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
         
 

Okra

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Abelmoschus esculentus(L.) Moench

Okra (Filipino); Ladies finger (English)

ulcer  seed Quezon
         
 

Okra

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Abelmoschus esculentus(L.) Moench

Okra (Filipino); Ladies finger (English)

ulcer  fruits Quezon
         
 

Agoho Makabuhay

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1Casuarina equisetifolia L. 2 Tinospora rumphii Boerl

Agoho Makabuhay

Pampalaglag (Abortifacient)  1 Bark 2 Stem Alabat Island
         
 

Abukado Bayabas Santol

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1 Persea americana Mill. 2 Psidium guajava L. 3 Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr.

Abukado Bayabas Santol

Diarrhea  1 Bark 2 Tops 3 Lleaves Alabat Island
         
 

Kamantigi Paragis

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1 Impatiens balsamina L. 2 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Kamantigi Paragis

Hirap manganak (To aid in birthing)  1 Roots 2 Whole plant Alabat Island
         
 

Balingway Niyog Yerbabuwena

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1 Flagellaria indica L. 2 Cocos nucifera L. 3 Mentha arvensis L.

Balingway Niyog Yerbabuwena

Luga (Otitis media)  3 Leaves Alabat Island
         
 

Buli Niyog Saba Sasa

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1 Corypha utan Lam. 2 Cocos nucifera L. 3 Musa x paradisiaca L. 4 Nypa fruticans Wurmb.

Buli Niyog Saba Sasa

Pasma  1 Shoot 2 Coconut water 3 Shoot 4 Shoot Alabat Island
         
 

Anonang Paragis Sampalok Suha (Lukban) Tagiwalay

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1 Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. 2 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. 3 Tamarindus indica L. 4 Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. 5 Parameria laevigata (Juss.) Moldenke

Anonang Paragis Sampalok Suha (Lukban) Tagiwalay

Post partum bath  1 Leaves 2 Whole plant 3 Leaves 4 Leaves 5 Leaves Alabat Island
         
 

Kalamansi Tagulinaw Takipkuhol (Tayngangdaga)

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1 Citrus x microcarpa Bunge 2 Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. Ex DC. 3 Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Kalamansi Tagulinaw Takipkuhol (Tayngangdaga)

Para hindi lumala ang sipon (For quick resolution of colds)  1 Fruit 2 Leaves 3 Leaves Alabat Island
         
 

Bulak Buli Irok

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1 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. 2 Corypha utan Lam. 3 Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.

Bulak Buli Irok

Toothache  1 Stem bark 2 Leaves 3 Leaf midrib Alabat Island