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) Atiotes with (b) ajos (c) salong

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(a) Bixa orellanaL. (b) Allium sativumL. (c ) Agathis dammara(Lamb.) Rich.

(a) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (c) Salong (Filipino); Almaciga (Spanish); Dammar pine (English)

headache  (a) cloves (b) leaves (c) leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Asiotes (b) sibuyas costa

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(a) Bixa orellanaL. (b) Allium cepaL.

(a) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English)

red spots with itchiness  (a) seeds (b) bulb Aklan
         
 

(a) Alibangbang gubat mix with (b) dikay (c) gabing likat (d) alagaw (e) kahel (f) sibuyas

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(a) Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Premna odorataBlanco (e) Citrus X aurantiumL. (pro. sp.) (f) Allium cepaL.

(a) Alibangbang (Filipino) (b) Dikay (c) Gabing likat (d) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (e) Dalandan (Filipino); Orange fruit; Sour orange (English); Kahel (Tag.) (f) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English)

cough  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) flowers (e) leaves (f) bulb Batangas
         
 

(a) Alugbati plus (b) camote

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(a) Basella albaL. (b) Ipomoea batatas(L.) Lam.

(a) Alugbati (Filipino); Malabar nighshade; Ceylon spinach (English) (b) Kamote (Filipino); Sweet potato (English)

hypertension  (a) stem and leaves (b) young shoot Bontoc
         
 

(a) Bamboo mix with (b) corn (c) siligon de castilla (Vis.)

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(a) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (b) Zea maysL. (c ) Not provided

(a) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (b) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (c) Siligon de castilla

kidney trouble  (a) root (b) hair (c) flower Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Kawayan with (b) mais

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(a) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (b) Zea maysL.

(a) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (b) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English)

kidney trouble  (a) root (b) hairs Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bayog ( a variety of bamboo) mix with (b) tarong

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(a) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (b) Solanum melongenaL.

(a) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (b) Talong (Filipino); Eggplant (English)

prevents miscarriage  root of both plants Kalinga
         
 

(a) Anunuo (b) banagan (c) banaba (d) buhok ng mais (e) cogon

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(a) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (b) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (c ) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (d) Zea maysL. (e) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (b) Banag (Filipino) (c) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (d) Mais/Buhok (Filipino); Corn (English) (e) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

diuretic  (a) roots (b) roots (c) bark and leaves (d) corn silk (e) roots Aklan
         
 

(a) bamboo with (b) aplas (c) pan-aw

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(a) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided

(a) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (b) Not provided (c) Not provided

ulcer  roots Cagayan
         
 

(a) Kawayan mix with (b) banaba (c) tubo (d) clavo (e) mais

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(a) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (c ) Saccharum officinarumL. (d) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (e) Zea maysL.

(a) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (c) Tubo (Filipino); Sugarcane (English) (d) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (e) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English)

kidney trouble  (a) roots (b) leaves (c) roots (d) roots (e) hair Lanao del Norte