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
         
 

Luya

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Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

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

all kinds of pain  rhizome mix with alcohol Bataan
         
 

Ipil-ipil

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Leucaena leucocephala(Lam.) de Wit

Ipil-ipil (Filipino); White leadtree (English)

all kinds of diseases  leaves Bataan
         
 

Dangkalan (K. Bis.)

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Calophyllum inophyllumL.

Bitaog (Filipino); Sweet-scented calophyllum; Mastwood; Alexandrian laurel (English)

all eye diseases   leaves Antique
         
 

Tangan-tangan

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Ricinus communisL.

Tangan-tangan (Filipino); Castor oil plant; Castor bean (English)

alcoholism  bark Nueva Ecija
         
 

Erbaka

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Artemisia vulgarisL.

Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

aids those have difficulty in urinating  dried or fresh leaves Bontoc
         
 

Aribotra (Hanunuo Mangyan)

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Anamirta cocculus (L.) Wight & Arn

Lagtang (Filipino), Fishberry (English), Levant nut (English)

Aids (nalalin), antiviral, STD  Trunk and roots Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)
         
 

Obien (Ilk.)

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Artocarpus cumingiana Trec.

Anubing (Filipino)

agrungrung nga saka (probably fungi-infected foot)  bark Ilocos Norte
         
 

Paminta

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Piper nigrumL.

Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English)

against chill  seed Quezon
         
 

Santol

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Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr.

Santol (Filipino)

after fever bath  leaves Negros Occidental
         
 

Bangkal

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Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.

Bangkal (Filipino)

after delivery to cleanse blood  bark Aklan
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