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
         
 

1 Uli-uli (Tagakaulo), Anuang (Tagalog) 2 Angkakama (Tagakaulo), Paragis (Tagalog)

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1 Cyperus kyllingia Endl. 2 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

1 White-flowered kyllinga (English), Anuang (Filipino) 2 Indian goosegrass, wire grass (English), Paragis (Filipino)

To strengthen new born's immune system, pampakusog sa lawas sa newborn   Bark and Leaves Davao - Tagakaolo
         
 

1 Lomaddab (Tagabawa) 2 Pakama (Tagabawa), Paragis (Tagalog)

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1 Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore 2 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

1 Redflower ragleaf, or Fireweed (English) 2 Wire grass, Dog's tail (English), Paragis (Filipino)

For sinnat (Tagabawa)  Shoot Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Buli Niyog Saba Sasa

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1 Corypha utan Lam. 2 Cocos nucifera L. 3 Musa x paradisiaca L. 4 Nypa fruticans Wurmb.

Buli Niyog Saba Sasa

Pasma  1 Shoot 2 Coconut water 3 Shoot 4 Shoot Alabat Island
         
 

1 Tilala (Talaingod manobo) (tree) 2 Mandalingan (Talaingod manobo) 3 Kogon (Tagalog, Bisaya)

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1 Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. 2 Uncollected, 3 Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

1 Good luck plant (English), Tungkod-pare (Filipino) 2 Not provided 3 Spear grass, Cogon grass (English), Kogon (Filipino)

For sakit sa tiyan (Bisaya), stomach ache (English)  Roots Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

1 Tilala (Talaingod manobo) (tree), Tungkod-pare (Tagalog) 2 Mandalingan (Talaingod manobo)

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1 Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. 2 Uncollected

1 Good luck plant (English), Tungkod-pare (Filipino) 2 Not provided

For bughat (Bisaya), relapse (English)  Roots Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Anonang Paragis Sampalok Suha (Lukban) Tagiwalay

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1 Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. 2 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. 3 Tamarindus indica L. 4 Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. 5 Parameria laevigata (Juss.) Moldenke

Anonang Paragis Sampalok Suha (Lukban) Tagiwalay

Post partum bath  1 Leaves 2 Whole plant 3 Leaves 4 Leaves 5 Leaves Alabat Island
         
 

1 Kapeng robusta (Tagalog, Bisaya) 2 Bukadu(Tagabawa), Abokado (Tagalog, Bisaya) 3 Bayabas (Tagabawa, Tagalog, Bisaya)

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1 Coffea robusta L. Linden 2 Persea americana Mill. 3 Psidium guajava L.

1 Coffee robusta (English), Kapeng Robusta ( Filipino) 2 Avocado (English), Abokado (Filipino) 3 Guava (English), Bayabas (Filipino)

For diarrhea, para sa kalibanga  Mature Leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Kape (Tagabawa, Bisaya, Tagalog) 2 Rame (Tagabawa), Andalamay (Bisaya), Lipang-aso (Tagalog)

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1 Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner, C. robusta L. Linden 2 Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich.

1 Coffee (English), Kape (Filipino) 2 Ramie (English), China grass (English), Lipang-aso (Filipino)

For sibanlo (culturally defined, afflicted by not-like-ours)  Mature leaves Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

1 Lappu (Tagabawa), Niyog (Tagalog), Lubi (Bisaya) 2 Luya (Tagalog), Luy-a (Bisaya) 3 Kamogna (Tagabawa), Lubigan (Tagalog) 4 Kisor (Tagabawa), Dusol (Tagalog)

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1 Cocos nucifera L. 2 Zingiber?officinale?Roscoe 3 Acorus?calamus?L. 4 Kaempferia galanga L.

1 Coconut (English), Niyog (Filipino) 2 Ginger (English), Luya (Filipino), 3 Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino) 4 Resurrection lily (English), Dusol (Filipino)

Concoction (massage oil) used in massaging the abdomen of the laboring mother for easy delivery, dali pagpanganak (Bisaya)  1 Coconut fruit or oil 2 Rhizome 3 Roots or Tuber 4 Roots or Tuber Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo
         
 

Kalamansi Tagulinaw Takipkuhol (Tayngangdaga)

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1 Citrus x microcarpa Bunge 2 Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. Ex DC. 3 Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Kalamansi Tagulinaw Takipkuhol (Tayngangdaga)

Para hindi lumala ang sipon (For quick resolution of colds)  1 Fruit 2 Leaves 3 Leaves Alabat Island
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