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
         
 

Kasila (Tagabawa), Kamote (Tagalog, Bisaya)

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Ipomoea?batatas?( L.?)?Poir.

Sweet potato (English), Kamote (Filipino)

Energy-giver for mothers after giving birth  Young leaves or camote tops Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Banag (Tagabawa) 2 Gapas (Bisaya), Buk_l (Tagabawa), Bulak (Tagalog) 3 Rame (Tagabawa), Andalamay (Bisaya), Lipang-aso (Tagalog)

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1 Uncollected 2 Gossypium?hirsutum?L. 3 Boehmeria nivea ( L. ) Gaudich.

1 Not provided 2 Cotton (English), Bulak (Filipino, 3 Ramie (English), China grass (English), Lipang-aso (Filipino)

For "sammor"-use for diagnosing the local ailment "sammor" at the same time use as treatment for the said ailment  Mature leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Mopol (Tagabawa), Hanopol (Tagalog)

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Poikilospermum erectum (Blanco) Merr.

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For bitten by "not-like-ours", para sa paakon sa dili-ingon-nato   Flower bud-popularly known as ngipon sa mopol since its shape resembles the shape of a tooth (canine). Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Tahukan (Tagabawa), Antipolo (Tagalog)

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Uncollected

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For gilab ga dipalom (Tagabawa), bloody sputum, sugpa (Bisaya)  Bark Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Kalatae (Tagabawa), Lagnub (Bisaya)

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Ficus sp.

Not provided

For masakit ke ulo (Tagabawa)   Young leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Dawa-dawa (Tagabawa), Tawa-tawa (Tagalog), Botobotonis (Tagalog), Gatas-gatas (Tagalog)

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Euphorbia?hirta?L.

Asthma weed (English), Tawa-tawa (Filipino)

For menit e lawa (Tagabawa), kalintura (Bisaya)  Whole plant Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Ogka (Tagabawa)

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Uncollected

Not provided

Antidote for "daot", "pangontra sa daot" (Bisaya)  Mixture of different kinds of herbal plants, some are not allowed to disclose. (Ogka): -Red cloth with undisclosed ingredient inside, pula nga panapton nga naay unknown nga sulod; X7 a perfume bought in Kapatagan, pahumot nga gipalit sa Kapatagan; uli uli plant; water taken from the leaves of pamongpong plant, tubig nga masalo sa dahon sa pamongpong; coins as a gift, isip pasalamat. Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Karan (Tagabawa), Kogon (Tagalog, Bisaya)

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Imperata sp.

Speargrass (English), Kogon (Filipino)

Bangkawon/ Bunuon sa dili-ingon-nato (pain inflicts on a specific body part and passes thru a separate direction. Inflicted person had a hard time breathing. It is believed that inside the infected body part is a big wound.)   Mature Leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

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
         
 

Kamogna (Tagabawa), Lubigan (Tagalog)

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Acorus calamusL. , A. gramineus Aiton

Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino)

Fo "pasmo" (Bisaya),para sa "pasma" (Tagalog)  Young leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
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