Romblon - 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

Buyo * Image in process *	Piper betleL.	Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English)	gas pain of children	leaves	Romblon

Paja de meca * Image in process *	Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf	Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English)	ginhawa	leaves	Romblon

Bayakan * Image in process *	Not provided	Not provided	headache	leaves	Romblon

(a) Calamansi with (b) sibuyas (c) herba buena * Image in process *	(a) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.)	(a) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English)	headache	(a) fruit (b) bulb (c) leaves	Romblon

(a) Luya (Tag.) or Ginger (Eng.) with (b) tuba * Image in process *	(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Croton tigliumL.	(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English)	headache	(a) rhizome (b) leaves	Romblon

Tubo (R. Bis.) * Image in process *	Jatropha curcasL.	Tubang Bakod (Filipino); Big purge nut; Physic nut; Barbados nut (English)	headache	leaves	Romblon

(a) Labnog with (b) calamansi * Image in process *	(a) Ficus septica Burm.f. (b) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle	(a) Hauili (Filipino) (b) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)	headache with colds	(a) leaves (b) fruit	Romblon

Saging-sagingan * Image in process *	Canna indicaL.	Tikas (Filipino); Indian bread shot; Indian shot (English)	hemorrhoid	leaves	Romblon

Suha * Image in process *	Citrus maxima(Burm. f.) Merr.	Suha (Filipino); Grape-fruit pummelo; Shaddock; Pomelo (English)	hemorrhoid	skin or pulp of fruit	Romblon

Amo-amo * Image in process *	Not provided	Not provided	hernia	bark	Romblon

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