inflammed breasts, Sakit sa tutoy/ mihubag na totoy (after panganak) (binuangan sa uwak) Tagakaulo  Fruit (bunga) Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

1 Banag (Talaingod manobo, Tagalog), Banagan (Bisaya) 2 Mangga (Tagalog, Bisaya) 3 Kalaw (Talaingod manobo), Kogon (Tagalog, Bisaya)

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1 ?Smilax lanceifolia Roxb. 2 Mangifera indica L. 3?Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

1 Sarsaparilla vine (English), Banag (Filipino) 2 Mango (English), Manga (Filipino) 3 Spear grass, Cogon grass (English), Kogon (Filipino)

For indus langgosa (Talaingod manobo), kalibanga na may dugo (Bisaya), diarrhea with blood (English)  1 Roots 2 Leaves 3 Roots 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 indus (Talaingod manobo, kalibanga (Bisaya), loose bowel movement (English)   Roots Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Lago (Talaingod manobo)

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Unidentified

Not provided

For indus (Talaingod manobo),kalibanga (Bisaya), diarrhea (English)  Bark's Sap Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

1 Dunsig (Talaingod manobo), Suganda (Tagalog) 2 Karibangal (Talaingod manobo)

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1 Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. 2 Uncollected

1 Country borage (English), Oregano (Spanish), Suganda (Filipino) 2 Not provided

For indus (Talaingod manobo), kalibanga (Bisaya), diarrhea (English)  Mature Leaves Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Malataro (Talaingod manobo)

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Uncollected

Not provided

For indus (Talaingod manobo), kalibanga (Bisaya), diarrhea (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 indus (Talaingod manobo), diarrhea (English), kalibanga (Bisaya)   Young leaves and the fruit Davao - Talaingod Manobo