L5

• Technology


  The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
• Indigenous


  Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
• Science Process Skills


  • Observing
  • Comparing
  • Measuring
  • Problem-Solving
  • Inferring
  • Communicating
  • Predicting
• Community Culture and Values

  • The land is a source of life. It is a precious gift from the creator
  • The Earth is revered as "Mother Earth." It is the origin of indigenous people identity
  • All living and non-living things are interconnected and interdependent with each other
  • Human beings are stewards or trustee of the land and other natural resources. They have a responsibility to preserve it
  • Nature is a friend to human beings - it needs respect and proper care
• Traditional Knowledge


  • ethno-biology (e.g. how species are domesticated)
  • ethno-medicine
  • indigenous farming methods
  • folk astronomy
• The UNESCO in 1999 through the "Declaration on science and the use of scientific knowledge" acknowledged the historical and precious impact of indigenous knowledge to the development of science and technology
• Banaue Rice Terraces are the world's oldest rice terraces. The 2,000 years old terraces were carved by indigenous Filipino's ancestors
• Banaue Rice Terraces


  • 1,500 meters above sea level
  • Have an ancient but efficient irrigation system
  • Crops planted include rice and vegetables
• The 20,000 hectares of terraces represent a rearrangement of the Cordillera Mountain Range from bedrock to topsoil
• The Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) advocates for the development and use of traditional and alternative health-care in the country

  
• PITAHC was created with the objective of improving the quality and delivery of health care services to Filipinos by integrating traditional and alternative health care into the national health care delivery system

  
• The goal of PITAHC is also to position T&CM (traditional and complementary medicine) as a legitimate field of medicine
• Medicinal plants endorsed by DOH-PITAHC

  • Lagundi (Vitex negundo)
  • Sambong (Blumea balsamifera)
  • Yerba (Hierba) Buena (Mentha cordifelia)
  • Tsaang Gubat (Carmona retusa)
  • Niyug-niyogan (Quisqualis indica L.)
  • Bayabas/Guava (Psidium guajava L.)
  • Akapulko (Casia alata L.)
  • Ulasimang Bato (Peperonica pellucida)
  • Bawang (Allium sativum)
  • Ampalaya (Mamordica Charantia)
• Lagundi


  Uses: Asthma, Cough & Fever; Skin diseases (dermatitis, scabies, ulcer, eczema); Headache; Rheumatism, sprain, contusions, insect bites
• Sambong


  Uses: Anti-edera, diuretic, anti-urolithiasis; Diahrrea
• Yerba (Hierba) Buena


  Uses: Pain (headache, stomachache); Rheumatism; Cough & Cold; Swollen gums; Toothache; Menstrual & gas pain; Nausea & Fainting; Insect bites; Pruritis
• Tsaang Gubat


  Uses: Diarrhea; Stomachache
• Niyug-niyogan


  Uses: Antihelmintic
• Bayabas/Guava


  Uses: For washing wounds; Diarrhea
• Akapulko


  Uses: Anti-fungal (tinea flava, ringworm, athlete's foot and scabies)
• Ulasimang Bato


  Uses: Lowers uric acid (rheumatism and gout)
• Bawang


  Uses: Hypertension; Toothache
• Ampalaya


  Uses: Diabetes Mellitus (Mild non-insulin dependent)
• Remarkable inventions by Filipinos ("Tatak Pinoy")

  • Bamboo incubator (Dr. Fe del Mundo)
  • Erythromycin (Dr. Abelardo Aguilar)
  • Mango Flowering (Ramon Barba)
  • PC Chipset (Diosdado Banatao)
• Bamboo incubator


  Relatively inexpensive and easy to reproduce, making it ideal for use in rural communities and areas with no electricity
• Erythromycin


  An antibiotic used in treating infections of the respiratory tract, Legionnaire's disease, and diphtheria, as well as urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis
• Dr. Aguilar has contributed so much in the discovery of erythromycin. It is sad to hear that he got nothing out of it
• Ramon Barba

  
  

  Discovered an alternative way in inducing mangoes to flower: the use of a chemical spray called Etherel (2-chlorothy/phosphonic acid)
• PC Chipset


  Developed the first single-chip 16-bit microprocessor-based calculator in the 1970s, created the world's first system logic chip sets in 1981, and came up with the first Windows Graphics accelerator chip for personal computers