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 (Talaingod manobo)

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Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd.) Bercht & Presl.

Angel Trumpet (English)

For ilubto langgasa (Talaingod manobo), sagpa og dugo (Bisaya), bloody sputum (English)  Mature leaves Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Balu balo (Talaingod manobo)

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Uncollected

Not provided

For hubak (Bisaya), cough (English)   Water from the vine Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Kal'lawag (Mandaya)

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Hedychium sp.

Not provided

For high cholesterol  Mature Leaves Davao - Mandaya
         
 

Bawing (Mandaya), Solasi (Tagalog)

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Ocimum basilicum L.

Sweet basil (English), Balanoy (Filipino)

For high blood (use as an ingredient in cooking), ilamas sa gulay  Leaves and bulb Davao - Mandaya
         
 

Bermuda grass (plant named by the locals), Kawad-kawaran (Tagalog)

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Cynodon dactylon ( L.) Pers.

Bermuda grass (English), Devil's grass (English), Kawad-kawaran (Filipino)

For high blood  Roots Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

Kal'la bul'layna (Mandaya), Herba buena (Tagalog)

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Mentha villosa Huds., Mentha cordifolia Opiz ex Fresen.

Marshmint (English), Yerba buena (Spanish), Herba buena (Filipino)

For high blood  Mature Leaves Davao - Mandaya
         
 

Kal'lawag (Mandaya)

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Hedychium sp.

Not provided

For high blood   Mature Leaves Davao - Mandaya
         
 

Kamogna (Tagabawa), Lubigan (Tagalog)

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Acorus calamusL. , A. gramineus Aiton

Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino)

For headache due to sabar (Bagobo) hampak hangin (Bisaya)   Mature leaves and roots Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Panyawan (Tagakaulo)

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Uncollected

Not provided

For head ache or stomach ache, sakit sa ulo o sakit sa tiyan  Bark Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

Bukog sa ulo sa unggoy (preserved)

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Uncollected

Monkey's skull

For head ache , sakit sa ulo  Skull Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo