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) Banaba mix with (b) lipa

* Image in process *

(a) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (b) Dendrocnide meyeniana (Walp.) Chew

(a) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (b) Lipa (Filipino)

diuretic  (a) bark (b) roots Batangas
         
 

(a) Pansi-pansi mix with (b) salay

* Image in process *

(a) Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link (b) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf

(a) Pansi-pansi (Filipino) (b) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English)

flu  (a) fresh whole plant (b) leaves Batangas
         
 

(a) Sigang dagat mix with (b) dilang-usa

* Image in process *

(a) Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens(Kuntze) P.H. Raven (b) Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br.

(a) Sigang-dagat (Filipino); Floating primrose-willow (English) (b) Dilang-usa (Filipino)

usog  (a) whole plant (b) whole plant Batangas
         
 

(a) Sigang dagat mix with (b) dilang-usa

* Image in process *

(a) Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens(Kuntze) P.H. Raven (b) Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br.

(a) Sigang-dagat (Filipino); Floating primrose-willow (English) (b) Dilang-usa (Filipino)

fever  (a) whole plant (b) whole plant Batangas
         
 

(a) Mangga mix with (b) kapeng tagalog (c) sintones (d) lukban

* Image in process *

(a) Mangifera indicaL. (b) CoffeaL. (c ) Citrus X nobilisLour. (d) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr.

(a) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (b) Kape/Tagalog (Filipino); Coffee (English) (c) Dalanghita (Filipino); Tangerine orange; Tangor (English); Sintonis (Tag.) (d) Lukban (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English)

flu  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves Batangas
         
 

(a) Makahiya mix with (b) lagunding itim (c) lubigan (d) tagbak (e) malunggay

* Image in process *

(a) Mimosa pudicaL. (b) Not provided (c ) Acorus calamusL. (d) Alpinia elegans (C.Presl) K.Schum. (e) Moringa oleiferaLam.

(a) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English) (b) Lagunding itim (c) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (d) Tagbak (Filipino) (e) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English)

inborn insanity  (a) roots (b) leaves (c) rhizome (d) rhizome (e) leaves Batangas
         
 

(a) Palsahingin mix with (b) saga (c) suma

* Image in process *

(a) Not provided (b) Abrus precatoriusL. (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

(a) Not provided (b) Saga or Saga-saga (Filipino); Prayer bead; Rosarypea; Crab's eye; Jequerity (English) (c) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.)

cough  (a) bark (b) roots (c) vine Batangas
         
 

(a) Karegan mix with (b) suma (c) mamong-al (d) hampas tikbalang (e) kagatan ng mais

* Image in process *

(a) Not provided (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Not provided (d) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (e) Not provided

(a) Karegan (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Mamong-al (d) Banag (Filipino); Hampas-tigbalang (Tag.) (e) kagatan ng mais

pampalakas ng regla  (a) roots (b) vine (c) roots (d) vine (e) vine Batangas
         
 

(a) Mamong-al mix with (b) suma (c) karegan (d) hampas tikbalang (e) kagatan ng mais

* Image in process *

(a) Not provided (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Not provided (d) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (e) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Karegan (d) Banag (Filipino); Hampas-tigbalang (Tag.) (e) Kagatan ng mais

pampalakas ng regla  (a) roots (b) vine (c) roots (d) vine (e) vine Batangas
         
 

(a) Lagunding -itim mix with (b) Gugo (Tag.) (c) damong maria (d) sambong

* Image in process *

(a) Not provided (b) Entada phaseoloides(L.) Merr. (c ) Artemisia vulgarisL. (d) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC

(a) Lagunding itim (b) Gogo (Filipino); St. Thomas bean (English) (c) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (d) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English)

numbness  (a) fresh leaves (b) fresh leaves (c) roots (d) roots Batangas