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
         
 

Manunggal or panyawan (Ceb.)

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Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson

Makabuhay (Filipino)

diarrhea  leaves/ roots/ bark/ fruits Agusan del Norte
         
 

Tabangaw (Manobo)

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Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers.

Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)

diarrhea  leaves Agusan del Norte
         
 

Gaway-gaway (Ceb.)

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Sesbania grandiflora(L.) Pers.

Katuray (Filipino); Vegetable hummingbird (English)

diphtheria  bark Agusan del Norte
         
 

herba-buena (Ceb.)

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Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

dizziness  leaves Agusan del Norte
         
 

Tangkong (Ceb.)

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Ipomoea aquaticaForssk.

Kangkong (Filipino); Potato vine; Swamp morningglory; Water spinach; Chinese waterspinach (English)

dizziness  juice Agusan del Norte
         
 

Ajos (Ceb.)

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Allium sativumL.

Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

dog bite  clove Agusan del Norte
         
 

Biabas (Manobo)

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Psidium guajavaL.

Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English)

dysentery  young leaves Agusan del Norte
         
 

Doldol (Manobo)

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Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

dysentery  bark Agusan del Norte
         
 

Katay-katay (Manobo)

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Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br.

Mayana (Filipino)

dysentery  roots Agusan del Norte
         
 

Milagrosa (Sp.-Ceb.)

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Andrographis paniculata(Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees

Sinta (Filipino)

dysentery  roots and leaves Agusan del Norte
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