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) Gapas a balanda mix with (b) kopaya (c) talong (d) kalawag (e) maraw (f) rambiyawa

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(a) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (b) Carica papayaL. (c ) Solanum melongenaL. (d) Curcuma longaL. (e) Not provided (f) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (b) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English); Kopaya (c) Talong (Filipino); Eggplant (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.) (e) Not provided (f) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English)

for every recovery after childbirth  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) rhizome (e) roots (f) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Doldol mix with (b) sili (c) tuway-tuway

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(a) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (b) Capsicum annuumL. (c ) Not provided

(a) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (b) Sili (Filipino); Bell pepper; Cayenne pepper (English) (c) Not provided

skin diseases  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Tsa with (b) luya (c) paminta

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(a) Carmona retusa(Vahl) Masam. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Piper nigrumL.

(a) Tsaang-gubat (Filipino); Scorpionbush (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English)

diarrhea  (a) leaves (b) rhizome (c) seeds Capiz
         
 

(a) Papayang lalaki with (b) luya (c) sibuyas (d) kalamansi

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Allium cepaL. (d) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (d) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)

stomachache  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) bulb (d) fruit Marinduque
         
 

(a) Kopaya mix with (b) loya pagirisen

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English); Loya pagirisen

headache  (a) roots (b) rhizome Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Kapayas (lalaki) mix with (b) ayum

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Not provided

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Ayum

sinisikmura  bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Kopaya mix with (b) kalawag (c) talong (d) gapas a balanda (e) maraw (f) rambiyawa

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Curcuma longaL. (c ) Solanum melongenaL. (d) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (e) Not provided (f) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.) (c) Talong (Filipino); Eggplant (English) (d) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English); Gapas a balanda (e) Maraw (f) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Rambiyawa

for every recovery after childbirth  (a) roots (b) rhizome (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Kopaya mix with (b) lubi

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Cocos nuciferaL.

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English); Lubi (C.Bis.)

appetizer  (a) leaf bud (b) milk Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Papayang lalaki mix with (b) yahong-yahong (c) dila-dila sa iro (d) escobang magawis (e) escobang pungko (f) busikad (g) bila-bila

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Centella asiatica(L.) Urb. (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (g) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Takip-kohol (Filipino); Indian hydrocotyle; Spadeleaf (English); Yahong-yahong (S.L.Bis.) (c) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (g) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis)

senda  (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) flowers (g) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Papaya (b) bawang

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Allium sativumL.

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

gas pain with breathing difficulty  (a) leaves (b) cloves Aklan