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) Hamuraon (Waray;Bik.) mix with (b) nagasi (c) tuog

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(a) Vitex parvifloraJuss. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided

(a) Molave (Filipino); Smallflower chastetree (English) (b) nagasi (c) tuog

pyorrhea  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Leyte
         
 

(a) Molave mix with (b) salngan (c) bungawan (d) Hambabaod (Vis.) (the combination of the four is called 'TALIMUGHAT')

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(a) Vitex parvifloraJuss. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided

(a) Molave (Filipino); Smallflower chastetree (English) (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Not provided

relapse  (a) roots (b) roots (c) bark (d) roots Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Tugas mix with (b) mayanang pula

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(a) Vitex parvifloraJuss. (b) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br.

(a) Molave (Filipino); Smallflower chastetree (English) (b) Mayana (pula) (Filipino)

pampaligo sa bagong panganak  (a) leaves (b) leaves Cebu
         
 

(a) Tambagisa (Vis.) mix with (b) kanegag (c) rice grains

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(a) Voacanga globosa (Blanco) Merr. (b) Not provided (c ) Oryza sativaL.

(a) Bayag-usa (Filipino) (b) Not provided (c) Bigas (Filipino); Rice grains; Rice (English)

stomachache  (a) seeds (b) seeds (c) grains Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Hagonoy with (b) malawmaw (c) libas (d) hinda-uwak (e) alimhon (f) kogopkop

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(a) Wedelia biflora(L) DC (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (f) Not provided

(a) Hagonoi (Filipino); Agonoy (Bis.;Ilk.) (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Not provided (e) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (f) Not provided

cramps (palamiahod)  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Corn mix with (b) pia (c) bamboo-buko variety (d) sitao

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Ananas comosus(L.) Merr. (c ) Not provided (d) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Pinya (Filipino); Pineapple (English) (c) Not provided (d) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English)

kidney trouble  (a) hair (b) leaves (c) trunk (d) young leaves Nueva Ecija
         
 

(a) Corn mix with (b) hierba Sta. Maria

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Artemisia vulgarisL.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

severe stomachache  (a) hair (b) leaves Zamboanga
         
 

(a) Mais with (b) kawayan (c) kawad kawad (d) cogon

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (c ) Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers. (d) Imperata cylindrica(L.) Raeusch.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (c) Kawad-kawaran (Filipino); Bermuda grass; Devilgrass; Common bermudagrass (English); Kawad-kawad (d) Kogon (Filipino); Cogon grass (English)

kidney trouble  (a) roots (b) shoots (c) whole plant (d) hair Marinduque
         
 

(a) Corn mix with (b) bamboo (c) siligon de castilla (Vis.)

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

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (c) Not provided

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

(a) Mais mix with (b) kawayan (c) tubo (d) clavo (e) banaba

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(a) Zea maysL. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss (c ) Saccharum officinarumL. (d) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (e) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers.

(a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Kawayan (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English) (c) Tubo (Filipino); Sugarcane (English) (d) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (e) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)

kidney trouble  (a) hair (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) leaves Lanao del Norte