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
         
 

Hanlilika or anlilikga or aritana

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Kalanchoe pinnata(Lam.) Pers.

Katakataka (Filipino); Cathedral bells (English)

boil  leaves Siquijor
         
 

Ulayan (Bis.)

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Leea sp.

Common name not provided

All types of illneses or ailment  Roots Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Buli-buli

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Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.

Kalayo (Filipino)

recovery after child birth  roots Siquijor
         
 

Buli-buli (Bis.)

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Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.

Kabayo (Tag.); rusty sapindus (Engl.)

Bughat (a little more than relapse)  Leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Kokog-banog

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Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens(Kuntze) P.H. Raven

Sigang-dagat (Filipino); Floating primrose-willow (English)

skin diseases  leaves Siquijor
         
 

Ahos-ahos (Bis.)

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Mansoa alliancea

False garlic (Engl.); garlic vine (Engl.); purple garlic vine (Engl.)

Any types of illnesses or ailment  Leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Lagikaw (Bis.)

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Medinilla sp.

Common name not provided

Dili makatulog (failed to sleep)  Leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Salaponti (Bis.)

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Melastoma sp.

Mealastoma (Engl.)

Chest pain  Leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Tangolamos (Bis.)

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Melicope sp.

Common name not provided

For women who recently undergone child delivery   Leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan
         
 

Haboboyna (Bis.)

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Mentha spicata

Hierba buena (Tag.); yerba buena (Tag.); herba buena (Tag.); marsh mint (English); peppermint (Engl.); garden mint (Engl.)

Toothache  Leaves Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan