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) Silog mix with (b) Banana (c) Pia

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(a) Corypha utan Lam. (b) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (c ) Ananas comosus(L.) Merr.

(a) Buli (Filipino) (b) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (c) Pinya (Filipino); Pineapple (English)

relapse from fever  (a) stalk (b) unopened leaf (c) leaves Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Gatas-gatas mix with (b) Atsibar

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(a) Euphorbia hirtaL. (b) Iris domestica(L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.

(a) Gatas-gatas (Filipino); Australian asthma weed; Pillpod sandmat (English) (b) Abaniko (Filipino); Black berry lily (English); Atsibar

sore eyes  (a) leaves (b) latex Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Tanduyan cogon mix with (b) Banaba (c) Kardawena

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(a) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch. (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (c ) Not provided

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

kidney trouble  (a) roots (b) young leaves (c) leaves Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Samak mix with (b) Kapasanglay

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(a) Macaranga tanarius(L.) Mll. Arg. (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Binunga (Filipino); Parasol leaf tree (English) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

weak lungs  (a) bark (b) bark Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Samak mix with (b) Kapasanglay

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(a) Macaranga tanarius(L.) Mll. Arg. (b) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Binunga (Filipino); Parasol leaf tree (English) (b) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English)

tuberculosis  (a) bark (b) bark Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Mangga mix with (b) Kupkupees

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(a) Mangifera indicaL. (b) Tacca palmata Blume

(a) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (b) Payung-payungan (Filipino)

diarrhea  (a) roots (b) roots Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Sarisa mix with (b) Acasia

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(a) Muntingia calaburaL. (b) Samanea saman(Jacq.) Merr.

(a) Aratiles (Filipino); Strawberrytree (English); Datiles (Tag.;Bik.) (b) Acacia (Filipino; Spanish); Raintree (English)

goiter  (a) leaves (b) leaves Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Kararawe mix with (b) Luplupiit

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided

sprain  (a) bark (b) Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Bidai mix with (b) Ar-aritos

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(a) Ocimum tenuiflorumL. (b) Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl.

(a) Sulasi (Filipino); Holy basil (English) (b) Hikau-hikauan (Filipino)

wounds  (a) leaves (b) leaves Nueva Vizcaya
         
 

(a) Oregano mix with (b) Herba-buena

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(a) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (b) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)

(a) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (b) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)

bronchitis  (a) leaves (b) leaves Nueva Vizcaya