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) Anonang mix with (b) saging (c) buri

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(a) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (b) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (c ) Metroxylon saguRottb.

(a) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (b) Saging (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (c) Buri (Filipino); Sago palm (English)

abortifacient  (a) roots (b) roots (c) stem Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Anonang mix with (b) salibadbad (c) cacao-cacao (d) dita (e) tagitang (f) banawak (g) banagan (Vis.)

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(a) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (b) Crinum asiaticumL. (c ) Not provided (d) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Smilax bracteata C.Presl

(a) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (b) Bakong (Filipino); Poisonbulb (English); Salibadbad (IL.Bis.) (c) Cacao-cacao (d) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (e) Tagitang (f) Banawak (g) Banag (Filipino); Banagan (Bis.)

relapse after childbirth  (a) bark (b) bark (c) roots (d) bark (e) bark (f) vine (g) ubod Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Antamisa (Ilongo) mix with (b) hierba sta. Maria

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(a) Not provided (b) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Not provided (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

skin diseases  (a) leaves (b) leaves Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Antoanga mix with (b) gabon (c) baho-baho (d) manzanilla (e) suetes (f) sibukas (g) unod sa banag

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(a) Not provided (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Lantana camaraL. (d) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (e) Bixa orellanaL. (f) Not provided (g) Not provided

(a) Antoanga (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English); Gabon (Ceb) (c) Lantana (Filipino); Largeleaf lantana (English); Baho-baho (Ceb) (d) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (e) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (f) Sibukas (g) Unod sa banag

no menstruation for one year  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) roots (g) corm Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Baho-baho mix with (b) gabon (c) antoanga (d) manzanilla (e) suetes (f) sibukas (g) unod sa banag

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(a) Lantana camaraL. (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Not provided (d) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (f) Not provided (g) Not provided

(a) Lantana (Filipino); Largeleaf lantana (English); Baho-baho (Ceb) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Not provided (d) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (e) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (f) Not provided (g) Not provided

no menstruation for one year  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) roots (g) corm Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Balitadhan (Vis.) mix with (b) garlic

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(a) Dalbergia stipulacea Roxb. (b) Allium sativumL.

(a) Balibagan (Filipino) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

collapse  (a) leaves (b) bulb Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Bamboo mix with (b) corn (c) siligon de castilla (Vis.)

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(a) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (b) Zea maysL. (c ) Not provided

(a) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (b) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (c) Siligon de castilla

kidney trouble  (a) root (b) hair (c) flower Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Banagan mix with (b) kalingag (c) albutra

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(a) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (b) Cinnamomum tamala(Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm. (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

(a) Banag (Filipino); Banagan (Bis.) (b) Kalingag (Filipino); Indian bark (English) (c) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.)

late or irregular menstruation  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Banagan mix with (b) kalingag (c) makapala (Vis.)

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(a) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (b) Cinnamomum tamala(Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm. (c ) Not provided

(a) Banag (Filipino); Banagan (Bis.) (b) Kalingag (Filipino); Indian bark (English) (c) Makapala

gas pain  (a) bark (b) wood (c) wood Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Banawak mix with (b) banagan (c) tagitang (d) dita (e) cacao-cacao (f) salibadbad (g) anonang (Vis)

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(a) Not provided (b) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (c ) Not provided (d) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (e) Not provided (f) Crinum asiaticumL. (g) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst.

(a) Banawak (b) Banag (Filipino); Banagan (Bis.) (c) Tagitang (d) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (e) Not provided (f) Bakong (Filipino); Poisonbulb (English); Salibadbad (IL.Bis.) (g) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English)

relapse after childbirth  (a) rhizome (b) vine (c) bark (d) bark (e) roots (f) vine (g) bark Zamboanga