Aklan - 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

Kalabasa * Image in process *	Cucurbita maximaDuchesne	Kalabasa (Filipino); Squash; Winter squash (English)	hemorrhages from lungs and hemoptysis	pulp	Aklan

Kilaea * Image in process *	Cordyline fruticosa(L.) A. Chev	Tungkod-pare (Filipino); Tigplant (English); Baston de San Jose (Spanish)	hernia	leaves	Aklan

Adgaw * Image in process *	Premna odorataBlanco	Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)	high blood pressure	leaves	Aklan

Bawang * Image in process *	Allium sativumL.	Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)	high blood pressure	clove	Aklan

Kamalunggay * Image in process *	Moringa oleiferaLam.	Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English)	high blood pressure	leaves	Aklan

Patola * Image in process *	Luffa aegyptiacaMill.	Patola (Filipino); Sponge gourd (English)	high blood pressure	fruit	Aklan

String beans * Image in process *	Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp.	Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English)	high blood pressure	fruits	Aklan

Bawang * Image in process *	Allium sativumL.	Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)	hypertension	clove	Aklan

Bawang * Image in process *	Allium sativumL.	Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)	hypertension	clove	Aklan

(a) Adgaw (b) badyawan (c) tagum (d) helba-malepueon (e) kosul bayawas (f) hilba na paningasenga (g) payaw * Image in process *	(a) Premna odorataBlanco (b) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (c ) Indigofera suffruticosaMill. (d) Not provided (e) Kaempferia galanga L. (f) Not provided (g) Not provided	(a) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (b) Makabuhay (Filipino) (c) Tayum (Filipino); Anil de pasto (English) (d) Not provided (e) Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English) (f) Not provided (g) Not provided	indigestion	(a) leaves (b) bark (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves (g) rhizome	Aklan

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