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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

Laswik * Image in process *	Pittosporum pentandrum(Blanco) Merr.	Mamalis (Filipino); Taiwanese cheesewood (English)	polio	roots	Nueva Vizcaya

Mangoaw * Image in process *	Conyza bonariensis(L.) Cronquist	Tagabili (Filipino); Asthmaweed; Wavy-leaf fleabane; Flax-leaf fleabane; Hairy fleabane (English)	polio	leaves	Lanao del Sur

Kalamog * Image in process *	Curcuma longaL.	Luyang Dilaw (Filipino); ; Common (English)	polio	rhizome	Maguindanao

Luy-a * Image in process *	Zingiber officinaleRoscoe	Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)	polio	rhizome	Maguindanao

(a) Angkiko (Ilk.) mix with (b) Kutkutsarita * Image in process *	(a) Not provided (b) Not provided	(a) Not provided (b) Not provided	polio of children	fresh leaves of both plants	Kalinga

Kutsarita (Ilk.) * Image in process *	Alternanthera ficoidea var. bettzickiana(Regel) Backer	Kutsarita (FIlipino); Calicoplant (English)	polio of children	fresh leaves of both plants	Kalinga

Bitaog * Image in process *	Calophyllum inophyllumL.	Bitaog (Filipino); Sweet-scented calophyllum; Mastwood; Alexandrian laurel (English)	poor eyesight	leaves	Palawan

Lagundi * Image in process *	Vitex negundoL.	Lagundi (Filipino); Five-leaved chaste tree; Chinese chastetree (English)	post natal for early recovery	leaves	Capiz

Anonang Paragis Sampalok Suha (Lukban) Tagiwalay * Image in process *	1 Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. 2 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. 3 Tamarindus indica L. 4 Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. 5 Parameria laevigata (Juss.) Moldenke	Anonang Paragis Sampalok Suha (Lukban) Tagiwalay	Post partum bath	1 Leaves 2 Whole plant 3 Leaves 4 Leaves 5 Leaves	Alabat Island

Busbusilak * Image in process *	Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir.	Pandakaki (Filipino)	post partum treatment	leaves	Cagayan

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