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) Alagaw mix with (b) sambong (c) tanglad

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(a) Premna odorataBlanco (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf

(a) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English)

after child delivery  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Bataan
         
 

(a) Abgaw mix with (b) kogon (c) hanlilibang (d) dalaputkila (e) banay-banay (Vis.)

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(a) Premna odorataBlanco (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided

(a) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English); Abgau (P.Bis.) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (c) Hanlilibang (d) Dalaputkila (e) Banay-banay

Use as bath after childbirth to bring mother to her normal state.  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Abgaw mix with (b) kogon (c) hanlilibang (d) dalaputkila (e) banay-banay (Vis.)

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(a) Premna odorataBlanco (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided

(a) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English); Abgau (P.Bis.) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (c) Hanlilibang (d) Dalaputkila (e) Banay-banay

Use as bath after childbirth to bring mother to her normal state.  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Abgaw nga kahoy (Bis.) with (b) oregano (Bis.) and (c) dalapot (Bis.)

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(a) Premna odorata (b) Coleus aromaticus Benth. (c) Blumea balsamifera

(a) Alagaw (Tag.); fragrant premna (Engl.) (b) Suganda (Tag.); country borage (Engl.); indian borage (Engl.) (c) Sambong (Tag.); blumea camphor (Engl.); ngai camphor(Engl.); handalapot (Bis.)

Cough   (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Alibangbang gubat mix with (b) dikay (c) gabing likat (d) alagaw (e) kahel (f) sibuyas

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(a) Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Premna odorataBlanco (e) Citrus X aurantiumL. (pro. sp.) (f) Allium cepaL.

(a) Alibangbang (Filipino) (b) Dikay (c) Gabing likat (d) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (e) Dalandan (Filipino); Orange fruit; Sour orange (English); Kahel (Tag.) (f) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English)

cough  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) flowers (e) leaves (f) bulb Batangas
         
 

(a) Alibungog mix with (b) anonang ( c) pulang tikog (d) bayabas (e) ham-o (f) kalidades (g) busikad (h) malagaya (I) tabako (j) kamunggay

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(a) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC. (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Not provided (d) Psidium guajavaL. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (h) Oryza sativaL. (I) Nicotiana tabacumL. (j) Moringa oleiferaLam.

(a) Alibungog (Filipino) (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) ( c) Pulang tikog (d) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (e) Ham-o (f) Kalidades (g) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (h) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (I) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (j) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English); Kamunggay (Ceb.)

vomiting and diarrhea  (a) young leaves (b) young leaves ( c) young leaves (d) young leaves (e) flowers (f) flowers (g) flowers (h) grains (I) ash (j) bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Alibungog mix with (b) anonang (c) abgaw

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(a) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC. (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Premna odorataBlanco

(a) Alibungog (Filipino) (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (c) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)

cold  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Ayom (b) camote

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(a) Melanolepis multiglandulosa(Reinw. ex Blume) Rchb. f. & Zoll. (b) Ipomoea batatas(L.) Lam.

(a) Alim (Filipino); Alum (Bikol) (b) Kamote (Filipino); Sweet potato (English)

hypertension  leaves Batanes
         
 

(a) Alladam (red) (Ilk.) mixed with (b) alupa (c) anonas (d) kapasanglay (e) tagumbaw (f) bayabas (g) bayog tawwa (h) dangla soaked (i) coconut oil

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(a) Not provided (b) Uvaria rufa Blume (c ) Annona reticulataL. (d) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. (e) Jatropha curcasL. (f) Psidium guajavaL. (g) Not provided (h) Vitex negundoL. (I) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Alladam (b) Hilagak (Filipino); Susong-kalabaw (Tagalog); Alupa (Iloko) (c ) Anonas (Filipino); Custard apple (English) (d) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English); Kapasanglai (Iloko) (e) Tubang Bakod (Filipino); Big purge nut; Physic nut; Barbados nut (English); Tagumbaw (Iloko) (f) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (g) bayog tawwa (h) Lagundi (Filipino); Five-leaved chaste tree; Chinese chastetree (English); Dangla (Iloko) (I) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English) coconut oil

inflammation of any part of the body  fresh roots Kalinga
         
 

(a) Alugbati plus (b) camote

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(a) Basella albaL. (b) Ipomoea batatas(L.) Lam.

(a) Alugbati (Filipino); Malabar nighshade; Ceylon spinach (English) (b) Kamote (Filipino); Sweet potato (English)

hypertension  (a) stem and leaves (b) young shoot Bontoc