Mindoro - 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

Oregano (Tau-buid Mangyan) * Image in process *	Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.	Oregano (Filipino, Spanish)	Toothache	Leaves	Oriental Mindoro (Tribe Tau-Buid)

Tim-as (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Dichapetalum gelonioides (Roxb.) Engl.	Common name not provided	Toothache	Leaves or bark	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Tambarisa (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Unidentified	Common name not provided	Toothache	Roots	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Makabuhay (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Tinospora rumphii Boerl.	Heavenly elixir (English), Makabuhay (Filipino)	Toothache	Stem	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Naga (Hanunuo Mangyan), Nara (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Pterocarpus indicus Willd.	Rosewood tree (English), Narra (English)	Toothache	Leaves or bark	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Barayong (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Cassia fistula L.	Pudding pipe tree (English), Kanya pistula (English)	Toothache	Stem without bark	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Sabong-bulong (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Unidentified	Common name not provided	To stop wound bleeding or vomiting with diarrhea	Bark	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Binunga (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Macaranga tanarius (L.) Muell.-Arg	Binunga (Filipino), Bilunga (Filipino), Elephant's ear (English)	To stop the wound bleeding.	Leaves	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Burangat (Tau-buid Mangyan) * Image in process *	Unidentified	Common name not provided	To stop the production of milk	Leaves	Oriental Mindoro (Tribe Tau-Buid)

Lap-ot (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Unidentified	Common name not provided	To stop bleeding, especially after childbirth	Leaves	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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