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) Albutra mix with (b) banaba (c) miagos (d) sarsaparilla

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(a) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (c ) Not provided (d) Smilax chinaL.

(a) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (c) Not provided (d) Sarsaparilyang-china (Filipino); China root (English)

diabetes  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots Capiz
         
 

(a) Albutra mix with (b) buri

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(a) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (b) Metroxylon saguRottb.

(a) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (b) Buri (Filipino); Sago palm (English)

bleeding gums (hango)  (a) vine (b) stalk (paklang) Capiz
         
 

(a) Talong mix with (b) hilba-buena (c) sibuyas costa (d) dulao

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(a) Solanum melongenaL. (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Allium cepaL. (d) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Talong (Filipino); Eggplant (English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (c) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (d) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English)

colic  (a) fruit (b) leaves (c) bulb (d) rhizome Capiz
         
 

(a) Tanglad mix with (b) sibuyas costa (c) trompang elepante (d) kasla (e) alimhon (f) kagupkop (g) latay (h) kandaba

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(a) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Heliotropium indicumL. (d) Croton tigliumL. (e) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (f) Not provided (g) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp. (h) Gossypium hirsutumL.

(a) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English); Salay (Tag.) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (d) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (e) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (f) Not provided (g) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English) (h) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English)

fever  leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Tagutong with (b) sili or katumbal (c) adgaw

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(a) Solanum feroxL. (b) Capsicum annuum var. annuumL. (c ) Premna odorataBlanco

(a) Tarambulo (Filipino); Nightshade (English) (b) Siling labuyo (Filipino); Hot pepper; Cayenne pepper (English) (c) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)

stomachache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Timbang-timbang mix with (b) sarsaparilla (c) mantavil

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(a) Aristolochia tagala Cham. (b) Smilax chinaL. (c ) Not provided

(a) Timbangan (Filipino) (b) Sarsaparilyang-china (Filipino); China root (English) (c) Not provided

colic  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Capiz
         
 

(a) Timbang-timbang mix with (b) sarsaparilla (c) mantavil

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(a) Aristolochia tagala Cham. (b) Smilax chinaL. (c ) Not provided

(a) Timbangan (Filipino) (b) Sarsaparilyang-china (Filipino); China root (English) (c) Not provided

kulebra  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Capiz
         
 

(a) Trompang elepante mix with (b) sibuyas costa (c) alimhon (d) kasla (e) tanglad (f) kagupkop (g) latay (h) kandaba

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(a) Heliotropium indicumL. (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (d) Croton tigliumL. ( e) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (f) Not provided (g) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp. (h) Gossypium hirsutumL.

(a) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (d) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (e) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (f) Not provided (g) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English) (h) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English)

fever  leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Tsa with (b) luya (c) paminta

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(a) Carmona retusa(Vahl) Masam. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Piper nigrumL.

(a) Tsaang-gubat (Filipino); Scorpionbush (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English)

diarrhea  (a) leaves (b) rhizome (c) seeds Capiz
         
 

(a) Kasla mix with (b) sibuyas costa (c) trompang elepante (d) alimhon (e) tanglad (f) kagupkop (g) latay (h) kandaba

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(a) Jatropha curcasL. (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Heliotropium indicumL. (d) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (e) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (f) Not provided (g) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp. (h) Gossypium hirsutumL.

(a) Tubang Bakod (Filipino); Big purge nut; Physic nut; Barbados nut (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (d) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (e) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (f) Not provided (g) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English) (h) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English)

fever  leaves for each Capiz