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) Bunga with (b) ikmo ( c) luya

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(a) Areca catechuL. (b) Piper betleL. (c )Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

headache  (a) fruit (b) leaves (c) rhizome Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bunga with (b) ikmo (c) luya

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(a) Areca catechuL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

headache  (a) fruit (b) leaves (c) rhizome Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bunga with (b) solasi (c) kalamansi (d) taligharap

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(a) Areca catechuL. (b) Ocimum tenuiflorumL. (c ) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle (d) Mussaenda anisophylla Vidal

(a) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (b) Sulasi (Filipino); Holy basil (English) (c) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English) (d) Talig-harap (Filipino)

pulmonary disease  (a) flower (b) leaves (c) fruit (d) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Albutra with (b) sambong (c) mansanilla (d) damong maria (e) ikmo (f) San Francisco (g) cacao (h) amarillo

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(a) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (d) Artemisia vulgarisL. (e) Piper betleL. (f) Codiaeum variegatum(L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss. (g) Theobroma cacaoL. (h) Tagetes erectaL.

(a) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (d) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (e) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (f) Garden croton (English); San Francisco (Spanish) (g) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (h) Amarillo (Filipino); Marigold; Aztec marigold; French marigold (English)

irregular menstruation  roots for each Marinduque
         
 

(a) Dita with (b) damong maria

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(a) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (b) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

flu fever with colds and muscular pain  (a) leaves (b) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bawang with (b) luya (c) saparilla (d) dila baka (e) galamay amo (f) kapok

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(a) Allium sativumL. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Not provided (d) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (e) Schefflera insularum (Seem.) Harms (f) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Saparilla (d) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (e) Galamai-amo (Filipino) (f) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

relapse after child delivery  (a) bulb (b) rhizome (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) bark Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bawang with (b) ikmo (c) luya

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(a) Allium sativumL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

stomachache  (a) bulb (b) leaves (c) rhizome Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bawang with (b) ikmo

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(a) Allium sativumL. (b) Piper betleL.

(a) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English)

stomachache  (a) bulb (b) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bawang with (b) salay (c) paminta (d) kutsay (e) herba buena (f) sibuyas

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(a) Allium sativumL. (b) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (c ) Piper nigrumL. (d) Allium tuberosumRottler ex Spreng. (e) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (f) Allium cepaL.

(a) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (b) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English); Salay (Tag.) (c) Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English) (d) Kutsay (Filipino); Chinese chives (English) (e) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (f) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English)

beri-beri  (a) bulb (b) leaves (c) seeds (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) bulb Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bawang with (b) banglay (c) tagbak (d) banban (e) mawwaw

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(a) Allium sativumL. (b) Curcuma zedoaria(Christm.) Roscoe (c ) Alpinia elegans (C.Presl) K.Schum. (d) Donax canniformis(G. Forst.) K. Schum. (e) Not provided

(a) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (b) Luya-luyahan (Filipino); Zedoary (English) (c) Tagbak (Filipino) (d) Bamban (Filipino) (e) Not provided

rheumatism  (a) leaves (b) rhizome (c) sucker (d) bulb (e) leaves Marinduque