Traditional Medicinal Plants

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Medicinal Plants

Listed in the table are the plants known by the local communities with medicinal value. Most of the respondents of the field interviews and focused group discussions were from the Ibaloi and Kankanaey ethnolinguistic group. The table shows the common name of the plants and the scientific name (if available), which part of the plant and the mode of preparation for these plants to be used as traditional medicine, the ailment or health problem to be cured. The citation frequency is the number of people who have attested to using the same method for the same plant.
DISCLAIMER

The medicinal values in this site were gathered from ethnobotanical surveys conducted by the team. Always consult with a doctor or physician before using or following the methods described.

Scientific Name Common Name Location Mode of Preparation Plant Part Used Ailment/Disease Cured Citation Frequency
Alibutu, alibuto Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet use as wash-prepared by decoction swelling/antiinflammation bulb 13
Bollasting Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly wound leaves 1
Buligan, Palang Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Mayoma Seed 1
Datuwang Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet burn and expose the mouth to smoke toothache fruit 1
Gagtoogan Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet poultice burning whole plant 1
Patuwang Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Burned and the mouth exposed to the smoke Toothache Fruit 1
Kilkili, gagtoogan Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Heated and applied as poultice Scabies Whole plant 1
Iwik Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction cough young leaves 12
Ageratina adenophora Aduplin Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Crushed and extract is applied on wounds Wounds Leaves 1
Allium cepa Onion Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Mixed with oil and applied on chest area Cough Leaves 1
Allium chinense Spring onion Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Crushed and applied on affected area Measles Leaves 1
Allium odorum Kutsay Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly wound leaves 2
Allium odorum Kutsay Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Crushed, juiced, mixed with oil, and applied on the affected area For Wound and lumps on head, Measles Leaves 2
Allium odorum Kutsay Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Applied as poultice, Boiled and drank as tea Arrest bleeding, Cough, Lump on head Leaves 2
Allium sativum Bawang Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Applied to extract blood, Punded and applied on teeth Dogbites, snakebites, Toothache Bulb 5
Allium sativum Bawang Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Pounded and applied on affected area Toothache Bulb 1
Alstonia scholaris Dalipawen Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Stomach ache Bark 4
Ananas comosus Pinya Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea For cleansing and antioxidant Fruit peel 1
Angelica keiskei Ashitaba Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet dried then boil cleansing leaves/roots 1
Angelica keiskei Ashitaba Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Dried, Boiled, and drank as tea for cleansing Leaves, Roots 1
Annona muricata Guyabano Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Freshly eaten, Leaves boiled and used as tea, used as antioxidant Cancer and cleansing Fruit, leaves 2
Annona muricata Guyabano Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Diabetes, Diarrhea Leaves, Roots 2
Annona muricata Guyabano Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Hypertension, decoction Leaves 4
Annona muricata Guyabano Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction hypertension leaves 2
Annona muricata Rimando, Arimando Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Dried, boiled and drank as tea Hypertension, decoction Leaves 4
Artemisia vulgaris Erbaka Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Pound and applied as poultice Headache 1
Artocarpus heterophyllus Langka Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Pound and applied as poultice Boils Flower 1
Bambusa sp. Bamboo Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Cooked and mixed with other food Shoot 1
Basella alba Alugbati Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Goiter 1
Blumea balsamifera Sambong, Subusob Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea, boiled to inhale the steam Cough, Colds Leaves, Leaves 2
Brugmansia arborea Trumpet plant Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and used for washing Infected wound Leaves 1
Brugmansia arborea Trumpet Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil wound leaves 1
Canthium horridum Suyak Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly bleeding young root 1
Canthium horridum Suyak Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Pound and applied as poultice Wounds to stop bleeding Young Shoot 2
Capsicum sp. Sili Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Pounded and poultice on wounds Wounds Fruit 4
Capsicum sp. Sili Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Applied on the Wound Wound Seed 2
Carica papaya Papaya Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Applied to draw blood Dogbites and snakebites Sap 4
