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) Gabon mix with (b) mandalusang itim ( c) buta-buta or tigpod (d) mandalusang murado

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Not provided (c ) Excoecaria agallochaL. (d) Not provided

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Mandalusang itim ( c) Buta-buta (Filipino); Milky mangrove (English) or tigpod (d) Mandalusang murado

rayuma  leaves Cebu
         
 

(a) Salimbagat mix with (b) duldol (c) ham-o (d) kalidades (e) Galangan (P.Bis.) (f) talukma (g) malagaya (h) tabako (i) kamunggay

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(a) Capparis micracantha DC. (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Averrhoa carambolaL. (f) Not provided (g) Oryza sativaL. (h) Nicotiana tabacumL. (I) Moringa oleiferaLam.

(a) Salimbagat (Filipino) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English); Doldol (Bis.) (c) Ham-o (d) Kalidades (e) Balimbing (Filipino); Carambola (English) (f) Talukma (g) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (h) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (I) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English); Kamunggay (Ceb.)

fever  (a) young leaves (b) young leaves (c) flowers (d) flowers (e) flower (f) leaves (g) leaves (h) leaves (i) ash (j) stem Cebu
         
 

(a) Pulang tikog mix with (b) anonang (c) alibungog (d) bayabas (e) ham-o (f) kalidades (g) busikad (h) malagaya (i) tabako (j) kamunggay

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(a) Not provided (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC. (d) Psidium guajavaL. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (h) Oryza sativaL. (I) Nicotiana tabacumL. (j) Moringa oleiferaLam.

(a) Pulang tikog (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (c) Alibungog (Filipino) (d) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (e) Ham-o (f) Kalidades (g) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (h) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (i) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (j) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English); Kamunggay (Ceb.)

suka't tae   (a) young leaves (b) young leaves (c) young leaves (d) young leaves (e) flowers (f) flowers (g) flowers (h) grains (i) ash (j) bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Bila-bila mix with (b) gapas-gapas (c ) anonang

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(a) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (b) Not provided (c ) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst.

(a) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis) (b) Gapas-gapas (c ) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English)

fever  (a) bark (b) roots ( c) core of stems Cebu
         
 

(a) Kapayas (lalaki) mix with (b) ayum

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Not provided

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Ayum

sinisikmura  bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Panhinoy with (b) labnog (c ) pag-ulingon (d) anonang (e) duguan

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(a) Not provided (b) Ficus septica Burm.f. (c ) Centella asiatica(L.) Urb. (d) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (e) Myristica simiarum A. DC.

(a) Panhinoy (b) Hauili (Filipino); Labnog (P.Bis.) (c ) Takip-kohol (Filipino); Indian hydrocotyle; Spadeleaf (English); Pag-ulingon (d) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (e) Tanghas (Filipino); Duguan (C.Bis.)

nabinat sa panganganak  roots from each plant Cebu
         
 

(a) Pandan mix with (b) cogon

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(a) Pandanus tectoriusParkinson ex Zucc. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Pandan-mabango (Filipino); Thatch screwpine; Textile screwpine; Tahitian screwpine; Pandan (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

fever caused by teeth formation in children  leaves Cebu
         
 

(a) Malagaya mix with (b) bugayana (c) lunga

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(a) Oryza sativaL. (b) Not provided (c ) Sesamum indicumL.

(a) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (b) Bugayana (c) Linga (Filipino); Sesame (English); Lunga (Bis.;Sul.)

headache  seeds for each Cebu
         
 

(a) Malagaya mix with (b) anonang (c) pulang tikog (d) bayabas (e) ham-o (f) kalidades (g) busikad (h) alibungog (i) tabako (j) kamunggay

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(a) Oryza sativaL. (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Not provided (d) Psidium guajavaL. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (h) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC. (I) Nicotiana tabacumL. (j) Moringa oleiferaLam.

(a) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (c) Not provided (d) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (e) Not provided (f) Kalidades (g) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (h) Alibungog (Filipino) (i) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (j) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English)

suka't tae   (a) young leaves (b) young leaves ( c) young leaves (d) young leaves (e) flowers (f) flowers (g) flowers (h) grains (i) ash (j) bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Bugayana mix with (b) malagaya ( c) lunga

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(a) Not provided (b) Oryza sativaL. (c ) Sesamum indicumL.

(a) Not provided (b) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English) (c ) Linga (Filipino); Sesame (English)

headache  seeds for each Cebu