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

Pasbakon (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Rauvolfia amsoniifolia A.DC.	Common name not provided	Stomach ache	Leaves	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Aroma (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Acacia sp.	Common name not provided	Stingray's tail and sea urchin's sting	Young leaves	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

(a) Banaba with (b) luni * Image in process *	(a) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (b) Cocos nuciferaL.	(a) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (b) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English)	spitting of blood	(a) bark (b) roots	Mindoro

Bayabas * Image in process *	Psidium guajavaL.	Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English)	spitting of blood	top leaves	Mindoro

Granada * Image in process *	Punica granatumL.	Granada (Filipino); Pomegranate (English)	spitting of blood	fruit	Mindoro

Barayong (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Cassia fistula L.	Pudding pipe tree (English), Kanya pistula (English)	Spitting blood or bloody sputum	Leaves or bark	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

Unknown 1 (Tau-buid Mangyan) * Image in process *	Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) C.F.Baker	Common name not provided	Sore eyes	Stem and leaves	Oriental Mindoro (Tribe Tau-Buid)

Digalakso (Tau-buid Mangyan) * Image in process *	Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm.	Crepe ginger (English), Spiral ginger (English)	Sore eyes	Stem	Oriental Mindoro (Tribe Tau-Buid)

Tubig (Tau-buid Mangyan) * Image in process *	Not known	Water (English), Tubig (Filipino)	Sore eyes	Water	Oriental Mindoro (Tribe Tau-Buid)

Tawa-tawa (Hanunuo Mangyan) * Image in process *	Euphorbia hirta L.	Gatas-gatas (Filipino), Asthma weed (English), Snake weed (English)	Sore eyes	Stem	Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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