Carica papaya Papaya Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank or applied Body rashes, Insect Bites (Mosquito) Root, Leaves 2
Carica papaya Papaya Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Applied directly, Boiled and drank as tea Dogbite, Snakebite, Dengue, Malaria Sap, Fruit, Leaves 7
Carica papaya Papaya Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly snake bites/dog bites leaves 13
Centella asiatica Takip Kuhol Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Diarrhea Leaves, Roots 1
Cestrum nocturnum Dama de noche Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Freshly eaten High Blood Pressure, Anemia Shoot, Leaves 1
Cestrum nocturnum Dama de noche Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil then used as bath scabies leaves 2
Cestrum nocturnum Dama de noche Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Freshly eaten Fever and Anemia Shoot, Leaves 1
Chromolaena odorata Pantalion Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly wound leaves 1
Chrysophyllum cainito Star apple Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Diarrhea Leaves 3
Citrus limon Lemon Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Cough, Flu Leaves, Fruit 2
Citrus limon Lemon Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil and drink as tea cough leaves 1
Citrus maxima Lubban Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Stress Peel 2
Citrus maxima Lubban Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil for bath stress fruit peel 2
Citrus maxima Suha Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Drank like tea Decoction Leaves 4
Citrus microcarpa Calamansi Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Leaves 1
Coffea arabica Tinapong Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Directly ingested, sauté Diarrhea Fruit 1
Colocasia esculenta Gabi Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Pressed on head Headache Leaves 4
Croton tiglium Saligaw Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet None For Fish Poison 4
Cucurma longa Turmeric Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet None
Cymbopogon citratus Lemon grass Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea for cleansing and antioxidant Leaves, Roots 1
Cymbopogon citratus Lemon grass Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Cough Shoot 5
Cymbopogon citratus Lemon grass Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction difficulty in urination grass 4
Cyrtosperma merkusii Galyang, Gallang Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly bleeding shoot 12
Dendrocnide meyeniana Adalateng Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet boil roots and drink as tea frequently Diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis roots 4
Dinochloa luconiae Bolo Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Used as suction to draw blood Dogbites and snake bites Stem 4
Dioscorea hispida Karot, Kaut, Kalot Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Grated and applied on the affected part, raw or minced Dogbites and snakebites, Boils Root 2
Drimys piperita Sipal, Sepal Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Dried, Boiled or raw Stomachache, LBM Fruit, leaves 3
Elephantopus mollis Tabtabako Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Poultice on wounds Wounds Leaves 1
Elephantopus mollis Tabtabako Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Applied as poultice Wounds to stop bleeding Leaves 2
Elephantopus mollis Tabtabako Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet poultice bleeding leaves 2
Eleusine indica Jatjatan Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Boiled and drank as alternative for water diuretic. high blood pressure Whole plant 4
Eleusine indica Sangiten Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and Drank as tea Cleansing Leaves, Roots 1
Eleusine indica Paragis Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Decoction, Cleansing, and hypertension, dysmenorrhea Leaves 3
Eleusine indica Paragis Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction hypertension grass 3
Eleusine indica Paragis, Goose grass, Sangitan Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, UTI Whole plant 4
Equisetum ramossissimum Putputted, Putputod, Popotod, Horse tail Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Decoction, Cleansing, for UTI Shoot 2
Equisetum ramossissimum Putputted, Putputod, Popotod, Horse tail Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction difficulty in urination leaves 2
Equisetum ramossissimum Putputted, Putputod, Popotod, Horse tail Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea UTI Stem, Leaves 2
Equisetum sp. Horsetail Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil and drink UTI leaves 2
Eucalyptus sp. Eucalyptus Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled Fever Leaves 3
Euphorbia hirta Tawa-Tawa Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Dengue, Malaria Leaves 1
Euphorbia sp. Euphorbia Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet None Scabies 4
Gliricidia sepium Madre cocoa Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Applied on the forehead Fever Leaves 1
Glochidion sp. Pedped Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly scabies leaves 12
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Gumamela Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Crushed and applied as poultice Boils Flower 4
