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

Kulapi * Image in process *	Not known	Kulapi	Nasundang (Hack wound)	Leaves	Alabat Island

Dayodayo * Image in process *	Not known	Dayodayo	Napuknat na kuko (Avulsed nail)	Leaves	Alabat Island

Dog-an * Image in process *	Not known	Dog-an	Nalura ng dugo (Hemoptysis)	Bark	Alabat Island

Duyong Marbas Paragis * Image in process *	1 2 3 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.	Duyong Marbas Paragis	Nalura ng dugo (Hemoptysis)	1 Fish bone 2 Root 3 Root	Alabat Island

Tsitsirika * Image in process *	Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don	Tsitsirika	Nalura ng dugo	Roots	Alabat Island

Katunggal (Hukom) * Image in process *	Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb.	Katunggal (Hukom)	Nalason (Poisoning)	Bulb	Alabat Island

Bunga * Image in process *	Areca catechu L.	Bunga	Nakunan (Post-abortion)	(Healer?s secret)	Alabat Island

Tagbak na pula * Image in process *	Alpinia haenkei C.Presl	Tagbak na pula	Nabarang	(Healer?s secret)	Alabat Island

Kamyas (Kalamyas) * Image in process *	Averrhoa bilimbi L.	Kamyas (Kalamyas)	Measles	Bark	Alabat Island

Dita * Image in process *	Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.	Dita	Malarya (chills)	Bark	Alabat Island

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