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
         
 

1 Lappu (Tagabawa), Niyog (Tagalog), Lubi (Bisaya) 2 Luya (Tagalog), Luy-a (Bisaya) 3 Kamogna (Tagabawa), Lubigan (Tagalog) 4 Kisor (Tagabawa), Dusol (Tagalog)

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1 Cocos nucifera L. 2 Zingiber?officinale?Roscoe 3 Acorus?calamus?L. 4 Kaempferia galanga L.

1 Coconut (English), Niyog (Filipino) 2 Ginger (English), Luya (Filipino), 3 Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino) 4 Resurrection lily (English), Dusol (Filipino)

Concoction (massage oil) used in massaging the abdomen of the laboring mother for easy delivery, dali pagpanganak (Bisaya)  1 Coconut fruit or oil 2 Rhizome 3 Roots or Tuber 4 Roots or Tuber Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Kape (Tagabawa, Bisaya, Tagalog) 2 Rame (Tagabawa), Andalamay (Bisaya), Lipang-aso (Tagalog)

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1 Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner, C. robusta L. Linden 2 Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich.

1 Coffee (English), Kape (Filipino) 2 Ramie (English), China grass (English), Lipang-aso (Filipino)

For sibanlo (culturally defined, afflicted by not-like-ours)  Mature leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Kapeng robusta (Tagalog, Bisaya) 2 Bukadu(Tagabawa), Abokado (Tagalog, Bisaya) 3 Bayabas (Tagabawa, Tagalog, Bisaya)

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1 Coffea robusta L. Linden 2 Persea americana Mill. 3 Psidium guajava L.

1 Coffee robusta (English), Kapeng Robusta ( Filipino) 2 Avocado (English), Abokado (Filipino) 3 Guava (English), Bayabas (Filipino)

For diarrhea, para sa kalibanga  Mature Leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Luy-a (Bisaya), Luya (Tagalog) 2 Katumbal (Bisaya), Sili (Tagalog)

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1 Zingiber?officinale?Roscoe 2 Capsicum annuum L.

1 Ginger (English), Luya (Filipino) 2 Chile pepper (English), Sili (Filipino)

For menit e lawa (Tagabawa), kalintura (Bisaya)  1 Rhizome 2 Mature leaves, and alcohol Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Bayabas (Tagabawa, Bisaya, Tagalog), 2 Dawa-dawa (Tagabawa), Botobotonis (Tagalog), Gatas-gatas (Tagalog) 3 Bukadu (Tagabawa), Abokado (Tagalog, Bisaya) 4 Kaymitu (Tagabawa), Kaymito or Kaimito (Tagalog, Bisaya)

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1 Psidium guajava L. 2 Euphorbia?hirta?L. 3 Persea americana Mill. 4 Chrysophyllum cainito Linn.

1 Guava (English), Bayabas (Filipino) 2 Asthma weed (English), Tawa-tawa (Filipino) 3 Avocado (English), Abokado (Filipino) 4 Star apple (English), Kaymito or Kaimito ( Filipino)

For masakit e tabbek or gattak (Tagabawa)  Young leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Tambis (Bisaya), Makopa (Tagalog) 2 Santul (Tagabawa), Santol (Tagalog) 3 Manga (Tagalog), Tambis 4 Marumbidan (Tagabawa)

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1 Syzygium malaccense?(L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry 2 Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr. 3 Mangifera indica L. 4 Uncollected

1 Malay apple (English), Makopa (Filipino) 2 Red Santol (English), Lolly fruit (English), Santol (Filipino) 3 Mango (English), Manga (Filipino) 4 Not provided

For phlegm expectorant, hubak (Bisaya)  Bark Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Dila-dila (Tagabawa), 2 Bukel (Tagabawa), Bulak (Tagalog), Gapas (Bisaya)

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1 Uncollected 2 Gossypium?hirsutum?L., G. barbadense L.

1 No Provided 2 Cotton (English), Bulak (Filipino)

For nose bleed , para sa nasubaan og dugo   Young leaves ` Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Kalawang-lawang (Tagabawa), Lambing bae (Bisaya) 2 Kisor (Tagabawa), Dusol (Tagalog) 3 Tagamaing (Tagabawa)

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1 Mentha?sp. 2 Kaempferia galanga L. 3 Blumea sp.

1 Not provided 2 Resurrection lily (English), Dusol (Filipino) 3 Not provided

For skin diseases e.g., bun-i, ap-ap (Bisaya)   Young leaves, "apog" and Maskada (Bisaya) Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Banag (Tagabawa), 2 Lagnub (Bisaya), Kalatae (Tagabawa), 3 Notap (Tagabawa), 4 Uli-uli (Tagabawa), Malabutones (Bisaya)

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1 Uncollected 2 Ficus sp. 3 Uncollected 4 Cyperus kyllingia Endl.

1 Not provided 2 Not provided 3 Not provided 4 White-flowered kyllinga (English), Anuang (Filipino)

For sinnat (Tagabawa)  1 Fruit (Unod), 2 Root, 3 Bark, 4 Leaves with stems Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Tagamaing (Tagabawa), Andalapot or Gabon (Bisaya) 2 Andalamay (Bisaya) Rame (Tagabawa), Lipang-aso (Tagalog)

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1 Blumea sp. 2 Boehmeria cypholophoides Merr., B. nivea ( L. ) Gaudich.

1 Not provided 2 China grass (English), Ramie (English), Lipang-aso (Filipino)

For "sammor"   Young leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
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