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) Kamir mix with (b) loya pagirisen

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(a) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (b) Not provided

(a) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (b) Loya tidek

convulsion  (a) leaves (b) rhizome Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Gapas a balanda mix with (b) kopaya (c) talong (d) kalawag (e) maraw (f) rambiyawa

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(a) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (b) Carica papayaL. (c ) Solanum melongenaL. (d) Curcuma longaL. (e) Not provided (f) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (b) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English); Kopaya (c) Talong (Filipino); Eggplant (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.) (e) Not provided (f) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English)

for every recovery after childbirth  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) rhizome (e) roots (f) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Bakayawa mix with (b) paliyas (c) lubi

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(a) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (b) Coix lacryma-jobiL. (c ) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (b) Adlai (Filipino); Job's tears (English); Paliyas (P.Bis.) (c) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English); Lubi (C.Bis.)

urinary trouble  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) meat Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Bakayawa mix with (b) paliyas (c) lubi

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(a) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (b) Coix lacryma-jobiL. (c ) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (b) Adlai (Filipino); Job's tears (English); Paliyas (P.Bis.) (c) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English); Lubi (C.Bis.)

diuretic  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) meat Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Badak mix with (b) tambis (c) mangga (d) kalawag

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(a) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (b) Ficus minahassae (Teijsm. & Vriese) Miq. (c ) Mangifera indicaL. (d) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (b) Hagimit (Filipino); Tambis (C.Bis.) (c) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.)

cholera  (a) young fruit (b) young leaves (c) young leaves (d) rhizome of young plant Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Lunga mix with (b) tikap

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(a) Sesamum indicumL. (b) Not provided

(a) Linga (Filipino); Sesame (English) (b) Tikap

chicken pox  (a) seeds (b) seeds Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Paga mix with (b) bayaba

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(a) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Psidium guajavaL.

(a) Lukban (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English) (b) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English)

skin diseases  (a) leaves (b) leaves Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Paga mix with (b) bayaba

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(a) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Psidium guajavaL.

(a) Lukban (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English) (b) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English)

itchiness  (a) leaves (b) leaves Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Loya pagirisen mix with (b) katangan-tangan

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Not provided

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Katangan-tangan

sprain  (a) rhizome (b) bark Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Loya pagirisen mix with (b) mangoaw

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Conyza bonariensis(L.) Cronquist

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Tagabili (Filipino); Asthmaweed; Wavy-leaf fleabane; Flax-leaf fleabane; Hairy fleabane (English); Mangoaw

headache  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Lanao del Sur