Quezon (Alabat Island) - 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

Atis Katunggal * Image in process *	1 Annona squamosa L. 2 Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb.	Atis Katunggal	Tabaw ng bata (Tympanism)	1 Leaves 2 Leaves	Alabat Island

Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog * Image in process *	1 Areca catechu L. 2 Piper betle L. 3 Nicotiana tabacum L. 4 Lime	Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog	Pampatibay ng ngipin	1 Fruits 2 Leaves 3 Dried leaves	Alabat Island

Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog * Image in process *	1 Areca catechu L. 2 Piper betle L. 3 Nicotiana tabacum L. 4 Lime	Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog	Sakit ng tiyan ng bata	1 Fruits 2 Leaves 3 Dried leaves	Alabat Island

Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog * Image in process *	1 Areca catechu L. 2 Piper betle L. 3 Nicotiana tabacum L. 4 Lime	Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog	Sinisikmura	1 Fruits 2 Leaves 3 Dried leaves	Alabat Island

Sambong Tanglad * Image in process *	1 Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. 2 Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf	Sambong Tanglad	Trangkaso (Flu)	1 Leaves 2 Whole plant	Alabat Island

Agoho Makabuhay * Image in process *	1 Casuarina equisetifolia L. 2 Tinospora rumphii Boerl	Agoho Makabuhay	Pamparegla (to induce menstruation)	1 Bark 2 Stem	Alabat Island

Bulak Buli Irok * Image in process *	1 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. 2 Corypha utan Lam. 3 Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.	Bulak Buli Irok	Toothache	1 Stem bark 2 Leaves 3 Leaf midrib	Alabat Island

Kalamansi Tagulinaw Takipkuhol (Tayngangdaga) * Image in process *	1 Citrus x microcarpa Bunge 2 Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. Ex DC. 3 Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.	Kalamansi Tagulinaw Takipkuhol (Tayngangdaga)	Para hindi lumala ang sipon (For quick resolution of colds)	1 Fruit 2 Leaves 3 Leaves	Alabat Island

Anonang Paragis Sampalok Suha (Lukban) Tagiwalay * Image in process *	1 Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. 2 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. 3 Tamarindus indica L. 4 Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. 5 Parameria laevigata (Juss.) Moldenke	Anonang Paragis Sampalok Suha (Lukban) Tagiwalay	Post partum bath	1 Leaves 2 Whole plant 3 Leaves 4 Leaves 5 Leaves	Alabat Island

Buli Niyog Saba Sasa * Image in process *	1 Corypha utan Lam. 2 Cocos nucifera L. 3 Musa x paradisiaca L. 4 Nypa fruticans Wurmb.	Buli Niyog Saba Sasa	Pasma	1 Shoot 2 Coconut water 3 Shoot 4 Shoot	Alabat Island

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