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
         
 

1 Ingkakama or angkakama (Tagakaulo), Paragis (Tagalog) 2 Uli-uli (Tagakaulo) 3 Ingkakalang(Tagakaulo), Gabon (Bisaya), Sambong (Tagalog)

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1 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. 2 Cyperus kyllingia Endl. 3 Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC.

1 Indian goosegrass, wire grass (English), Paragis (Filipino) 2 White-flowered kyllinga (English), Anuang (Filipino) 3 Blumea camphor (English), Sambong (Filipino)

For relapse, bughat (Bisaya), bugna (Tagakaulo), binat (Tagalog)  Roots Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

1 Kako/ Kakaw (Tagabawa), Kakaw (Tagalog, Bisaya) 2 Sibukaw (Tagabawa)

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1 Theobroma?cacao?L. 2 Caesalpinia sappan L.

1 Cacao (English), Kakaw (Filipino) 2 Not provided

For katagebes or pangindus (Tagabawa)  1 Bark 2 Bark Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Kako/ Kakaw (Tagabawa), Kakaw (Tagalog, Bisaya) 2 Not provided

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1 Theobroma?cacao?L. 2 Caesalpinia sappan L.

1 Cacao (English), Kakaw (Filipino) 2 Not provided

For bloody sputum, mag luwa og dugo (Bisaya)  1 Bark 2 Bark Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Kalabo (Tagakaolo,Bisaya), Oregano, Suganda (Tagalog) 2 Pandan (Bisaya), Pandan-mabango (Tagalog)

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1 Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. 2 Pandanus?amaryllifolius?Roxb., Pandanus?odorus?Ridl.

1 Country borage (English), Oregano (Spanish), Suganda (Filipino) 2 Fragrant screw pine (English), Pandan-mabango (Filipino)

For UTI (kidney)  Young and Mature leaves Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

1 Kalawang-lawang (Tagabawa), Lambing bae (Bisaya) 2 Kisor (Tagabawa), Dusol (Tagalog) 3 Tagamaing (Tagabawa)

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1 Mentha?sp. 2 Kaempferia galanga L. 3 Blumea sp.

1 Not provided 2 Resurrection lily (English), Dusol (Filipino) 3 Not provided

For skin diseases e.g., bun-i, ap-ap (Bisaya)   Young leaves, "apog" and Maskada (Bisaya) Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Kalmudo (Tagakaulo) 2 Dita (Tagakaulo), Batino (Tagalog)

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1 Uncollected 2 Alstonia macrophylla Wall ex G. Don

1 Not provided 2 Devil tree (English), Batino (Filipino)

For intestinal worm, antihelmentic, para sa bitok   1 Roots and Young leaves 2 Bark Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

1 Kalomanga (Talaingod manobo), Pako (Bisaya) 2 Abaka (Tagalog, Bisaya)

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1 Diplazium escukentum (Retz.) Sw. 2 Musa?textilis?Nee

1 Vegetable fern (English), Pako (Filipino) 2 Abac? (English), Manila hemp (English), Abaka (Filipino)

For bughat (Bisaya), post partum relapse (English)  Roots Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

1 Kamungay (Tagakaolo, Bisaya), Malungay (Tagalog) 2 Kogon (Tagalog, Bisaya)

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1?Moringa?oleifera?Lam. 2 Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

1 Ben oil tree, Moringa (English), Malungay (Filipino) 2 Cogon grass (English), Kogon (Filipino)

For ulcer  Bark and Roots Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

1 Kapayas (Bisaya) 2 Malagatas

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1 Carica papaya L. 2 Uncollected

1 Melon tree, Papaya (English), Papaya (Filipino) 2 Not provided

To increase mother's breastmilk production, pampagatas sa inahan  Roots Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

1 Kape (Tagabawa, Bisaya, Tagalog) 2 Rame (Tagabawa), Andalamay (Bisaya), Lipang-aso (Tagalog)

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1 Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner, C. robusta L. Linden 2 Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich.

1 Coffee (English), Kape (Filipino) 2 Ramie (English), China grass (English), Lipang-aso (Filipino)

For sibanlo (culturally defined, afflicted by not-like-ours)  Mature leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
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