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
         
 

Ulingon

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Cratoxylum sumatranum (Jack) Blume

Panagulingon (Filipino)

dysmenorrhea  leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Ulingon (b) Tungaw-tungaw

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(a) Cratoxylum sumatranum (Jack) Blume (b) Solanum nigrumL.

(a) Panagulingon (Filipino) (b) Lubi-lubi (Filipino); Black nighshade (English)

dysmenorrhea  (a) seeds and flower buds (b) roots Aklan
         
 

Bunga

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Areca catechuL.

Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English)

ear wax  nuts Aklan
         
 

Tuba

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Jatropha curcasL.

Tubang Bakod (Filipino); Big purge nut; Physic nut; Barbados nut (English)

ear wax  latex Aklan
         
 

Bakhaw

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Rhizophora mucronataLam.

Bakawan-babae (Filipino); Mangrove (English)

earache  bark Aklan
         
 

(a) Bunga (b) buyo (c) sibuyas costa (d) luy-a (e) dulao (f) helbabuena

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(a) Areca catechuL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Allium cepaL. (d) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (e) Curcuma longaL. (f) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

(a) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (d) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (e) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English) (f) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

earache  (a) nuts (b) leaves (c) bulb (d) rhizome (e) rhizome (f) leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Duao (b) buyo (c) sibuyas costa (d) luy-a (e) Bunga (f) helbabuena

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Not provided (d) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (e) Areca catechuL. (f) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

(a) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Not provided (d) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (e) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (f) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

earache  (a) nuts (b) leaves (c) bulb (d) rhizome (e) rhizome (f) leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Helba-buena (b) buyo (c) sibuyas costa (d) luy-a (e) dulao (f) Bunga

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(a) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Allium cepaL. (d) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (e) Curcuma longaL. (f) Areca catechuL.

(a) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (d) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (e) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English) (f) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English)

earache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) bulb (d) rhizome (e) rhizome (f) nuts Aklan
         
 

Kamangyan

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Not provided

Not provided

earache  latex dried (commercially available) Aklan
         
 

Lampunaya

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Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br.

Mayana (Filipino)

earache  leaves Aklan