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) Tawa-tawa mix with (b) kukog-banog (c) bila-bila

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(a) Grammatophyllum scriptum (L.) Blume (b) Not provided (c ) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Tawa-tawa (Filipino) (b) Not provided ( c) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English)

high fever  (a) young leaves (3 pcs.) (b) roots (3 pcs.) (c) buds (3 pcs.) Zamboanga
         
 

(a) tawa-tawa mix with (b) cocog-banog; (c) bila-bila (Ceb.)

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(a) Grammatophyllum scriptum (L.) Blume (b) Not provided (c ) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Tawa-tawa (Filipino) (b) Cocog-banog (c) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis)

high fever  (a) young leaves (b) roots (c) buds Davao
         
 

(a) Bulak with (b) luya ( c) saparilla (d) dila baka (e) galamay amo (f) bawang

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(a) Gossypium hirsutumL. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Not provided (d) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (e) Schefflera insularum (Seem.) Harms (f) Allium sativumL.

(a) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Saparilla (d) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (e) Galamai-amo (Filipino) (f) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

relapse after child delivery  (a) bulb (b) rhizome (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) bark Marinduque
         
 

(a) Kandaba mix with (b) sibuyas costa (c) trompang elepante (d) kasla (e) tanglad (f) kagupkop (g) latay (h) alimhon

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(a) Gossypium hirsutumL. (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Heliotropium indicumL. (d) Jatropha curcasL. (e) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (f) Not provided (g) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp. (h) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC

(a) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (d) Tubang Bakod (Filipino); Big purge nut; Physic nut; Barbados nut (English) (e) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (f) Not provided (g) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English) (h) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English)

fever  leaves for each Capiz
         
 

(a) Bulak mix with (b) onion

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(a) Gossypium hirsutumL. (b) Allium cepaL.

(a) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English)

cough  (a) fresh leaves (b) bulb Quezon
         
 

(a) Bulak mix with (b) onion

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(a) Gossypium hirsutumL. (b) Allium cepaL.

(a) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English)

cough  (a) fresh leaves (b) bulb Quezon
         
 

(a) Tabog hangin (Bis.) with (b) kulinos kahoy (Bis.), and (c) salngan (Bis.)

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(a) Goniothalamus sp. (b) Not provided (c) Blumeodendron philippinensi

Common name not provided

Flatulence  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Amulong (b) mix with basil

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(a) Goniothalamus amuyon (Blanco) Merr. (b) Ocimum basilicumL.

(a) Amuyong (Filipino) (b) Balanoy (Filipino); Grand basilic; Sweet basil (English)

muscle pain rheumatism  leaves Ilocos Norte
         
 

(a) Amuyong in combination with (b) bangkero (c) alibotbot (d) Lagunoy (e) Cuyo-kogo (f) Sentimiento (g) kaningag (h) abangay

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(a) Goniothalamus amuyon (Blanco) Merr. (b) Morinda citrifoliaL. (c ) Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir. (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Cinnamomum tamala(Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm. (h) Goniothalamus amuyon (Blanco) Merr.

(a) Amuyong (Filipino) (b) Bankoro (Filipino); Indian mulberry (English) (c) Pandakaki (Filipino) (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Kalingag (Filipino); Indian bark (English) (h) Amuyong (Filipino)

stomachache  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) roots (g) roots (h) roots Romblon
         
 

(a) Batong-hijaw (b) Lunga

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(a) Glycine max(L.) Merr. (b) Sesamum indicumL.

(a) Balatong (Filipino); Soybean; Wild soybean; Reseeding soybean (English) (b) Linga (Filipino); Sesame (English)

fever   (a) seeds (b) seeds Sulu