Hibiscus rosasinensis Gumamela Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly boils flower 2
Hyptis suaveolens Pantalyon Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Pound and applied as poultice Wounds Leaves 1
Imperata cylindrica Cogon, Gaon, Ga-un, Gaun Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Diuretic, UTI Roots 11
Ipomea batatas Kamote Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Diabetes, Goiter Leaves 3
Ipomea batatas Kamote Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction diabetes leaves 1
Jatropha curcas Tagumbao, Tagumbaw Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly snake bites/dog bites leaves 13
Jatropha curcas Tagumbao, Tagumbaw Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Applied as poultice Bone fructure Bark, Leaves 1
Jatropha curcas Tagumbao, Tagumbaw Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Arthritis Leaves 1
Kadsura philippinensis Bibingtit, Bong-bongtit Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Applied to stop bleeding Wounds Leaves 1
Kalanchoe pinnata Katakataka Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet poubded and applied directly boils leaves 1
Kalanchoe pinnata Dangaw, Dengaw, Dungaw Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Applied directly on navel, Boiled and drank as tea, Pounded and applied directly on wounds Stomachache, Cough, Wounds Roots, Stem, Leaves 5
Kalanchoe pinnata Dengaw Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly wound leaves 16
Kalanchoe pinnata Dengaw Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction cough leaves 12
Kalanchoe pinnata Dengaw Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet freshly cut, add water then drink diarrhea leaves 1
Kalanchoe pinnata Dungaw, Dengaw Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Rubbed or wrapped on feet, Boiled, applied as poultice Anti-inflammatory, Pain reliever, skin allergy, dysentery Roots, Stem 2
Lantana camara Lantana Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Cough Leaves, Seeds 3
Lantana camara Lantana Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil then drink cough seeds , leaves (ripe) 15
Lantana camara Lantana Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly wound leaves 12
Lantana camara Lantana Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Decoction, cough leaves 1
Leucaena leucocephala Ipil-ipil Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Pound, and applied on the affected area Scabies Leaves 1
Miscanthus sp. Rono, Bellang Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Chewed and applied as poultice Wound Shoot, Leaves 3
Miscanthus sp. Rono, Bellang Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pound and apply on wounds wound shoot 13
Miscanthus sp. Rono, Bellang Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet chew and apply wound shoot 1
Mollugo verticillata Pappaet, papa-it Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Crushed and applied on affected area Wounds Leaves 4
Mollugo verticillata Pappait, Papait, Adupling Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Crushed and applied to stop bleeding Wound Leaves 6
Momordica chrantia Parya Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Eaten raw Stomach ache Leaves 1
Momordica chrantia Parya Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet eaten raw Stromachache leaves 1
Musa paradisiaca Banana Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet poultice-over forehead fever leaves 12
Musa sp. Saba Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Pressed on head Headache Leaves 4
Musa sp. Banana, Saba Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Drank directly, Boiled and drank as tea, Eaten raw Mouth ulcers, diarrhea, Flu Sap, Leaves, Fruit 9
Nasturtium officinale Watercress Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil and drink cough leaves 1
Nasturtium officinale Watercress Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Decoction for cough Leaves 1
Nicotiana tabacum Tabako Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Crushed and applied as poultice Lump on head Leaves 1
Nicotiana tabacum Tabako Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet dried, applied on the affected area Boils Leaves 4
Ocimmum tenuiflorum Biday Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Crushed and applied as poultice Wound Roots 1
Opuntia sp. Cactus Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Bitten Toothache Stem 1
Origanum vulgare Oregano Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled to inhale the steam, drank as tea Cough and colds Leaves 2
Origanum vulgare Oregano Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil and inhale the steam cough/colds leaves 1
Origanum vulgare Oregano Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Pounded, boiled and drank as tea Cough Leaves 4
Oryza sativa Pagay Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Soaked in water and pounded, applied on affected area Boils, Dogbites Grains 2
Osbekia chinensis Lagad-ay Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction sore eyes, diarrhea leaves 12
Passiflora edulis Native passion fruit Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet saute diarrhea shoot 1
Passiflora edulis Passion Fruit Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Saute, Boiled and drank as tea Stomachache, Diarrhea Shoots, Fruit 1
Peperomia pellucida Pansit-pansitan Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Crushed and applied on affected area Arthritis Whole plant 4
