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) Damong maria mix with (b) luya (c) albutra (d) karatsi (e) pandakaki

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

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

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

(a) Langka with (b) kape (c) kaimito (d) abukado (e) duhat (f) mangga (g) granada

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(a) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (b) CoffeaL. (c ) Chrysophyllum cainitoL. (d) Persea americanaMill. (e) Syzygium cumini(L.) Skeels (f) Mangifera indicaL. (g) Punica granatumL.

(a) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (b) Kape (Filipino); Coffee (English) (c) Kaymito (Filipino); Starapple (English) (d) Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English) (e) Duhat (Filipino); Black plum; Java plum (English) (f) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (g) Granada (Filipino); Pomegranate (English)

diarrhea  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) bark (f) bark (g) pericarp Marinduque
         
 

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

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(a) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (b) Persea americanaMill. (c ) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers.

(a) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (b) Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English) (c) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)

kidney trouble  leaves for each Marinduque
         
 

(a) Langka with (b) abukado (c) banaba (d) saging

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(a) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (b) Persea americanaMill. (c ) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (d) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.)

(a) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (b) Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English) (c) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (d) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English)

kidney trouble  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) sucker Marinduque
         
 

(a) Kawayan with (b) kogon (c) kawad kawad (d) mais

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

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

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

(a) Kawayan with (b) cogon (c) kawad kawad (d) mais (e) banaba

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

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

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

(a) Kawayan with (b) mais

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(a) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (b) Zea maysL.

(a) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (b) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English)

kidney trouble  (a) root (b) hairs Marinduque
         
 

(a) Sambong with (b) albutra (c) mansanilla (d) damong maria (e) ikmo (f) San Francisco (g) cacao (h) amarillo

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (d) Artemisia vulgarisL. (e) Piper betleL. (f) Codiaeum variegatum(L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss. (g) Theobroma cacaoL. (h) Tagetes erectaL.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (d) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (e) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (f) Garden croton (English); San Francisco (Spanish) (g) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (h) Amarillo (Filipino); Marigold; Aztec marigold; French marigold (English)

irregular menstruation  roots for each Marinduque
         
 

(a) Sambong with (b) damong maria (c) romero (d) kalamansi

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Rosmarinus officinalisL. (d ) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (c) Romero (Filipino); Rosemary; Romero (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

hypertension  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) young fruit Marinduque
         
 

(a) Sambong with (b) damong maria (c) romero (d) kalamansi

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Rosmarinus officinalisL. (d ) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (c) Romero (Filipino); Rosemary; Romero (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

pulmonary disease  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) young fruit Marinduque