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) Lubigan mix with (a) makahiya (b) lagunding itim (c) tagbak (d) malunggay

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

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

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

(a) Eabigan (b) agboy (c) tabako (d) bawang

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(a) Acorus calamusL. (b) Mussaenda philippicaA. Rich. (c ) Nicotiana tabacumL. (d) Allium sativumL.

(a) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (b) Kahoy-dalaga (Filipino) (c) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (d) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

headache  (a) rhizome (b) bark (c) ash (d) clove Aklan
         
 

(a) Eabigan (b) buyo (c) agiw (d) luy-a

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(a) Acorus calamusL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Not provided (d) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Not provided (d) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

headache  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) shoot (d) rhizome Aklan
         
 

(a) Lubigan mix with (b) oregano (c) dilaw (d) kalamyas

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(a) Acorus calamusL. (b) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (c ) Curcuma longaL. (d) Averrhoa bilimbiL.

(a) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (b) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (c) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (d) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English); Kalamias (Tag)

pampabukal ng tuko  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) rhizome (d) seeds Batangas
         
 

(a) salong with (b) kawayan

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(a) Agathis dammara(Lamb.) Rich. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss

(a) Salong (Filipino); Almaciga (Spanish); Dammar pine (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English)

relapse after childbirth  (a) bark (b) leaves Antique
         
 

(a) salong mix with (b) kabulay (c) salangkague

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(a) Agathis dammara(Lamb.) Rich. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (c ) Not provided

(a) Salong (Filipino); Almaciga (Spanish); Dammar pine (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English); Kabulay (c ) Not provided

relapse after childbirth  (a) sap (b) sap (c) sap Antique
         
 

(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) Almaciga mix with (b) buli (c) Busikad (P.Bis.)

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(a) Agathis dammara(Lamb.) Rich. (b) Corypha utan Lam. (c ) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel

(a) Salong (Filipino); Almaciga (Spanish); Dammar pine (English) (b) Buli (Filipino) (c) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English)

pasma  (a) latex (b) leaves (c) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Payakpak mix with (b) Karem

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(a) Ageratum conyzoidesL. (b) Achyranthes asperaL.

(a) Bulak-manok (Filipino); Goat weed; Tropical whiteweed (English) (b) Hangod (Filipino); Prickly chaff flower; Devil's horsewhip (English)

beri-beri  (a) roots (b) roots Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Kasapi-kasapi mix with (b) mengiyak a lupa

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(a) Ageratum conyzoidesL. (b) Hyptis suaveolens(L.) Poit.

(a) Bulak-manok (Filipino); Goat weed; Tropical whiteweed (English) (b) Suob-kabayo (Filipino); Bush-tea-bush; Pignut (English)

sore eyes  (a) leaves (b) leaves Lanao del Sur