Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and ritual plants utilized by the indigenous communities of Benguet province, Philippines
This study marks the first report on the medicinal and ritual plants used by a group of indigenous communities in Sto. Niño, Brgy. Ambassador, Tublay, Benguet Province. The data collected show that plant species belonging to the Asteraceae, Poaceae, and Lamiaceae family were the most mentioned and should be further evaluated by pharmacological analysis to assess their wider use for medicinal treatment.
Authors
- Aileen H. Orbecido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-0539)
- Florifern C. Paglinawan
- Pablo R. Brito‐Parada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6252-246X)
- Vannie Joy T. Resabal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9908-9452)
- Irish Mae Dalona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-7295)
- Ma. Reina Suzette B. Madamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-1334)
- Alissa Jane S. Mondejar
- Jaime Q. Guihawan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3485-3549)
- Richard Herrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1576-8242)
- Carlito Baltazar Tabelin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8314-6344)
- Yves Plancherel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3624-0757)
- Robin Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-3937)
- Arnel Bas Beltran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2764-6226)
- Anne D. Jungblut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4569-8233)
- Mylah Villacorte-Tabelin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6383-7049)
- Ana Cláudia Paiva‐Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2710-6000)
- Michael Angelo B. Promentilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-8552)
- Dennis Alonzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8900-497X)
- Marlon Suelto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6700-612X)
- Alleah Ananayo
- Kryzzyl M. Maulas
- Janna R Andalan
- Isidro B Arquisal
- Pamela Flynn Pisda
- Nanette Hope N Sumaya
- David Guilingen
Institutions
- University of the Philippines Los Baños (PH)
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (PH)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- LASALLE College of the Arts (SG)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00624-1
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20
Funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government
- Iligan Institute of Technology, Mindanao State University