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) Rambiyawa mix with (b) kopaya (c) talong (d) gapas a balanda (e) maraw (f) kalawag

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

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

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

(a) Salimbago mix with (b) kasapi-kasapi

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(a) Stachytarpheta jamaicensis(L.) Vahl (b) Ageratum conyzoidesL.

(a) Kandikandilaan (Filipino); Devil's coach whip; Light-blue snakeweed (English) (b) Bulak-manok (Filipino); Goat weed; Tropical whiteweed (English)

fever  (a) leaves (b) leaves Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Salimbago mix with (b) mangoaw (c) kalawag

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(a) Stachytarpheta jamaicensis(L.) Vahl (b) Conyza bonariensis(L.) Cronquist (c ) Not provided

(a) Kandikandilaan (Filipino); Devil's coach whip; Light-blue snakeweed (English) (b) Tagabili (Filipino); Asthmaweed; Wavy-leaf fleabane; Flax-leaf fleabane; Hairy fleabane (English) (c) Not provided

loose bowel movement  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) rhizome Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Sapar mix with (b) kabiro-biro (c) tambida (male and female)

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(a) Sida alnifolia var. alnifolia (b) Stachytarpheta jamaicensis(L.) Vahl (c ) Not provided

(a) Walis-walisan (Filipino) (b) Kandikandilaan (Filipino); Devil's coach whip; Light-blue snakeweed (English) (c) Not provided

ulcer  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Sarga mix with (b) biyala (c) marugo (d) bayaba (e) katebek

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(a) Impatiens balsaminaL. (b) Portulaca oleraceaL. (c ) Celosia cristataL. (d) Psidium guajavaL. (e) Amaranthus spinosusL.

(a) Kamantigue (Filipino); Touch-me-not balsam; Spotted snapweed (English) (b) Gulasiman (Filipino); Purslane; Little hogweed; Akulikuli-kula; Duckweed; Pursley; Wild portulaca; Garden purslane (English); Biyala (c) Palong-manok (Filipino); Cockscomb; Crested cock's comb (English); Marugo (d) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (e) Uray (Filipino); Amaranth; Pigweed; Spiny amaranth (English); Katebek

skin allergy  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Tamb'da (male and female) mix with (b) sapar (c) kabiro-biro

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(a) Not provided (b) Sida alnifolia var. alnifolia (c ) Stachytarpheta jamaicensis(L.) Vahl

(a) Not provided (b) Walis-walisan (Filipino) ( c) Kandikandilaan (Filipino); Devil's coach whip; Light-blue snakeweed (English)

ulcer  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Tambis mix with (b) badak (c) mangga (d) kalawag

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(a) Syzygium malaccense(L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry (b) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam. (c ) Mangifera indicaL. (d) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Makopa (Filipino); Malaysian apple (English) (b) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English); Badak (c) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.)

cholera  (a) young leaves (b) young fruit (c) young leaves (d) rhizome of young plant Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Tapadak mix with (b) kalawag

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(a) Morinda citrifoliaL. (b) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Bankoro (Filipino); Indian mulberry (English) (b) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.)

tuberculosis  (a) bark (b) rhizome Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Tayakoda mix with (b) namat (c) mamaan (d) apog

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Areca catechuL. (d) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (d) Apog

swellings  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) fruit Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Tienas mix with (b) kalawag

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(a) Not provided (b) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Not provided (b) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English); Kalawag (Mbo.;Bis.)

tuberculosis  (a) rhizome (b) rhizome Lanao del Sur