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) Malawmaw with (b) alimhon (c) libas (d) hinda-uwak (e) hagonoy (f) kogopkop

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(a) Not provided (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Salix tetrasperma Roxb. (d) Not provided (e) Wedelia biflora(L) DC (f) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Libas (Filipino) (d) hinda-uwak (e) Hagonoi (Filipino); Agonoy (Bis.;Ilk.) (f) Kogopkop

cramps (palamiahod)  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Miagos mix with (b) banaba (c) albutra (d) sarsaparilla

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

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

kidney trouble  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots Capiz
         
 

(a) Miagos mix with (b) banaba (c) albutra (d) sarsaparilla

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

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

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

(a) Kogopkop with (b) malawmaw (c) libas (d) hinda-uwak (e) hagonoy (f) alimhon

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Wedelia biflora(L) DC (f) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Hagonoi (Filipino); Agonoy (Bis.;Ilk.) (f) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English)

cramps (palamiahod)  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Paminta with (b) luya (c) tsa

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

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

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

(a) Ulingon mix with (b) banaba (c) buhok ng mais

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(a) Cratoxylum sumatranum (Jack) Blume (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (c ) Zea maysL.

(a) Panagulingon (Filipino) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (c) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English)

kidney trouble  (a) roots (b) leaves (c) corn silk Capiz
         
 

(a) Pandantsina with (b) sulasang-kogon

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(a) Pandanus tectoriusParkinson ex Zucc. (b) Not provided

(a) Pandan (Filipino); Thatch screwpine; Textile screwpine; Tahitian screwpine; Pandan (English) (b) Not provided

kidney trouble  (a) leaves (b) leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Opas with (b) bayabas

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(a) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (b) Psidium guajavaL.

(a) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (b) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English)

tuberculosis  (a) ubod (b) top leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Salong with (b) atiotes (c) ajos

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(a) Agathis dammara(Lamb.) Rich. (b) Bixa orellanaL. (c ) Allium sativumL.

(a) Salong (Filipino); Almaciga (Spanish); Dammar pine (English) (b) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (c) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

headache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) cloves Capiz
         
 

(a) Alimhon mix with (b) kalangkang

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Schefflera insularum (Seem.) Harms

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Galamai-amo (Filipino)

cough  (a) leaves (b) leaves Capiz