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) Asiotes (b) hinda-uwak (c) kakao

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(a) Bixa orellanaL. (b) Not provided (c ) Theobroma cacaoL.

(a) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (b) Not provided (c) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English)

red spots with itchiness  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Aklan
         
 

(a) Asiotes mix with (b) antoanga (c) cacao

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(a) Bixa orellanaL. (b) Not provided (c ) Theobroma cacaoL.

(a) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (b) Not provided (c) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English)

irregular menstruation  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) atiotes mix with (b) ikmo

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(a) Bixa orellanaL. (b) Piper betleL.

(a) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English); Atiotes (Il.;Bis.) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English)

headache  leaves Antique
         
 

(a) Asiotes (b) santol

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(a) Bixa orellanaL. (b) Sandoricum koetjape(Burm. f.) Merr.

(a) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (b) Santol (Filipino)

headache  (a) leaves (b) leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Alimhon mix with (b) sibuyas costa (c) trompang elepante (d) kasla (e) tanglad (f) kagupkop (g) latay (h) kandaba

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Heliotropium indicumL. (d) Croton tigliumL. (e) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (f) Not provided (g) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp. (h) Gossypium hirsutumL.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (d) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (e) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (f) Not provided (g) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English) (h) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English)

fever  leaves Capiz
         
 

(a) Hinalib-on (b) sibuyas costa (c) lampunaya (d) kadlum (e) kusol (f) eag-eag

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br. (d) Pogostemon cablin(Blanco) Benth. (e) Kaempferia galanga L. (f) Saccharum spontaneumL.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Mayana (Filipino) (d) Kablin (Filipino); Patchouli (English); Kabling (Pamp.;Tag.) (e) Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English) (f) Talahib (Filipino); Wild sugarcane (English); Tigbaw (S.L.Bis.; P.Bis)

rheumatism  (a) 7 leaves (b) bulb (c) 7 leaves (d) 7 leaves (e) 7 leaves (f) ubod or shoot Aklan
         
 

(a) Hinalib-on (b) alibutra (c) bunga (d) niyog limbahon (e) bita

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Areca catechuL. (d) Cocos nuciferaL. (e) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c)Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (d) Niyog/Pula (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English) (e) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English)

dysmenorrhea  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots Aklan
         
 

(a) Hinalib-on (b) alibutra (c) bunga (d) niyog limbahon (e) bita

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Areca catechuL. (d) Cocos nuciferaL. (e) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c)Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (d) Niyog/Pula (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English) (e) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English)

amenorrhea  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots Aklan
         
 

(a) Hinalib-on (b) alibutra (c) bunga (d) niyog limbahon (e) bita

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Areca catechuL. (d) Cocos nuciferaL. (e) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c)Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (d) Niyog/Pula (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English) (e) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English)

abortifacient  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots Aklan
         
 

(a) Sambong with (b) albutra (c) mansanilla (d) damong maria (e) ikmo (f) San Francisco (g) cacao (h) amarillo

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(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul. (d) Artemisia vulgarisL. (e) Piper betleL. (f) Codiaeum variegatum(L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss. (g) Theobroma cacaoL. (h) Tagetes erectaL.

(a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English) (d) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (e) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (f) Garden croton (English); San Francisco (Spanish) (g) Kakaw (Filipino); Cacao (English) (h) Amarillo (Filipino); Marigold; Aztec marigold; French marigold (English)

irregular menstruation  roots for each Marinduque