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) Banban with (b) banglay (c) tagbak (d) bawang (e) mawwaw

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(a) Donax canniformis(G. Forst.) K. Schum. (b) Curcuma zedoaria(Christm.) Roscoe (c ) Alpinia elegans (C.Presl) K.Schum. (d) Allium sativumL. (e) Not provided

(a) Bamban (Filipino) (b) Luya-luyahan (Filipino); Zedoary (English) (c ) Tagbak (Filipino) (d) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (e) Not provided

rheumatism  leaves rhizome sucker bulb leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Madre kakaw with (b) makabuhay (c) hagonoy (d) albutra (e) malagango

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(a) Gliricidia sepium(Jacq.) Kunth (b) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (c ) Chromolaena odorata(L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. (d) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (e) Not provided

(a) Kakawate (Filipino); Quickstick (English); Madre cacao (Spanich) (b) Makabuhay (Filipino) (c) Hagonoy (Filipino); Jack in the bus; Siamweed (English) (d) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (e) Malagango

skin diseases  (a) vine (b) vine (c) bark (d) branches (e) bark leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Bulak with (b) luya ( c) saparilla (d) dila baka (e) galamay amo (f) bawang

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(a) Gossypium hirsutumL. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Not provided (d) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (e) Schefflera insularum (Seem.) Harms (f) Allium sativumL.

(a) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Saparilla (d) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (e) Galamai-amo (Filipino) (f) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

relapse after child delivery  (a) bulb (b) rhizome (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) bark Marinduque
         
 

(a) Goyong-goyong with (b) mutha (c) herba buena (d) sibuyas

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(a) Hypericum cistifolium Lam. (b) Cyperus rotundusL. (c ) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (d) Allium cepaL.

(a) Guyong-guyong (Filipino); Goyong-goyong (Pang.) (b) Mutha (Filipino); Cocograss; Purple nutsedge; Nutgrass (English) (c) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (d) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English)

appetizer  (a) top leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) bulb Marinduque
         
 

(a) Cogon with (b) kawayan (c) kawad kawad (d) mais

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(a) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (c ) Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers. (d) Zea maysL.

(a) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (c) Kawad-kawaran (Filipino); Bermuda grass; Devilgrass; Common bermudagrass (English); Kawad-kawad (d) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English)

kidney trouble  (a) roots (b) shoots (c) whole plant hair Marinduque
         
 

(a) Cogon with (b) banaba

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(a) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers.

(a) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)

kidney trouble  (a) bark (b) roots Marinduque
         
 

(a) Cogon with (b) mais

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(a) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (b) Zea maysL.

(a) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English) (b) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English)

fever  (a) roots (b) hair Marinduque
         
 

(a) Tuba-tuba with (b) luya

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(a) Jatropha gossypiifoliaL. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Tuba-tuba (Filipino); Bellyache bush (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

rheumatism  (a) rhizome (b) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Banaba with (b) dilaw

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(a) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (b) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) b) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English)

kidney trouble  (a) leaves (b) rhizome Marinduque
         
 

(a) Banaba with (b) cogon

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(a) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

kidney trouble  (a) bark (b) roots Marinduque