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
         
 

Gmalisa (Subanon)

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Capsicum annuum var. annuumL.

Siling labuyo (Filipino); Hot pepper; Cayenne pepper (English)

tetanus  ripe fruit Zamboanga del Sur
         
 

Manangtan

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Not provided

Not provided

tetanus  leaves Zamboanga del Sur
         
 

Tavako

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Nicotiana tabacumL.

Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English)

tetanus (wounds)  dried leaves Tawi-tawi
         
 

Agawa-aw (Uma Tribe, Kalinga)

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Unidentified

Agawa-aw (local name), Sore eyes (English)

The ailment is characterized by red, watery, sore eyes. It is itchy and painful especially during morning. It is an air borne infectious disease which the tribe believes that a person can be infected if he/she stares at the person who has this kind of ailment. This illness is usually suffered during the months of February to May.  Leaves and stalks Cordillera - UMA tribe
         
 

Salibotbot

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Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir.

Pandakaki (Filipino)

thorn-infected swelling  latex South Cotabato
         
 

Granada

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Punica granatumL.

Granada (Filipino); Pomegranate (English)

throat pain  pericarp and young leaves Catanduanes
         
 

Boko-boko (Bis.)

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Bridelia stipularis

Common name not provided

 Thrush (infection caused by fungi)  Fruits Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Balibago

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Hibiscus tilliaceus L.

Balibago

Tibo   Inner bark Alabat Island
         
 

Tigaw

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Callicarpa candicans (Burm.f.) Hochr.

Tigaw

Tigdas (Measles)  Flowers Alabat Island
         
 

Disol (Ilk.)

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Kaempferia galanga L.

Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English)

til-I  bulb Cagayan
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