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

Bayabas * Image in process *	Psidium guajava L.	Bayabas	Diarrhea	Tops	Alabat Island

Bayag-usa * Image in process *	Voacanga globosa (Blanco) Merr.	Bayag-usa	Para madaling manganak (For ease in birthing)	Healer's secret	Alabat Island

Boton * Image in process *	Not known	Boton	Hernia	Tops	Alabat Island

Bulak Buli Irok * Image in process *	1 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. 2 Corypha utan Lam. 3 Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.	Bulak Buli Irok	Toothache	1 Stem bark 2 Leaves 3 Leaf midrib	Alabat Island

Bulak * Image in process *	Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.	Bulak	Bali (Sprain)	Bark	Alabat Island

Buli Niyog Saba Sasa * Image in process *	1 Corypha utan Lam. 2 Cocos nucifera L. 3 Musa x paradisiaca L. 4 Nypa fruticans Wurmb.	Buli Niyog Saba Sasa	Pasma	1 Shoot 2 Coconut water 3 Shoot 4 Shoot	Alabat Island

Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog * Image in process *	1 Areca catechu L. 2 Piper betle L. 3 Nicotiana tabacum L. 4 Lime	Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog	Pampatibay ng ngipin	1 Fruits 2 Leaves 3 Dried leaves	Alabat Island

Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog * Image in process *	1 Areca catechu L. 2 Piper betle L. 3 Nicotiana tabacum L. 4 Lime	Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog	Sakit ng tiyan ng bata	1 Fruits 2 Leaves 3 Dried leaves	Alabat Island

Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog * Image in process *	1 Areca catechu L. 2 Piper betle L. 3 Nicotiana tabacum L. 4 Lime	Bunga Ikmo Tabako Apog	Sinisikmura	1 Fruits 2 Leaves 3 Dried leaves	Alabat Island

Bunga * Image in process *	Areca catechu L.	Bunga	Abdominal pain	Fruits	Alabat Island

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