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) Limon with (b) lapunaya

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(a) Citrus X aurantiifolia(Christm.) Swingle (pro. sp.) (b) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br.

(a) Dayap (Filipino); Lime; Key lime (English) (b) Mayana (Filipino)

asthma  (a) fruit (b) leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Likway mix with (b) ganda (c) maragaya (Vis.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Allium tuberosumRottler ex Spreng. (c ) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Kutsay (Filipino); Chinese chives (English) (c) Not provided

headache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) grains Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Likod-likod mix with (b) batones (c) cogon (d) kawayan

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (d) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (d) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English)

allergy  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots Leyte
         
 

(a) Ligatan mix w/ (b) Libas

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(a) Not provided (b) Salix tetrasperma Roxb.

(a) Ligatan (b) Libas (Filipino)

malaria  leaves Camarines Sur
         
 

(a) Lemoncito mix with (b) iba (c) sampalok

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(a) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle (b) Phyllanthus acidus(L.) Skeels (c ) Tamarindus indicaL.

(a) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English); Lemoncito (b) Iba (Filipino); Tahitian gooseberry tree; Otaheite gooseberry (English) (c) Sampalok (Filipino); Tamarind (Engllish)

cough  (a) leaves (b) fruits or leaves (c ) Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Lemoncito mix with (b) clavo (c) honey

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(a) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle (b) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (c ) Not provided

(a) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English); Lemoncito (b) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (c) Not provided

tuberculosis  (a) leaves (b) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Lemon grass with (b) cogon

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(a) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

kidney trouble  (a) leaves (b) roots Catanduanes
         
 

(a) Ledda mix with (b) caimito (Ilk.) (c) niog

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(a) Not provided (b) Chrysophyllum cainitoL. (c ) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Not provided (b) Kaymito (Filipino); Starapple (English) (c) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English)

leprosy  (a) roots & bark (b) leaves (c) leaves Nueva Ecija
         
 

(a) Layat-uwak (Ilk.) mix with (b) panaw and (c) makabuhay

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(a) Not provided (b) Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (c ) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson

(a) Layat-uwak (b) Panau (Ilokano); Kogon (Filipino) (c) Makabuhay (Filipino)

scabies  (a) rhizome (b) panaw-roots (c) makabuhay-stem Ilocos Norte
         
 

(a) Laya mix with (b) Sili

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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b ) Capsicum annuumL.

(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Sili (Filipino); Bell pepper; Cayenne pepper (English)

stomachache  (a) rhizome (b) fruit Nueva Vizcaya