Persea americana Avocado Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boied and Drank as tea Stomachache and Diarrhea Leaves 1
Persea americana Avocado Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Drank like tea, used as coffee Decoction Leaves 4
Phaseolus lunatus Itab Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet None "Kisaw" Leaves 2
Physalis peruviana Gudbayas Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil diarrhea stalk/leaves/root 1
Piper betle Gawed, Gawid, Ikmo Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea, Mixed with oil and applied on the back Insomia, Cough, Fever Leaves , Roots 8
Piper betle Gawet, Gawed Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Applied as poultice on the forehead Fever Leaves 2
Piper betle Gawed Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil and drink relaxation/induce sleep leaves/roots 1
Piper betle Gawed Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet added with oil and apply directly to the forehead fever leaves 4
Piper betle Gawed Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Boiled with water or added on oil and placed on forehead Diarrhea, Headache Leaves 4
Pittosperma resiniferum Dail Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank LBM Leaves 1
Plantago major Lanting Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Decoction, arthritis and Kidney problems Leaves 1
Plectranthus scutellarioides Mayana Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Applied as poultice Leaves 1
Plumeria rubra Kalatsutsi Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly snake bites flower 12
Plumeria rubra Kalatsutsi, Kalachuchi Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Used as poultice Dogbites Flower 1
Psidium guajava Bayabas Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Poultice on wounds, freshly chewed, boiled and drank as tea, fruit eaten raw, used as antiseptics Wounds, difficulty in urination, diarrhea, rashes, allergy Leaves, fruit, Shoot tip 6
Psidium guajava Bayabas Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and washed or drank as tea Wound, diarrhea, ulcer Shoot, Bark 8
Psigium guajava Bayabas Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet chew and apply wound leaves 12
Pteridium aquilinum Alam-am, Bracken fern Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly wound and bleeding shoot 12
Rorippa indica Kendey Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet None Highblood 1
Rubus rosifolius Pinit, Pinet Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and used to wash the eyes cough, Sore eyes Stem, Leaves 2
Saccharum officinarum Unas Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Eaten raw Cleansing Stem 1
Sarcandra glabra Gipas Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil and drink as tea cleansing leaves 3
Sarcandra glabra Gipas, Gepas Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Poultice on wounds, drank like tea, used to wash affected area Wounds, tonic, stomach ache, kidney cleansing, sprain, Colds, Boil Leaves, Roots 8
Sarcandra glabra Gipas, Geppas, Tsaang gubat Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Cough, Dogbite Leaves 4
Sechium edule Sayote Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Squeezed and drank, Boiled and drank as tea Constipation, to lose weight, Ulcer Leaves 2
Sechium edule Sayote Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction obesity/ulcer leaves 1
Senna alata Akapulko Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Drank as tea, or used for washing Fever, Cough Leaves 2
Solanum americanum Amti Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Eaten raw Highblood 1
Swietenia mahogani Mahogany Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Directly ingested Diarrhea Seed 1
Tamarindus indica Salamagi Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction asthma bark 12
Tithonia diversifolia Marapait Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly wound leaves 15
Tithonia diversifolia Marapait Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Applied as poultice Wound Leaves 2
Vibumum luzonicum Atelba Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and Drank as tea LBM Fruit 1
Vitex negundo Dangla, Lagundi Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea, poultice on burns Cough, stomach ache, burns Leaves 3
Vitex negundo Lagundi Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled to inhale the steam, drank as tea Cough and colds Leaves 1
Vitex negundo Lagundi Tuel, San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Cough Leaves 4
Vitex negundo Lagundi Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet decoction and bath cough and flu young leaves 12
Vitex negundo Lagundi Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet boil and inhale the steam cough/colds leaves 1
Zea mays Mais Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled and drank as tea Dieuretic Corn silk 1
Zingiber officinale Laya Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet Poultice, added to food, Boiled and used to wash the affected area, Drank as tea Joint Pain, Enhance lactation, Cough, Wound, to prevent infection after giving birth Rhizome 6
Zingiber officinale Laya Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet Boiled, drank as tea Wound, cough, Sore throat, headache Rhizome 5
Zingiber officinale Laya Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet pounded and applied directly pain reliever rhizome 4