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
         
 

Emplasto; mixture of: (a) herbabuena (b) artamesa (c) trumpa elepante (d) dulao (e) Agboy (P.Bis.) (f) Badyang (Tag.;Bis.) (g) engo

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(a) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Heliotropium indicumL. (d) Curcuma longaL. (e) Mussaenda philippicaA. Rich. (f) Alocasia macrorrhizos(L.) G. Don (g) Not provided

(a) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English); Artamesa (c) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (e) Kahoy-dalaga (Filipino) (f) Biga (Filipino) (g) Not provided

indigestion  leaves and roots Aklan
         
 

Emplasto; mixture of: (a) herbabuena (b) artamesa (c) trumpa elepante (d) dulao (e) Agboy (P.Bis.) (f) Badyang (Tag.;Bis.) (g) engo

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(a) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Heliotropium indicumL. (d) Curcuma longaL. (e) Mussaenda philippicaA. Rich. (f) Alocasia macrorrhizos(L.) G. Don (g) Not provided

(a) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English); Artamesa (c) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (e) Kahoy-dalaga (Filipino) (f) Biga (Filipino) (g) Not provided

flatulence  leaves and roots Aklan
         
 

Emplasto; mixture of: (a) herbabuena (b) artamesa (c) trumpa elepante (d) dulao (e) Agboy (P.Bis.) (f) Badyang (Tag.;Bis.) (g) engo

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(a) Mentha X villosaHuds. (pro. sp.) (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Heliotropium indicumL. (d) Curcuma longaL. (e) Mussaenda philippicaA. Rich. (f) Alocasia macrorrhizos(L.) G. Don (g) Not provided

(a) Herba buena (Filipino); Peppermint; Hairy mint (English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English); Artamesa (c) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (d) Dilau (Filipino); ; Common (English) (e) Kahoy-dalaga (Filipino) (f) Biga (Filipino) (g) Not provided

colic  leaves and roots Aklan
         
 

Eoy-a

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Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

rheumatism skin diseases itches allergy eczema  rhizome Aklan
         
 

Eoy-a

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Zingiber officinaleRoscoe

Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)

arthritis  rhizome Aklan
         
 

Erbaka

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Artemisia vulgarisL.

Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

aids those have difficulty in urinating  dried or fresh leaves Bontoc
         
 

Erbaka

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Artemisia vulgarisL.

Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English)

kidney trouble  leaves Bontoc
         
 

Erbaka

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Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul.

Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English)

stomachache  leaves South Cotabato
         
 

Erbaka

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Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul.

Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English)

skin diseases  leaves South Cotabato
         
 

Erbaka mix with wine

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Dendranthema indicum(L.) Des Moul.

Mansanilla (Filipino); False chamomile; Mother's daisy (English)

irregular menstruation  roots South Cotabato
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