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) Bakong mix with (b) garlic (c) black pepper

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(a) Crinum asiaticumL. (b) Allium sativumL. (c ) Piper nigrumL.

(a) Bakong (Filipino); Poisonbulb (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (c) Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English)

stomachache  (a) stem (b) stem (c) roots Quezon
         
 

(a) Bakong mix with (b) garlic (c) black pepper

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(a) Crinum asiaticumL. (b) Allium sativumL. (c ) Piper nigrumL.

(a) Bakong (Filipino); Poisonbulb (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (c) Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English)

relieves back pain  (a) stem (b) stem (c) roots Quezon
         
 

(a) Bakong mix with (b) garlic (c) black pepper

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(a) Crinum asiaticumL. (b) Allium sativumL. (c ) Piper nigrumL.

(a) Bakong (Filipino); Poisonbulb (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (c) Paminta (Filipino); Black pepper (English)

rheumatism  (a) stem (b) stem (c) roots Quezon
         
 

(a) salibadbad (K .Bis.) mix with (b) montarve (K .Bis.)

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(a) Crinum asiaticumL. (b) Not provided

(a) Bakong (Filipino); Poisonbulb (English); Salibadbad (IL.Bis.) (b) Montarve

relapse after childbirth  (a) bark (b) wood Antique
         
 

(a) makasla with (b) mango leaves

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(a) Croton tigliumL. (b) Mangifera indicaL.

(a) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (b) Mangga/Dahon (Filipino); Mango/Leaves (English)

stomachache  matured leaves Palawan
         
 

(a) Saligaw (Ilk.) with (b) makahiya leaves

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(a) Croton tigliumL. (b) Mimosa pudicaL.

(a) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (b) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English)

skin diseases  seed Ilocos Norte
         
 

(a) Luya with (b) buyo (c) apog (d) bunga or Arecanut (Eng.) (e) kasoy

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(a) Croton tigliumL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Not provided (d) Areca catechuL. (e) Anacardium occidentaleL.

(a) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Apog (d) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (e) Kasoy (Filipino); Cashew (English)

earache  (a) fruit/nut (b) leaves (c) powder (d) rhizome (e) leaves Romblon
         
 

(a) sigwa (Ceb.) with (b) buyo (Ceb.)

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(a) Cucurbita maximaDuchesne (b) Piper betleL.

(a) Kalabasa (Filipino); Squash; Winter squash (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English)

paralysis  (a) leaves (b) leaves Misamis Oriental
         
 

(a) Banglay (Bis.) with (b) Luy-a tapol (Bis.), (c) Kesol (Bis.) and (d) Dulaw lalag (Bis.)

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(a) Curcuma domestica (b)Amomum zingeber (c) Kaempferia sp. (d) Curcuma longa Linn.

(a) Tumeric (Engl.) (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Dilaw (Tag.); luyang-dilaw (Tag.); turmeric (Engl.)

Arthritis; rheumatism  (a) rhizome (b) rhizome (c) rhizome (d) rhizome Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Dulaw lalag (Bis.) with (b) luy-a tapol (Bis.) and (c) banglay (Bis.)

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(a) Curcuma longa Linn. (b) Amomum zingeber (c) Curcuma domestica

(a) Dilaw (Tag.); luyang-dilaw (Tag.); turmeric (Engl.) (b) Not provided (c) Tumeric (Engl.)

Rheumatism  (a) stem (b) stem (c) stem Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan