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
         
 

(a) Hanagdon mix with (b) banitlong (c) saba

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(a) Trema orientalis(L.) Blume (b) Not provided (c ) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.)

(a) Anabiong (Filipino); Oriental trema (English); Hanagdon (Tagalog) (b) Banitlong (c) Saba (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English)

headache due to colds and fever  (a) roots (b) roots (c) saha Samar
         
 

Langka

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Artocarpus heterophyllusLam.

Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English)

healing of umbilical cord  leaves Samar
         
 

Gaway-gaway

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Schefflera piperoidea Elmer

Sinat (Filipino)

hemorrhage  leaves Samar
         
 

Santan (Pula)

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Ixora chinensis Lam.

Santan-tsina (Filipino); Santan (Tagalog)

hiccups  roots Samar
         
 

Bawang

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Allium sativumL.

Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

high blood pressure  clove Samar
         
 

Luya

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Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

indigestion  rhizome Samar
         
 

Ampalaya

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Momordica charantiaL.

Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)

irregular menstruation  leaves Samar
         
 

Cacao (pula)

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Theobroma cacaoL.

Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English)

irregular menstruation  roots Samar
         
 

Lampana

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Not provided

Not provided

irregular menstruation  leaves Samar
         
 

Cogon

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Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

kidney trouble  roots Samar
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