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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

Aroma * Image in process *	Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana(L.) Wight & Arn.	Aroma (Filipino); Cassia flower; Sweet acacia (English)	sore eyes	shoot	Marinduque

Abo (Tau-buid Mangyan) * Image in process *	Not known	Ash (English). Abo (Filipino)	Any kind of ailment	Ash	Oriental Mindoro (Tribe Tau-Buid)

Pine tree * Image in process *	Polyalthia longifolia Benth & Hook.f.	Ashok tree, Asoka tree, Mast tree, Sorrowless tree, Telegraph pole tree, black berry lily (Engl.)	for high blood pressure	bark of stem	Samar Island

Asibar * Image in process *	Not known	Asibar	Sinisikmura	Leaves	Alabat Island

anagasi * Image in process *	Leucyosyke capitellata (Poir.) Wedd.	asis, ginagasi, halagasi, hilagasi, hinagasi, isis, isis ngipin, layasin, liasin, opli, upli (Tag.); alagasi (Bis., Tag.); alangasi, langasi (Bis.); amagasi (Bik., Tag.); anagau, anugas, haganasi, salagiso, tinagasi (Bik.); alalasi (Bon., Ilk.); aragasi (Bik., S.L. Bis.); ararasi, arasi, salasi (Bon.); bahibahi, damakadios, hinlagasi, laglag (P. Bis.); bauaua (S.L. Bis.); bilan-bilan (Sub.); bunkilan (Yak.); gasigasi (Sul.); gugutu, lalasi, lapsik (Ig.); karikasin (Neg.); lagasi (Tag., C. Bis.); manombila (Buk.); sagombibilan (Mbo.)	For ulcer	bark	Samar Island

Dawa-dawa (Tagabawa), Tawa-tawa (Tagalog), Botobotonis (Tagalog), Gatas-gatas (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Euphorbia?hirta?L.	Asthma weed (English), Tawa-tawa (Filipino)	For menit e lawa (Tagabawa), kalintura (Bisaya)	Whole plant	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Suetes (Bis.) * Image in process *	Bixa orillana	Asuete (Tag.); asuite ( Tag.); annatto (Engl.)	Cough and cold	Roots	Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan

Atibagan * Image in process *	Not provided	Atibagan	wounds	dried young shoot of fern	Bontoc

Atibangan * Image in process *	Not provided	Atibangan	wounds	trichomes	Quezon

Atibangan * Image in process *	Not provided	Atibangan	scabies	trichomes	Quezon

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