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

Tanglad * Image in process *	Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf	Tanglad	Toothache	Shoot	Alabat Island

Tigaw * Image in process *	Callicarpa candicans (Burm.f.) Hochr.	Tigaw	Tigdas (Measles)	Flowers	Alabat Island

Balibago * Image in process *	Hibiscus tilliaceus L.	Balibago	Tibo	Inner bark	Alabat Island

Sinukuan * Image in process *	Not known	Sinukuan	TB	Bark	Alabat Island

Kalabasa * Image in process *	Cucurbita maxima Duchesne	Kalabasa	Taong nabibingi (Loss of hearing)	Shoot	Alabat Island

Sampasampalukan * Image in process *	Phyllanthus niruri L.	Sampasampalukan	Taon (Jaundice in newborn)	Aerial part	Alabat Island

Atis Katunggal * Image in process *	1 Annona squamosa L. 2 Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb.	Atis Katunggal	Tabaw ng bata (Tympanism)	1 Leaves 2 Leaves	Alabat Island

Damongmarya (Marya) * Image in process *	Artemisia vulgaris L.	Damongmarya (Marya)	Swollen wound	Leaves	Alabat Island

Balete * Image in process *	Ficus benjamina L.	Balete	Swelling	Bark of root	Alabat Island

Sili/Pasiti * Image in process *	Capsicum frutescens L.	Sili/Pasiti	Suka?t tae	Fruits	Alabat Island

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