Ethnopharmacolgy - 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) Luya w/ (b) Bawang (c) Lubigan * Image in process *	(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Allium sativumL. (c ) Acorus calamusL.	(a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (c) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English)	high blood pressure	(a) rhizome (b) clove (c) rhizome	South Cotabato

Ahos * Image in process *	Allium sativumL.	Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)	high blood pressure	clove	Surigao del Norte

Calamansi * Image in process *	Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle	Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)	high blood pressure	young leaves	Surigao del Norte

Kamonggay * Image in process *	Moringa oleiferaLam.	Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English)	high blood pressure	leaves	Surigao del Norte

Malunggay * Image in process *	Moringa oleiferaLam.	Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English)	high blood pressure	leaves	Surigao del Norte

Patola * Image in process *	Luffa aegyptiacaMill.	Patola (Filipino); Sponge gourd (English)	high blood pressure	fruit	Surigao del Norte

Tangyad (Surigainon) * Image in process *	Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf	Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English)	high blood pressure	roots	Surigao del Norte

Ahos (Bis.) * Image in process *	Allium sativumL.	Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)	high blood pressure	bulb	Zamboanga del Sur

Gilala (Subanon) * Image in process *	Cordyline fruticosa(L.) A. Chev	Tungkod-pare (Filipino); Tigplant (English); Baston de San Jose (Spanish)	high blood pressure	leaves	Zamboanga del Sur

Tanglad * Image in process *	Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf	Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English)	high blood pressure	leaves	Zamboanga del Sur

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