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
         
 

Eggplant

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Solanum melongenaL.

Talong (Filipino); Eggplant (English)

skin eruption  fruit Palawan
         
 

Akapulko

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Senna alata L.

Akapulko

Skin fungal infection  Leaves Alabat Island
         
 

Dalidag (Kal.)

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Not provided

Not provided

skin inflammations  leaves Kalinga
         
 

Haboboyna (Bis.)

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Mentha spicata

Hierba buena (Tag.); yerba buena (Tag.); herba buena (Tag.); marsh mint (English); peppermint (Engl.); garden mint (Engl.)

Skin irritation/itchiness  Leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Onali (Bis.)

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Not known

Common name not provided

 Skin irritation/itchiness  Leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Damortis (Ilk.)

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Pithecellobium dulce(Roxb.) Benth.

Kamatsile (Filipino); Monkeypod (English)

skin irritations  leaves Ilocos Norte
         
 

Kanding-kanding

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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis(L.) Vahl

Kandikandilaan (Filipino); Devil's coach whip; Light-blue snakeweed (English)

skin ulcer  fresh leaves Bohol
         
 

Alugbati

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Basella albaL.

Alugbati (Filipino); Malabar nighshade; Ceylon spinach (English)

skin ulcer  leaves Catanduanes
         
 

Albutra

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Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.)

skin ulcer  stem Lanao del Norte
         
 

Camote

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Ipomoea batatas(L.) Lam.

Kamote (Filipino); Sweet potato (English)

skin ulcer  leaves Lanao del Norte
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