Davao - 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

Badyang (Ceb.) * Image in process *	Colocasia esculenta(L.) Schott	Gabi (Filipino); Taro; Coco yam; Wild taro (English)	toothache	leaves	Davao

Gatas-gatas (Ceb.) * Image in process *	Euphorbia hirtaL.	Gatas-gatas (Filipino); Australian asthma weed; Pillpod sandmat (English)	sore eyes	latex	Davao

Malawigay (Tagakaulo) * Image in process *	Angiopteris?evecta?( Forst. ) Hoffm.	Giant fern (English)	To prevent the dislodgement of uterus during delivery , pahinlo sa matris	Roots	Davao - Tagakaolo

Maroba (Talaingod manobo) * Image in process *	Angiopteris evecta Sw.	Giant fern (English)	For piang (Bisaya), fracture (Engish)	Shoot	Davao - Talaingod Manobo

Luy-a (Bisaya), Luya (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Zingiber?officinale?Roscoe	Ginger (English), Luya (Filipino)	For deafness, dili maka dungog ang dalunggan	Rhizome	Davao - Tagakaolo

Luy-a (Bisaya), Luya (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Zingiber?officinale?Roscoe	Ginger (English), Luya (Filipino)	For colic or gastric pain (post delivery), pagkuha og panuhot pagkatapos og panganak	Rhizome	Davao - Tagakaolo

Luy-a (Bisaya), Luya (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Zingiber?officinale?Roscoe	Ginger (English), Luya (Filipino)	For colic pain, "kabag" (Tagalog), "panuhot" (Bisaya)	Rhizome	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Sarrabak (Tagabawa), Tungkod-pare (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A Chev.	Good luck plant (English), Tungkod-pare (Filipino)	For difficulty in urinating, sakit mu-ihi	Roots	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Labana (Tagabawa), Guyabano (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Annona?muricata?L.	Graviola (English), Soursop (English), Guyabano (Filipino)	For 'nerbiyos' (anxiety)	Young or mature leaves	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Labana (Tagabawa), Guyabano (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Annona?muricata?L.	Graviola (English), Soursop (English), Guyabano (Filipino)	For malayat e de panom (Tagabawa)	Young or mature leaves	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

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