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
         
 

Ibag (Manobo)/ iba (Ceb.)/ sirinate (Manobo)

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Averrhoa bilimbiL.

Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English)

pimples  leaves Agusan del Norte
         
 

Takayaka (Manobo) tugaong (Ceb.)

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Corchorus capsularisL.; Corchorus olitoriusL

Pasau-na-bilog; Pasau-na-haba (Filipino); Jute; Nalta jute (English); Saluyot (Iloko)

purgative  seed Agusan del Norte
         
 

Kapayas (Manobo)

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Carica papayaL.

Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English)

reduce fever  flower Agusan del Norte
         
 

Alugbati (Ceb.)

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Basella albaL.

Alugbati (Filipino); Malabar nighshade; Ceylon spinach (English)

reduces local swelling  leaves Agusan del Norte
         
 

Kipi-kipi (Ceb.)

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Mimosa pudicaL.

Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English)

regulates menstruation  seed Agusan del Norte
         
 

Kapayas (Manobo)

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Carica papayaL.

Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English)

regulates menstruation  flower Agusan del Norte
         
 

Banggad (Manobo)/ pad-pad (Ceb.)

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Sterculia foetidaL.

Kalumpang (Filipino); Wild almond; Hazel sterculia (English)

relapse after childbirth  whole plant Agusan del Norte
         
 

Adgaw (Ceb.)

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Premna odorataBlanco

Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)

relapse after illness  leaves Agusan del Norte
         
 

Kapayas (Manobo)

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Carica papayaL.

Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English)

relieves chest pain  flower Agusan del Norte
         
 

herba-buena (Ceb.)

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Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

rheumatism  leaves Agusan del Norte
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