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) Alibhon mix with (b) kalawag (c) luya (d) bunlaw (e) kabugaw

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Curcuma longaL.(c ) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (d ) Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. (e) Citrus hystrixDC.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (c) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (d) Kapanitulot (Filipino); Gandarusa (English) (e) Kabuyau (Filipino)

headache  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves Iloilo
         
 

(a) Alibhon mix with (b) luya (c) bunlaw (d) kalawag (e) tanglad (f) kabugaw (g) salin-uwak (h) pipita malungga

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. (d) Curcuma longaL. (e ) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (f) Citrus hystrixDC. (g) Clerodendron Quadriloculare (Blanco) Merr. (h) Not provided

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Kapanitulot (Filipino); Gandarusa (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (e) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (f) Kabuyau (Filipino) (g) Bagauak (Filipino) (h) Not provided

relapse  (a) leaves (b) rhizome (c) leaves (d) rhizome (e) leaves (f) leaves (g) roots (h) roots Iloilo
         
 

(a) Alibhon mix with (b) tanglad (c) buri (d) lagundi (e) buyo

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (c ) Metroxylon saguRottb. (d) Vitex negundoL. (e) Piper betleL.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English)Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English); Alibhon (b) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (c) Buri (Filipino); Sago palm (English) (d) Lagundi (Filipino); Five-leaved chaste tree; Chinese chastetree (English) (e) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English); Buyo (Bik.)

rheumatism  (a) stem (b) roots (c) stem (d) stem (e) stem Sultan Kudarat
         
 

(a) Alibhong mix with (b) tuba (c) tanglad (Vis.)

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Croton tigliumL. (c ) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (c) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English)

rheumatism  (a) leaves (b) bark (c) ubod Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Alibongog (Bis.) with (b) Halom pula (Bis.) and (c) Hanonom-o (Bis.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Amaranthus paniculatus (c) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Halon (Tag.); red amaranth (Engl.) (c) Not provided

Fever and cold  (a) newly-sprout leaf (b)leaves (c) leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Alibotbot (b) sili

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(a) Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir. (b) Capsicum annuumL.

(a) Pandakaki (Filipino) (b) Sili (Filipino); Bell pepper; Cayenne pepper (English)

tetanus  (a) young leaves (b) fruit Aklan
         
 

(a) Alibungog mix with (b) anonang ( c) pulang tikog (d) bayabas (e) ham-o (f) kalidades (g) busikad (h) malagaya (I) tabako (j) kamunggay

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(a) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC. (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Not provided (d) Psidium guajavaL. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (h) Oryza sativaL. (I) Nicotiana tabacumL. (j) Moringa oleiferaLam.

(a) Alibungog (Filipino) (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) ( c) Pulang tikog (d) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (e) Ham-o (f) Kalidades (g) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (h) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (I) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (j) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English); Kamunggay (Ceb.)

vomiting and diarrhea  (a) young leaves (b) young leaves ( c) young leaves (d) young leaves (e) flowers (f) flowers (g) flowers (h) grains (I) ash (j) bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Alibungog mix with (b) anonang (c) abgaw

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(a) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC. (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Premna odorataBlanco

(a) Alibungog (Filipino) (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (c) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)

cold  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Alibutra (b) bita (c) bankae (d) Kalamias (Tag) (e) kadlum (f) Sibukaw (Tag.;Sul.;Bis.) (g) sandinas

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(a) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (b) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (c ) Not provided (d) Averrhoa bilimbiL. (e) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (f) Caesalpinia sappanL. (g) Not provided

(a) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (b) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (c) Not provided (d) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English) (e) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English) (f) Sapang (Filipino); Bakkum wood; Sappanwood (English) (g) Not provided

amenorrhea  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark (d) bark (e) roots (f) bark (g) bark Aklan
         
 

(a) Alibutra (b) bita (c) bankae (d) Kalamias (Tag) (e) kadlum (f) Sibukaw (Tag.;Sul.;Bis.) (g) sandinas

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(a) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (b) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (c ) Not provided (d) Averrhoa bilimbiL. (e) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (f) Caesalpinia sappanL. (g) Not provided

(a) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (b) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (c) Not provided (d) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English) (e) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English) (f) Sapang (Filipino); Bakkum wood; Sappanwood (English) (g) Not provided

abortifacient  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark (d) bark (e) roots (f) bark (g) bark Aklan