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) Lukdo mix with (b) Balonguet

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(a) Diplazium esculentum(Retz.) Sw. (b) Ageratum conyzoidesL.

(a) Pako (Filipino); Edible fern; Vegetable fern (English) (b) Bulak-manok (Filipino); Goat weed; Tropical whiteweed (English)

abortifacient  (a) leaves (b) leaves South Cotabato
         
 

(a) Pako mix with (b) baroraw

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(a) Diplazium esculentum(Retz.) Sw. (b) Erythrina variegataL.

(a) Pako (Filipino); Edible fern; Vegetable fern (English) (b) Dapdap (Filipino); Indian coral tree; Tiger's claw (English); Baroraw

insomnia  (a) young leaves (b) young fruit Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Pakis (b) Kangkong

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(a) Diplazium esculentum(Retz.) Sw. (b) Ipomoea aquaticaForssk.

(a) Pako (Filipino); Edible fern; Vegetable fern (English) (b) Kangkong (Filipino); Potato vine; Swamp morningglory; Water spinach; Chinese waterspinach (English)

measles  (a) roots (b) roots Tawi-tawi
         
 

(a) Banban (Bis.) with (b) Badbaran (Bis.) and (c) Sulbaran (Bis.)

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(a) Donax cannaeformis (b) Not provided (c) Not provided

(a) Bonbon (Tag.); manban (Tag.); Common donax (Engl.) (b) Not provided (c) Not provided

Maladies caused by "witchcraft" like daot, paktol, barang  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Banban with (b) banglay (c) tagbak (d) bawang (e) mawwaw

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

(a) Bamban (Filipino) (b) Luya-luyahan (Filipino); Zedoary (English) (c ) Tagbak (Filipino) (d) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English) (e) Not provided

rheumatism  leaves rhizome sucker bulb leaves Marinduque
         
 

(a) Durian mix with (b) bawing

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(a) Durio zibethinusMurray (b) Not provided

(a) Durian (Filipino; English) (b) Bawing

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

(a) Alibungog mix with (b) anonang ( c) pulang tikog (d) bayabas (e) ham-o (f) kalidades (g) busikad (h) malagaya (I) tabako (j) kamunggay

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(a) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC. (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Not provided (d) Psidium guajavaL. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (h) Oryza sativaL. (I) Nicotiana tabacumL. (j) Moringa oleiferaLam.

(a) Alibungog (Filipino) (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) ( c) Pulang tikog (d) Bayabas (Filipino); Guava; Abas; Goyavier; Guabang; Kautonga; Kuahpa (English) (e) Ham-o (f) Kalidades (g) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (h) Palay (Filipino); Rice (English); Malagaya (I) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (j) Malunggay (Filipino); Horse radish (English); Kamunggay (Ceb.)

vomiting and diarrhea  (a) young leaves (b) young leaves ( c) young leaves (d) young leaves (e) flowers (f) flowers (g) flowers (h) grains (I) ash (j) bark Cebu
         
 

(a) Alibungog mix with (b) anonang (c) abgaw

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(a) Ehretia philippinensis A.DC. (b) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (c ) Premna odorataBlanco

(a) Alibungog (Filipino) (b) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (c) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English)

cold  (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark Lanao del Norte
         
 

(a) Rambiyawa mix with (b) kopaya (c) talong (d) gapas a balanda (e) maraw (f) kalawag

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(a) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (b) Carica papayaL. (c ) Solanum melongenaL. (d) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided

(a) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English) (b) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (c ) Talong (Filipino); Eggplant (English) (d) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (e) Not provided (f) Not provided

for every recovery after childbirth  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) rhizome Lanao del Sur
         
 

(a) Bila-bila mix with (b) yahong-yahong (c) dila-dila sa iro (d) escobang magawis (e) escobang pungko (f) busikad (g) papayang lalaki

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(a) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (b) Centella asiatica(L.) Urb. (c ) Onychium siliculosum (Desv.) C. Chr. (d) Sida alnifolia var. alnifolia (e) Not provided (f) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel (g) Carica papayaL.

(a) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English) (b) Takip-kohol (Filipino); Indian hydrocotyle; Spadeleaf (English) (c) Dila-dila (Filipino) (d) Walis-walisan (Filipino) (e) Escobang pungko (f) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Busikad (P.Bis.) (g) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English)

senda  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) flowers (g) flowers Lanao del Norte