Quezon (Alabat Island) - 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

Ikmo * Image in process *	Piper betle L.	Ikmo	Hilo (Dizziness)	Roots or leaves	Alabat Island

Dangkalan * Image in process *	Calophyllum inophyllum L.	Dangkalan	Himatay (Syncope)	Leaves	Alabat Island

Santol * Image in process *	Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr.	Santol	Hindi natunawan	Bark	Alabat Island

Makabuhay * Image in process *	Tinospora rumphii Boerl / Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. F. & Thomson	Makabuhay	Hindi magkaanak (Infertility)	Vine	Alabat Island

Kamantigi Paragis * Image in process *	1 Impatiens balsamina L. 2 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.	Kamantigi Paragis	Hirap manganak (To aid in birthing)	1 Roots 2 Whole plant	Alabat Island

Santol * Image in process *	Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr.	Santol	Impatso	Leaves	Alabat Island

Herbubuhay * Image in process *	Not known	Herbubuhay	Impatso (Bloated abdomen)	Leaves	Alabat Island

Bunga * Image in process *	Areca catechu L.	Bunga	Intestinal worms	Fruits	Alabat Island

Sulasi * Image in process *	Ocimum tenuiflorum L.	Sulasi	Intestinal worms	Leaves	Alabat Island

Dilang butiki * Image in process *	Dentella repens (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst	Dilang butiki	Iti (Dysentery)	Roots	Alabat Island

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