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) Sappang mix with (b) agraw (Ilk.) (c) makahiya

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(a) Caesalpinia sappanL. (b) Premna odorataBlanco (c ) Mimosa pudicaL.

(a) Sapang (Filipino); Bakkum wood; Sappanwood (English) (b) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (c) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English)

tuberculosis  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Nueva Ecija
         
 

(a) Cardis (Ilk.) mix with (b) gawgawed and (c) basi

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(a) Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth (b) Not provided (c ) Oryza sativaL.

(a) Kadyos (Filipino); Pigeon pea (English) (b) gawgawed (c) Rice (English); (Basi)

skin diseases  leaves Ilocos Norte
         
 

(a) alingitngit mix with (b) kipi-kipi (c) tugtag (Ceb.)

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(a) Cajanus cajan(L.) Huth (b) Carmona retusa(Vahl) Masam. (c ) Mimosa pudicaL.

(a) Kadyos (Filipino); Pigeon pea (English) (b) Tsaang-gubat (Filipino); Scorpionbush (English) (c) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English)

insomnia  roots Davao
         
 

(a) Uway (Bis.) with (b) malawmaw (Bis.) and (c) lagikaw (Bis.)

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(a) Calamus (b) Not provided (c) Medinilla sp.

Common name not provided

Pasmo sa kusog (overworked)  Stem Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) awoy (Ceb.) mix with (b) lunas (Ceb.)

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(a) Callicarpa candicans(Burm. f.) Hochr. (b) Bambusa bambos(L.) Voss

(a) Tigaw (Filipino) (b) Kawayan/walang tinik (Filipino); Bamboo; Thorny bamboo (English)

internal hemorrhage  (a) leaves (b) roots Camiguin
         
 

(a) Tigaw (b) hagonoi (c) maragoso

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(a) Callicarpa candicans(Burm. f.) Hochr. (b) Lantana camaraL. (c ) Momordica charantiaL.

(a) Tigaw (Filipino) (b) Lantana (Filipino); Largeleaf lantana (English) (c) Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)

skin diseases  (a) leaves (tops) (b) leaves (c) leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Tigaw (b) hagonoi (c) maragoso

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(a) Callicarpa candicans(Burm. f.) Hochr. (b) Lantana camaraL. (c ) Momordica charantiaL.

(a) Tigaw (Filipino) (b) Lantana (Filipino); Largeleaf lantana (English) (c) Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)

boil  (a) leaves (tops) (b) leaves (c) leaves Aklan
         
 

(a) Tigaw mix with (b) hanom-o (c) tuba-tuba

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(a) Callicarpa candicans(Burm. f.) Hochr. (b) Not provided (c ) Jatropha curcasL.

(a) Tigaw (Filipino) (b) Not provided (c) Tubang Bakod (Filipino); Big purge nut; Physic nut; Barbados nut (English)

beri-beri  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Bitaog mix with (b) pangyawan (bagou) (c) lagtan (d) gabong

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(a) Calophyllum inophyllumL. (b) Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (c ) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (d) Not provided

(a) Bitaog (Filipino); Sweet-scented calophyllum; Mastwood; Alexandrian laurel (English) (b) Makabuhay (Filipino) (c) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (d) Not provided

abortifacient  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves Leyte
         
 

(a) Karanyan mix with (b) balasbas

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(a) Campylospermum angustifolium (b) Graptophyllum pictum(L.) Griff.

(a) Barsik (Filipino) (b) Kalpueng (Filipino); Caricature-plant (English)

headache  (a) stem (b) leaves Leyte