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) Mawmaw with (b) banglay (c) tagbak (d) bawang (e) banban

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(a) Not provided (b) Curcuma zedoaria(Christm.) Roscoe (c ) Alpinia elegans (C.Presl) K.Schum. (d) Allium sativumL. (e) Donax canniformis(G. Forst.) K. Schum.

(a) Mawmaw (b) Luya-luyahan (Filipino); Zedoary (English); Barak (Tagalog); Banglay (c) Tagbak (Filipino) (d) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (e) Bamban (Filipino); Banban (Tag.;Bik.;Bis.;Bag.;Ibn.)

rheumatism  (a) leaves (b) rhizome (c) sucker (d) bulb (e) leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Lambayoung mix with (b) tanglad

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(a) Not provided (b) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf

(a) Not provided (b) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English)

baldness  (a) roots (b) roots Leyte
         
 

(a) Talipangan mix with (b) tanglad (c) kilala (d) kalampisaw

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(a) Not provided (b) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (c ) Cordyline fruticosa(L.) A. Chev (d) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (c) Tungkod-pare (Filipino); Tigplant (English); Baston de San Jose (Spanish (d) Not provided

bath for newly delivered mothers  all leaves Leyte
         
 

(a) Hembis kuluyo (b) tihol-tihol

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(a) Not provided (b) Cyperus rotundusL.

(a) Not provided (b) Mutha (Filipino); Cocograss; Purple nutsedge; Nutgrass (English)

appetizer  (a) whole plant (b) whole plant Aklan
         
 

(a) Dug-an with (b) manzanilla

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(a) Not provided (b) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul.

(a) Dug-an (b) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English)

irregular menstruation  (a) bark (b) leaves Romblon
         
 

(a) Bawing mix with (b) durian

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(a) Not provided (b) Durio zibethinusMurray

(a) Not provided (b) Durian (Filipino; English)

toothache  (a) stem (b) bark Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Cenaguli (Tausug) mix with (b) Bicad-bicad (Sul.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Not provided (b) Crowsfoot grass; manienie ali'I; Silver crabgrass; Wiregrass; Indian goosegrass Goosegrass (English)

for general condition of the body  (a) roots (b) roots Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Konsensi with (b) Bila-bila

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(a) Not provided (b) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn.

(a) Konsensi (b) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis)

fever  (a) leaves (b) leaves Siquijor
         
 

(a) Kokogbanog mix with (b) bila-bila (c) busicad (d) palova (e) bulugon (f) lupi (g) bayabas (h) mangosteen (i) mango (j) manzanilla (k) hilbas (l) japana (all Vis.)

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(a) Not provided (b) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (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) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (k) Artemisia vulgarisL. (l) Not provided

(a) Kokogbanog (b) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis) (c) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (d) Palova (e) Bulugon (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) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (k) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English); Hilbas (Ceb) (l) Japana

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
         
 

(a) Lagunding -itim mix with (b) Gugo (Tag.) (c) damong maria (d) sambong

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(a) Not provided (b) Entada phaseoloides(L.) Merr. (c ) Artemisia vulgarisL. (d) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC

(a) Lagunding itim (b) Gogo (Filipino); St. Thomas bean (English) (c) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (d) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English)

numbness  (a) fresh leaves (b) fresh leaves (c) roots (d) roots Batangas