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
         
 

Tubo (Talaingod manobo), Uway (Bisaya)

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Unidentified

Not provided

Pampabalik sa matris (Bisaya), helps in returning or shrinking of uterus to its pre-pregnancy stage  Shoot Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Busikad

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Cyperus rotundusL.

Mutha (Filipino); Cocograss; Purple nutsedge; Nutgrass (English)

pampabukal ng tigdas  leaves or flowers Cebu
         
 

Balatong aso

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Senna occidentalis(L.) Link

Balatong aso (Filipino); Septicweed (English)

pampabukal ng tuko  (a) 5 seeds (b) 10 rhizome (c) 10 fruit Batangas
         
 

(a) Dilaw mix with (b) oregano (c) lubigan (d) kalamyas

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(a) Curcuma longaL. (b) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (c ) Acorus calamusL. (d) Averrhoa bilimbiL.

(a) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (b) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (c) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (d) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English); Kalamias (Tag)

pampabukal ng tuko  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) rhizome (d) seeds Batangas
         
 

(a) Kalamyas mix with (b) oregano (c) lubigan (d) dilaw

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(a) Averrhoa bilimbiL. (b) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (c ) Acorus calamusL. (d) Curcuma longaL.

(a) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English); Kalamias (Tag) (b) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (c) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English)

pampabukal ng tuko  (a) seeds (b) leaves (c) rhizome (d) rhizome Batangas
         
 

(a) Lubigan mix with (b) oregano (c) dilaw (d) kalamyas

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(a) Acorus calamusL. (b) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (c ) Curcuma longaL. (d) Averrhoa bilimbiL.

(a) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (b) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (c) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (d) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English); Kalamias (Tag)

pampabukal ng tuko  (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) rhizome (d) seeds Batangas
         
 

(a) Oregano mix with (b) dilaw (c) lubigan (d) kalamyas

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(a) Plectranthus amboinicus(Lour.) Spreng. (b) Curcuma longaL. (c ) Acorus calamusL. (d) Averrhoa bilimbiL.

(a) Oregano (Filipino); Mexican mint (English) (b) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (c) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (d) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English); Kalamias (Tag)

pampabukal ng tuko  (a) leaves (b) rhizome (c) rhizome (d) seeds Batangas
         
 

Kapayas (Talaingod manobo, Bisaya), Papaya (Tagalog)

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Carica papaya L.

Melon tree (English), Papaya (filipino)

Pampadaghan og anak (Bisaya), for fertility (English)  Seeds Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

1 Malagatas (Talaingod manobo),Dita (Bisaya) 2 Banag (Talaingod manobo, Tagalog), Banagan (Bisaya)

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1 Alstonia sp. 2 Smilax lanceifolia Roxb.

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Pampagwapa sa kilay (Bisaya), to beautify the eyebrows   Bark or the leaf Davao - Talaingod Manobo
         
 

Burakan (Talaingod manobo) (vine)

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Merremia sp.

Not provided

Pampagwapa, to beautify   Sap of the vine (digta) and apog Davao - Talaingod Manobo
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