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) Botoncillo mix with (b) cogon (c) Balatong (Tagalog; Ifugao; Ibanag; Iloko)

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(a) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (c ) Vigna radiata(L.) R. Wilczek

(a) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Botoncillo (Spanish; Bisaya) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (c) Mungo (Filipino); Mung bean (English)

high fever  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Balitadhan (Vis.) mix with (b) garlic

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(a) Dalbergia stipulacea Roxb. (b) Allium sativumL.

(a) Balibagan (Filipino) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

collapse  (a) leaves (b) bulb Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Banagan mix with (b) kalingag (c) makapala (Vis.)

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(a) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (b) Cinnamomum tamala(Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm. (c ) Not provided

(a) Banag (Filipino); Banagan (Bis.) (b) Kalingag (Filipino); Indian bark (English) (c) Makapala

gas pain  (a) bark (b) wood (c) wood Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Banagan mix with (b) kalingag (c) albutra

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(a) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (b) Cinnamomum tamala(Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm. (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

(a) Banag (Filipino); Banagan (Bis.) (b) Kalingag (Filipino); Indian bark (English) (c) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.)

late or irregular menstruation  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Banawak mix with (b) banagan (c) tagitang (d) dita (e) cacao-cacao (f) salibadbad (g) anonang (Vis)

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(a) Not provided (b) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (c ) Not provided (d) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (e) Not provided (f) Crinum asiaticumL. (g) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst.

(a) Banawak (b) Banag (Filipino); Banagan (Bis.) (c) Tagitang (d) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (e) Not provided (f) Bakong (Filipino); Poisonbulb (English); Salibadbad (IL.Bis.) (g) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English)

relapse after childbirth  (a) rhizome (b) vine (c) bark (d) bark (e) roots (f) vine (g) bark Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Burakan mix with (b) tiparak (Subanon)

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(a) Operculina turpethum(L.) Silva Manso (b) Not provided

(a) Bangbangaw (Filipino); Indian jalap; St. Thomas lidpod (English); Burakan (S.L.Bis) (b) Tiparak

wounds  (a) bark (b) bark Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Garlic mix with (b) rice grains

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(a) Allium sativumL. (b) Oryza sativaL.

(a) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (b) Bigas (Filipino); Rice grains; Rice (English)

snakebite  (a) bulb (b) grains Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Garlic mix with (b) rice grains

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(a) Allium sativumL. (b) Oryza sativaL.

(a) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (b) Bigas (Filipino); Rice grains; Rice (English)

dog bite  (a) bulb (b) grains Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Guava mix with (b) santol (c) caimito (d) mangga

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(a) Psidium guajavaL. (b) Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr. (c ) Chrysophyllum cainitoL. (d) Mangifera indicaL.

(a) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (b) Santol (Filipino) (c) Kaymito (Filipino); Starapple (English) (d) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English)

blood vomiting  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark (d) bark Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Tambagisa (Vis.) mix with (b) kanegag (c) rice grains

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(a) Voacanga globosa (Blanco) Merr. (b) Not provided (c ) Oryza sativaL.

(a) Bayag-usa (Filipino) (b) Not provided (c) Bigas (Filipino); Rice grains; Rice (English)

stomachache  (a) seeds (b) seeds (c) grains Zamboanga