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) abgaw (Ceb.) mix with (b) tabulog (c) yahong-yahong (d) mongos

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(a) Premna odorataBlanco (b) Cyperus rotundusL. (c ) Centella asiatica(L.) Urb. (d) Vigna radiata(L.) R. Wilczek

(a) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (b) Mutha (Filipino); Cocograss; Purple nutsedge; Nutgrass (English) (c) Takip-kohol (Filipino); Indian hydrocotyle; Spadeleaf (English) (d) Mungo (Filipino); Mung bean (English)

fever  (a) leaves (b) whole grass (c) whole plant (d) 7 seeds Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) anonang mix with (b) luya (c) duwaw (d) kisol

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(a) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Curcuma longaL. (d) Kaempferia galanga L.

(a) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English) (d) Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English)

goiter  (a) top leaves (b) rhizome (c) rhizome (d) leaves and rhizome Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) atis (Ceb.) with (b) mangga (c) baonggong (d) lagnob (e) cocog-banog (f) tanglad (g) hilbas (Ceb.)

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(a) Annona squamosaL. (b) Mangifera indicaL. (c ) Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr. (d) Ficus septica Burm.f. (e) Annona squamosaL. (f) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (g) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Atis (Filipino); Sweet sop; Sugar apple (English) (b) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (c) Lukban (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English) (d) Hauili (Filipino) (e) Atis (Filipino); Sweet sop; Sugar apple (English) (f) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English); Salay (Tag.) (g) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

cholera  (a) 1 leaf (b) 1 leaf (c) 1 leaf (d) 1 leaf (e) whole plant (f) roots (g) whole plant Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) bayabas (Ceb.) mix with (b) mangga (c) kape

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(a) Psidium guajavaL. (b) Mangifera indicaL. (c ) CoffeaL.

(a) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (b) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (c) Kape (Filipino); Coffee (English)

diarrhea  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) bunga (Ceb.) with (b) nangka (c) saging (d) buyo (e) cacao na puti

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(a) Areca catechuL. (b) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (c ) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (d) Piper betleL. (e) Theobroma cacaoL.

(a) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (b) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (c) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (d) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (e) Kakaw/Puti (Filipino); Cacao (English)

hemorrhage  (a) 3 pcs. roots (6 inches) (b) 5 yellowish leaves (c) 3 pcs. roots (d) 3 pcs. roots (e) 3 pcs. roots Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) kisol mix with (b) luya (c) duwaw (d) anonang

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(a) Kaempferia galanga L. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Curcuma longaL. (d) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst.

(a) Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English) (d) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English)

goiter  (a) leaves and rhizome (b) rhizome (c) rhizome (d) top leaves Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) tambis-tambis mix with (b) makopa (c) bayabas

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(a) Ficus minahassae (Teijsm. & Vriese) Miq. (b) Syzygium malaccense(L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry (c ) Psidium guajavaL.

(a) Hagimit (Filipino) (b) Makopa (Filipino); Malaysian apple (English) (c) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English)

dysentery  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) buyo (Ceb.) with (b) sigwa (Ceb.)

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(a) Piper betleL. (b) Cucurbita maximaDuchesne

(a) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (b) Kalabasa (Filipino); Squash; Winter squash (English)

paralysis  (a) leaves (b) leaves Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) buyo (Ceb.) with (b) nangka (c) saging (d) bunga (e) cacao na puti

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(a) Piper betleL. (b) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (c ) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (d) Areca catechuL.

(a) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (b) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (c) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (d) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English)

hemorrhage  (a) 3 pcs. roots (6 inches) (b) 5 yellowish leaves (c) 3 pcs. roots (d) 3 pcs. roots (e) 3 pcs. Roots Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) cacao na puti (Ceb.) with (b) nangka (c) saging (d) bunga (e) buyo

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(a) Theobroma cacaoL. (b) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (c ) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (d) Areca catechuL. (e) Piper betleL.

(a) Kakaw/Puti (Filipino); Cacao (English) (b) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English) (c) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (d) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (e) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English)

hemorrhage  (a) 3 pcs. roots (6 inches) (b) 5 yellowish leaves (c) 3 pcs. roots (d) 3 pcs. roots (e) 3 pcs. Roots Misamis Oriental