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. 2022 Jan 10;12:790567. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.790567

TABLE 5.

Comparative presence-absence matrix of the medicinal plants used by the Panay Bukidnon with other ethnobotanical studies.

Scientific name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 New medicinal plant uses/purpose
Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.* 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Acorus calamus L. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Amaranthus viridis L. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anemia
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anemia, vomiting blood
Allium sativum L. 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Allium fistulosum L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Teething syndrome
Mangifera indica L. 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Stomachache, cough, kidney trouble,
Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Annona muricata L. 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Pneumonia, lumps
Annona squamosa L. 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Postpartum care and recovery
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.* 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir.* 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Alocasia cultivar
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Breast engorgement
Homalomena philippinensis Engl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Schefflera elliptica (Blume) Harms 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Areca catechu L. 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Cocos nucifera L. 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Corypha utan Lam. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.* 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Artemisia vulgaris L. 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
Bidens pilosa L. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Toothache
Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC.* 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King and H.Rob 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Elephantopus tomentosus L.* 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Impatiens balsamina L. 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Basella alba L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mumps
Bixa orellana L. 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Bloated stomach/gas pain
Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Brassica rapa L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kidney problem, anemia
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bleeding gums
Carica papaya L. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Breast engorgement
Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A.R.Simões and Staples* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Fever, swelling of female genitalia
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Momordica charantia L 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mumps, ringworm
Euphorbia hirta L.* 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 UTI, angular cheilitis
Euphorbia tirucalli L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tooth decay
Jatropha curcas L. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 Tetanus
Manihot esculenta Crantz 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Fracture, gas pain, lower back pain
Caesalpinia sappan L.* 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Typhoid fever
Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Clitoria ternatea L. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cancer, hypertension
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Indigofera tinctoria L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Mimosa pudica L.* 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
Phaseolus lunatus L. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.* 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Tamarindus indica L. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bloated stomach/gas pain, gas pain
Cratoxylum sumatranum (Jack) Blume* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Eleutherine palmifolia (L.) Merr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rashes, headache
Clerodendrum quadriloculare (Blanco) Merr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Hyptis capitata Jacq. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Helminthiasis
Mentha arvensis L. 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq. 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cancer
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br. 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Tectona grandis L.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cuts, wounds, rheumatoid arthritis
Vitex trifolia L.* 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Persea americana Mill 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lygodium circinnatum (Burm. f.) Sw.* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Headache
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 Cancer
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 UTI, cancer, hypertension
Corchorus olitorius L. 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Birth control
Hibiscus acetosella Welw. ex Hiern* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cuts, wounds, boils, anemia, hypertension, diabetes, rhinorrhea, cough
Urena lobata L.* 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr. 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Kidney trouble
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. and Thomson* 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ficus benjamina L. HNUL 0021383 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Postpartum care and recovery, stomachache
Ficus septica Burm.f. 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Moringa oleifera Lam. 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Muntingia calabura L. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Musa balbisiana cv. Colla 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Musa textilis Née 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Musa x paradisiaca L. 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Psidium guajava L. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Averrhoa bilimbi L. 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Kidney trouble
Averrhoa carambola L. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kidney trouble, postpartum care and recovery
Oxalis triangularis A.St.-Hil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cuts/wounds
Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Piper betle L 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Mumps
Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bambusa spinosa Roxb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cancer
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stomachache, tooth decay, wart
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Halitosis
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.* 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 Cancer
Oryza sativa L 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Postpartum care and recovery
Saccharum officinarum L. 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hoarseness
Zea mays L. 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Chrysophyllum cainito L. 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Capsicum annuum L. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Solanum lycopersicum L. 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nicotiana tabacum L. 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Solanum melongena L. 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nauclea orientalis (L.) L. 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Morinda citrifolia L. 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Mussaenda philippica A.Rich 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Kidney trouble, chicken pox
Citrus microcarpa Bunge 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Pipturus arborescens (Link) C.B. Rob.* 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Breast engorgement
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.)* 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Cissus sp.
Leea guineensis G. Don 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Tetrastigma sp. Planch.
Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Amomum sp.
Curcuma longa L. 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Typhus, memory loss, tetanus
Etlingera philippinensis (Ridl.) R.M.Sm. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Typhoid fever, tuberculosis, headache
Kaempferia galanga L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Zingiber officinale Roscoe 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Tetanus

23-PTKD (Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health).

*Medicinal plants recorded in Panay Bukidnon communities in the Province of Capiz (Jocano, 1968).

Plants in bold are the newly recorded species with medicinal values.

Values in bold indicate the absence of medicinal value of the newly recorded species compared with the other existing ethnobotanical studies in the Philippines.