Ethnopharmacolgy - 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

Kalamungay (Bisaya), Malungay (Tagalog) * Image in process *	?Moringa?oleifera?Lam.	Ben oil tree, Moringa (English), Malungay (Filipino)	Abortifacient	Roots	Davao - Tagakaolo

Luplupiit (Ilk.) * Image in process *	Abelmoschus moschatusMedik.	Katsuli (Filipino); Musk okra (English)	abnormal position of uterus	bark	Nueva Ecija

(a) Duguan (Bis.) with (b) sibukaw (Bis.) and (c) puti laya (Bis.) * Image in process *	(a) Myristica sp. (b) Caesalpinia sappan (c) Not provided	(a) Not provided (b) Sappan (Ilk., Tag.); Sappan wood (Engl.); Indian redwood (Engl.) (c) Not provided	Abnormal menstrual bleeding	(a) stem (b) stem (c) stem	Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan

Tuang (Bis.) * Image in process *	Dracaena angustifolia	Common name not provided	Abnormal menstrual bleeding	Leaves	Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan

Gapas a balanda * Image in process *	Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.	Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)	abdominal pain for unconscious person hit by lightning	leaves	Lanao del Sur

Abod * Image in process *	Proiphys amboinensis(L.) Herb.	Tambal (Filipino); Katangal (Bis.)	abdominal pain after delivery	leaves	Bohol

Lagunding-dagat * Image in process *	Vitex trifoliaL.	Lagunding-dagat (Filipino); Simpleleaf chastetree (English)	abdominal pain	fresh leaves	Batangas

Katumbal (Il. Bis.) * Image in process *	Capsicum annuum var. annuumL.	Siling labuyo (Filipino); Hot pepper; Cayenne pepper (English)	abdominal pain	leaves	Iloilo

Luyang-tanduyong * Image in process *	Not provided	Luyang-tanduyong	abdominal pain	rhizome	Nueva Ecija

Banaba * Image in process *	Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers.	Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)	abdominal pain	fresh leaves	Quezon

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