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) Lukban with (b) alagaw

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(a) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Premna odorataBlanco

(a) Lukban (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English) (b) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)

cold  (a) leaves (b) flowers Marinduque
         
 

(a) Lukban with (b) sintonis (c) kahel (d) kalamansi (e) romero

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(a) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr. (b) Citrus X nobilisLour. (c ) Citrus X aurantiumL. (pro. sp.) (d) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle (e) Rosmarinus officinalisL.

(a) Lukban (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English) (b) Dalanghita (Filipino); Tangerine orange; Tangor (English); Sintonis (Tag.) (c) Dalandan (Filipino); Orange fruit; Sour orange (English); Kahel (Tag.) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English) (e) Romero (Filipino); Rosemary; Romero (English)

nervous system  roots for each Marinduque
         
 

(a) Luya with (b) ikmo (c ) bunga

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Areca catechuL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c ) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English)

headache  (a) fruit (b) leaves (c) rhizome Marinduque
         
 

(a) Luya with (b) papayang lalaki (c) sibuyas (d) kalamansi

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Carica papayaL. (c ) Allium cepaL. (d) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (c) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

stomachache  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) bulb (d) fruit Marinduque
         
 

(a) Luya mix with (b) albutra (c) damong maria (d) karatsi (e) pandakaki

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Artemisia vulgarisL. (d) Not provided (e) Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (d) Karatsi (e) Pandakaki (Filipino)

irregular menstruation  (a) roots (b) rhizome (c) leaves (d) roots (e) roots Marinduque
         
 

(a) Luya with (b) tuba-tuba

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Jatropha gossypiifoliaL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Tuba-tuba (Filipino); Bellyache bush (English)

rheumatism  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Luya with (b) bawang (c) saparilla (d) dila baka (e) galamay amo (f) kapok

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Allium sativumL. (c ) Not provided (d) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (e) Schefflera insularum (Seem.) Harms (f) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (c) Saparilla (d) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (e) Galamai-amo (Filipino) (f) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

relapse after child delivery  (a) bulb (b) rhizome (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) bark Marinduque
         
 

(a) Mais with (b) banaba (c) abukado

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (c ) Persea americanaMill.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) ( c) Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English)

late menstruation  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) hair Marinduque
         
 

(a) Mais with (b) kawayan (c) kawad kawad (d) cogon

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (c ) Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers. (d) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (c) Kawad-kawaran (Filipino); Bermuda grass; Devilgrass; Common bermudagrass (English); Kawad-kawad (d) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

kidney trouble  (a) roots (b) shoots (c) whole plant (d) hair Marinduque
         
 

(a) Mais with (b) cogon (c) kawad kawad (d) banaba (e) kawayan

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (c ) Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers. (d) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (e) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (c) Kawad-kawaran (Filipino); Bermuda grass; Devilgrass; Common bermudagrass (English); Kawad-kawad (d) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (e) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English)

kidney trouble  (a) leaves (b) roots (c) roots (d) hair (e) roots Marinduque