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

Tabako (Ceb.) * Image in process *	Nicotiana tabacumL.	Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English)	wounds	leaves	Davao

Kasila (Tagabawa), Kamote (Tagalog, Bisaya) * Image in process *	Ipomoea?batatas?( L.?)?Poir.	Sweet potato (English), Kamote (Filipino)	To increase milk production for mothers after delivey	Young leaves or camote tops	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Kasila (Tagabawa), Kamote (Tagalog, Bisaya) * Image in process *	Ipomoea?batatas?( L.?)?Poir.	Sweet potato (English), Kamote (Filipino)	Energy-giver for mothers after giving birth	Young leaves or camote tops	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Manaba (Tagabawa), Cardaba or Carnaba (Bisaya) * Image in process *	Musa paradisiaca?L., M. sapientum L., M.?_?paradisiaca?L.	Sweet plantain (English), Saba or Cardaba (Filipino)	For grabe na menit e lawa (Tagabawa), kalintura na grabe (Bisaya)	Inner, white portion of the cardava fruit	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Manaba (Tagabawa), Cardaba or Carnaba (Bisaya) * Image in process *	Musa paradisiaca?L., M. sapientum L., M. _?paradisiaca?L.	Sweet plantain (English), Saba or Cardaba (Filipino)	For watery stool, pangindus (Tagabawa)	Mature Fruit	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Kamugna (Tagakaulo), Dalaw (Ilocano), Lubigan (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Acorus calamus L., Acorus graminaeus Aiton	Sweet flag (English), Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino)	For "pigbunuon sa mangkalat" (dili-ingon natu)	Mature Leaves	Davao - Tagakaolo

Kamugna (Tagakaulo), Dalaw (Ilocano), Lubigan (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Acorus calamus L., Acorus graminaeus Aiton	Sweet flag (English), Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino)	To protect the pregnant women from the mangkalat	Mature Leaves	Davao - Tagakaolo

Kamugna (Tagakaulo), Dalaw (Ilocano), Lubigan (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Acorus calamus L., Acorus graminaeus Aiton	Sweet flag (English), Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino)	For difficulty breathing (asthma), hubakon, maot ya aba (Tagakaolo)	Tuber or Leaves	Davao - Tagakaolo

Kamogna (Tagabawa), Lubigan (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Acorus calamusL. , A. gramineus Aiton	Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino)	For stomach ache due to sabar (Tagabawa) or hampak hangin (Bisaya)	Mature leaves and tuber	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

Kamogna (Tagabawa), Lubigan (Tagalog) * Image in process *	Acorus calamusL. , A. gramineus Aiton	Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino)	For bitannu (Tagabawa), sip-on (Bisaya)	Mature leaves	Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

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