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) Pang-gaga (b) ulansiman

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(a) Centella asiatica(L.) Urb. (b) Kyllinga nemoralis(J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel

(a) Takip-kohol (Filipino); Indian hydrocotyle; Spadeleaf (English) (b) Anuang (Filipino); Whitehead spikesedge (English); Botoncillo (Spanish; Bisaya)

H-fever  (a) leaves (b) leaves Tawi-tawi
         
 

(a) Pangalion tagpo in combination with (b) hawason (c) diagangan (d) astiotis (R. Bis.) (e) kayang-kang (f) Kabugaw (Tag.) (g) alibutra (h) agong-ong

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Bixa orellanaL. (e) Schefflera elliptica(Blume) Harms (f) Citrus hystrixDC. (g) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (h) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Not provided (d) Achuete (Filipino); Annatto (English; Spanish); Lipsticktree; Roucou (English) (e) Lima-lima (Filipino) (f) Kabuyau (Filipino) (g) Suma (Filipino); Alibodra (P.Bis) (h) Not provided

relapse  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots (f) roots (g) roots Romblon
         
 

(a) Pangasam or samsamon (Bis.) with (b) oregano and (c) lagundi

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(a) Not provided (b) Coleus aromaticus Benth. (c) Vitex negundo

(a) Not provided (b) Suganda (Tag.); oregano (Engl.); country borage (Engl.); indian borage (Engl.) (c) Chinese chastetree (Engl.); lagundi (Tag.,Bis.)

Cough and cold  (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

(a) Panghasan mix with (b) kangkangon (c) kangingag (d) Kawilan (P.Bis.) (e) tallikod

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Cinnamomum tamala(Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm. (d) Lagerstroemia speciosa(L.) Pers. (e) Not provided

(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Kalingag (Filipino); Indian bark (English) (d) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English) (e) Not provided

gas pain  (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots Leyte
         
 

(a) Pangtitan (Kal.) mix with (b) tobacco leaves

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(a) Not provided (b) Nicotiana tabacumL.

(a) Not provided (b) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English)

wound healing blood clotting  leaves of both plants Kalinga
         
 

(a) Pangyawan (Bagou) mix with (b) bitaog (c) lagtan (d) gabong

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

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

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

(a) Panhauli mix with (b) lakdan (c) tanglad (d) apes (e) kalipayan (f) harupay

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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (d) Not provided (e) Not provided (f) Mimosa pudicaL.

(a) Panhauli (b) lakdan (c) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (d) Apes (e) Kalipayan (f) Makahiya (Filipino); Touch-me-not; Shameplant (English)

tonic for new mothers   (a) leaves; (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves Samar
         
 

(a) Panhinoy with (b) labnog (c ) pag-ulingon (d) anonang (e) duguan

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(a) Not provided (b) Ficus septica Burm.f. (c ) Centella asiatica(L.) Urb. (d) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. (e) Myristica simiarum A. DC.

(a) Panhinoy (b) Hauili (Filipino); Labnog (P.Bis.) (c ) Takip-kohol (Filipino); Indian hydrocotyle; Spadeleaf (English); Pag-ulingon (d) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English) (e) Tanghas (Filipino); Duguan (C.Bis.)

nabinat sa panganganak  roots from each plant Cebu
         
 

(a) Pansi-pansi mix with (b) salay

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(a) Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link (b) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf

(a) Pansi-pansi (Filipino) (b) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English)

flu  (a) fresh whole plant (b) leaves Batangas
         
 

(a) Papaya (b) bawang

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(a) Carica papayaL. (b) Allium sativumL.

(a) Papaya (Filipino); Melon tree; Papaya; Pawpaw (English) (b) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)

gas pain with breathing difficulty  (a) leaves (b) cloves Aklan