Ethnopharmacolgy - 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

Gabon * Image in process *	Blumea balsamifera(L) DC	Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English)	pampaligo sa naglilihi	leaves	Cebu

Sinta (Damuro, Likha) * Image in process *	Andrographis paniculata Nees	Sinta (Damuro, Likha)	Pampaliit ng matris	Leaves	Alabat Island

Agoho * Image in process *	Casuarina equisetifolia L.	Agoho	Pamparegla (to induce menstruation)	Bark	Alabat Island

Agoho Makabuhay * Image in process *	1 Casuarina equisetifolia L. 2 Tinospora rumphii Boerl	Agoho Makabuhay	Pamparegla (to induce menstruation)	1 Bark 2 Stem	Alabat Island

Suobkabayo (Kablingkabayo) * Image in process *	Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.	Suobkabayo (Kablingkabayo)	Pamparegla (To induce menstruation)	Aerial part	Alabat Island

Pili (Basyad) * Image in process *	Canarium ovatum Engl.	Pili (Basyad)	Pamparegla (To induce menstruation)	Resin	Alabat Island

Pandiyo (Talaingod manobo) * Image in process *	Unidentified	Not provided	Pamparegla, for irregular menstruation	Bark	Davao - Talaingod Manobo

Balatong aso * Image in process *	Senna occidentalis(L.) Link	Balatong aso (Filipino); Septicweed (English)	pampasuka (for food poisoning victims)	(a) 5 seeds (b) 10 rhizome (c) 10 fruit	Batangas

Amargoso or poliya * Image in process *	Momordica charantiaL.	Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)	pampasuka sa bagong silang na sanggol	leaves	Cebu

Romero * Image in process *	Rosmarinus officinalisL.	Romero (Filipino); Rosemary; Romero (English)	pampasuob sa bagong panganak na bata	leaves	Cebu

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