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) Clavo (b) maragoso (c) tabubungyon (d) angelico

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(a) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (b) Momordica charantiaL. (c ) Cheilocostus speciosus(J. Koenig) C.D. Specht (d) Kalanchoe pinnata(Lam.) Pers.

(a) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (b) Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English) (c) Setawar (Filipino); Spiral ginger; Wild ginger; Crepe-ginger; Cane-reed (English) (d) Katakataka (Filipino); Cathedral bells (English)

expectorant  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Oregano mix with (b) Herba-buena

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(a) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (b) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

(a) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (b) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

bronchitis  (a) leaves (b) leaves Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Sula sa kogon (Bis.) with (b) busikad (Bis.) and (c) bila-bila (Bis.)

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(a) Imperata cylindrica (b) Cyperus kyllingia (c) Eleusine indica

(a) Not provided (b) White Kyllingia (Engl.) (c) Paragis (Tag.); wire grass (Engl.); crowsfoot (Engl.); silver crabgrass (Engl.); indian goosegrass (Engl.); goosegrass (Engl.)

Tooth grown in infant  (a) roots (b) flowers (c) flowers Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Singkoryagas (Bis.) with uyap (Bis.)

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(a) Phanera sp. (b) Elaeagnus triflora

(a) Not provided (b) Vine (Engl.); millaa millaa (Engl.)

Loss of consciousness  (a) bark (b) bark Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Pangasam or samsamon (Bis.) with (b) oregano and (c) lagundi

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(a) Not provided (b) Coleus aromaticus Benth. (c) Vitex negundo

(a) Not provided (b) Suganda (Tag.); oregano (Engl.); country borage (Engl.); indian borage (Engl.) (c) Chinese chastetree (Engl.); lagundi (Tag.,Bis.)

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

(a) Duguan (Bis.) with (b) sibukaw (Bis.) and (c) puti laya (Bis.)

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(a) Myristica sp. (b) Caesalpinia sappan (c) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Sappan (Ilk., Tag.); Sappan wood (Engl.); Indian redwood (Engl.) (c) Not provided

Abnormal menstrual bleeding  (a) stem (b) stem (c) stem Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Bugnay (Bis.) with (b) sibukaw (Bis.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Caesalpinia sappan

(a) Not provided (b) Sappan (Ilk., Tag.); Sappan wood (Engl.); Indian redwood (Engl.)

Diabetes  (a) stem (b) stem Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Bugayana mix with (b) malagaya ( c) lunga

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(a) Not provided (b) Oryza sativaL. (c ) Sesamum indicumL.

(a) Not provided (b) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English) (c ) Linga (Filipino); Sesame (English)

headache  seeds for each Cebu
         
 

(a) Lingatong with (b) kalagaskagas, and (c) siling kilikot

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(a) Dendrocnide sp. (b) Not provided (c) Capsicum frutescens Linn.

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Siling-labuyo (Tag.); siling-palay (Tag.); kitikot (Bis.); bird pepper (Engl.); hot chili (Engl.)

Poison  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Kawilan (Bis.) with (b) mantaawi (Bis.), (c) bolongang balagon (Bis.), (d) bangkal (Bis.) and (e) salngan (Bis.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Nauclea orientalis (e) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Bulabangkal (Bis.); cheesewood (Engl.); leichhardt tree (Engl.) (e) Not provided

Bughat (a little more than relapse)  (a) stem (b) stem (c) stem (d) stem (e) stem Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan