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) Huya-huya (b) lampunaya (c) Duao

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(a) Mimosa pudicaL. (b) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br. (c ) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English) (b) Mayana (Filipino) (c) Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English)

stomachache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) rhizome Aklan
         
 

(a) Makahiya mix with (b) cogon

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(a) Mimosa pudicaL. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

abortifacient  (a) roots (b) roots Bataan
         
 

(a) Makahiya mix with (b) cogon

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(a) Mimosa pudicaL. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

kidney trouble  (a) roots (b) roots Bataan
         
 

(a) Cocoyep plus (b) pan-aw

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(a) Mimosa pudicaL. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

irregular menstruation  (a) roots (b) roots Bontoc
         
 

(a) makabuhay with (b) dangla (c) oliva (d) tartarok (e) niog galimba

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(a) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (b) Vitex negundoL. (c ) Cycas revolutaThunb. (d) Not provided (e) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Makabuhay (Filipino) (b) Lagundi (Filipino); Five-leaved chaste tree; Chinese chastetree (English); Dangla (Ilk.) (c) Oliba (Filipino); Sago palm (English) (d) Tartarok (e) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English)

body pains  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots Cagayan
         
 

(a) Basyawan mix with (b) Albutra

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(a) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

(a) Makabuhay (Filipino) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.)

blood clot in the uterus  (a) stem (b) roots Maguindanao
         
 

(a) Makabuhay with (b) albutra (c) hagonoy (d) madre kakaw (e) malagango

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(a) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Chromolaena odorata(L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. (d) Gliricidia sepium(Jacq.) Kunth (e) Not provided

(a) Makabuhay (Filipino) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Hagonoy (Filipino); Jack in the bus; Siamweed (English) (d) Kakawate (Filipino); Quickstick (English); Madre cacao (Spanich) (e) Malagango

skin diseases  (a)vine (b) vine (c) bark (d) branches (e) bark (f) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Makabuhay in combination with (b) sambre (c) alibutra (R. Bis.)

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(a) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (b) Not provided (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

(a) Makabuhay (Filipino) (b) Sambre (c) Suma (Filipino); Alibodra (P.Bis)

abortifacient  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Romblon
         
 

(a) Makabuhay mix with (b) luya (c) dilaw

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(a) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Makabuhay (Filipino) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English)

stomachache  (a) vine (b) rhizome (c) rhizome Batangas
         
 

(a) Pangyawan (Bagou) mix with (b) bitaog (c) lagtan (d) gabong

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(a) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (b) Calophyllum inophyllumL. (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (d) Not provided

(a) Makabuhay (Filipino) (b) Bitaog (Filipino); Sweet-scented calophyllum; Mastwood; Alexandrian laurel (English) (c) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (d) Not provided

abortifacient  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves Leyte