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) gapas-gapas mix with (b) sambag-sambag and (c) mangagaw

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(a) Not provided (b) Phyllanthus niruriL. (c ) Not provided

(a) Gapas-gapas (b) Sampa-sampalukan (Filipino); Gale of the wind (English); Sambag-sambag (Ceb.) (c) Mangagaw

asthma  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Davao
         
 

(a) bungan mix with (b) lubi (Ceb.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Not provided (b) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English)

headache  (a) roots (b) roots Davao
         
 

(a) cocogbanog mix with (b) salimbagat

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(a) Not provided (b) Capparis micracantha DC.

(a) Cocogbanog (b) Salimbagat (Filipino)

diarrhea   (a) leaves (b) leaves Davao
         
 

(a) cocogbanog mix with (b) salimbagat

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(a) Not provided (b) Capparis micracantha DC.

(a) Cocogbanog (b) Salimbagat (Filipino)

loose bowel movement  leaves or roots Davao
         
 

(a) dugusoy mix w/ (b) atsuetes

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(a) Not provided (b) Bixa orellanaL.

(a) Not provided (b) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English)

late menstruation  (a) roots (b) roots Davao
         
 

(a) buongan mx with (b) atis (c) sabana (Ceb.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Annona squamosaL. (c ) Annona muricataL.

(a) Citrus (b) Atis (Filipino); Sweet sop; Sugar apple (English) (c) Guyabano (Filipino); Soursop (English)

indigestion  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Davao
         
 

(a) buli mix with (b) pili

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(a) Metroxylon saguRottb. (b) Canarium ovatumEngl.

(a) Buri (Filipino); Sago palm (English) (b) Pili (Filipino); Chinese olive; Pili nut (English); Sahing (Tag.)

lockjaw  (a) leaves (b) latex Davao
         
 

(a) hilbas mix with (b) mansanitas (c) oregano

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(a) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (b) Ziziphus jujubaMill. (c ) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng.

(a) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (b) Mansanitas (Filipino) (c) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English)

late menstruation  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Davao
         
 

(a) hilbas mix with (b) bayabas

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(a) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (b) Psidium guajavaL.

(a) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (b) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English)

headache  (a) leaves (b) leaves Davao
         
 

(a) hilbas or herbas mix with (b) ajos (c) tabako

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(a) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (b) Allium sativumL. (c ) Nicotiana tabacumL.

(a) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) ( c) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English)

stomachache  (a) leaves (b) bulb (c) leaves Davao