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) Coffee mix with (b) mangosteen (c) mango

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(a) CoffeaL. (b) Garcinia mangostanaL. (c ) Mangifera indicaL.

(a) Kape (Filipino); Coffee (English) (b) Mangostan (Filipino); Mangosteen (English) (c) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English)

swollen body  young leaves Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Coffee mix with (b) mango (c) starapple (d) pia (e) jackfruit

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(a) CoffeaL. (b) Mangifera indicaL. (c ) Chrysophyllum cainitoL. (d) Ananas comosus(L.) Merr. (e) Artocarpus heterophyllusLam.

(a) Kape (Filipino); Coffee (English) (b) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (c) Kaymito (Filipino); Starapple (English) (d) Pinya (Filipino); Pineapple (English) (e) Langka (Filipino); Jackfruit (English)

indigestion  (a) leaves (3 pcs.) (b) leaves (3 pcs.) (c) leaves (1 pc.) (d) leaves (1 pc.) (e) leaves (3 pcs.) 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) 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) Tanglad mix with (b) paminta (c) ginger

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(a) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (b) Piper nigrumL. (c ) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

(a) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (b) Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English) (c) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

rheumatism  (a) stem (bark) (b) seeds (c) rhizome Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Tanglad mix with (b) ginger (c) black pepper

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(a) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Piper nigrumL.

(a) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English)

rheumatism  (a) stem (bark) (b) rhizome (c) seeds Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Mutha mix with (b) cogon

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(a) Cyperus rotundusL. (b) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Mutha (Filipino); Cocograss; Purple nutsedge; Nutgrass (English) (b) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

fever and to induce measles to come out  (a) leaves & roots (b) leaves 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) Manzanilla mix with (b) Gabon (c) baho-baho (d) antoanga (e) suetes (f) sibukas (g) unod sa banag

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

(a) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Not provided (d) Not provided (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) Manzanilla mix with (b) kokogbanog (c) busicad (d) palova (e) bulagan (f) lupi (g) bayabas (h) mangosteen (i) mango (j) bila-bila (k) hilbas (l) japana (all Vis.)

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(a) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (b) Not provided (c ) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Phragmites australis(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (g) Psidium guajavaL. (h) Garcinia mangostanaL. (I) Mangifera indicaL. (j) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (k) Artemisia vulgarisL. (l) Not provided

(a) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (b) Kokogbanog (c) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (d) Palova (e) Bulagan (f) Tambo (Filipino); Common reed (English) (g) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (h) Mangostan (Filipino); Mangosteen (English) (i) Mangga (Filipino); Mango (English) (j) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis) (k) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English); Hilbas (Ceb) (l) Japana (all Vis.)

no appetite  (a) roots (1 pc.) (b) roots (1 pc.) (c) roots (1 pc.) (d) leaves (1 pc.) (e) petiole (5 in. long) (f) youngest leaf (1 pc.) (g) leaves (3 pcs.) (h) leaves (2 pcs.) (i) leaves (2 pcs.) (j) roots (1 pc.) (k) roots (1 pc.) (l) roots (1 pc.) Zamboanga