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
         
 

Comfrey

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Symphytum officinaleL.

Komprey (Filipino); Comfrey (English)

vomiting and diarrhea  leaves Cebu
         
 

(a) Granada mix with (b) atis (c ) bayabas

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(a) Punica granatumL. (b) Annona squamosaL. (c ) Psidium guajavaL.

(a) Granada (Filipino); Pomegranate (English) (b) Atis (Filipino); Sweet sop; Sugar apple (English) (c ) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English)

vomiting and diarrhea  roots Cebu
         
 

(a) Tabing or kipikipi mix with (b) tulog tulog

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(a) Abutilon indicum(L.) Sweet (b) Mimosa pudicaL.

(a) Malbas (Filipino); Monkeybush (English) (b) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English)

vomiting and diarrhea  (a) roots (b) roots Cebu
         
 

Makabra (Hanunuo Mangyan)

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Heliotropium indicum L.

Trompang elepante (Filipino), Indian turnsole (English), Indian heliotrope (English)

Vomiting and diarrhea  Any part Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)
         
 

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

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(a) Moringa oleiferaLam. (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) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC.

(a) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English); Kamunggay (Ceb.) (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) Alibungog (Filipino)

vomiting and loose bowel movement   (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) Kalidades mix with (b) anonang ( c) pulang tikog (d) bayabas (e) ham-o (f) kamunggay (g) busikad (h) malagaya (i) tabako (j) alibungog

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

(a) Kalidades (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) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English); Kamunggay (Ceb.) (g) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (h) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (i) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (j) Alibungog (Filipino)

vomiting and loose bowel movement   (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
         
 

Luya (Ceb.)

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Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

vomiting and stomachache  rhizome Quezon
         
 

Chesa (Hanunuo Mangyan)

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Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni

Chesa (English), Egg fruit tree (English), Tiesa (Filipino)

Vomiting and yellowish stool  Bark or roots Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)
         
 

Camantolan (Chab.)

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Not provided

Not provided

vomiting due to dizziness and food poisoning  roots Zamboanga
         
 

Lampunay (R. Bis.)

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Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br.

Mayana (Filipino)

vomiting of blood  leaves Romblon