Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

- Local ailments -

 
LOCAL NAME OF AILMENT DESCRIPTION PROVINCE
   
For bitten by "not-like-ours", para sa paakon sa dili-ingon-nato Culturally defined, afflicted by not-like-ours Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo 
   
"Pasmo" (Bisaya), "Pasma" (Tagalog) Pasmo is described as a feeling of being cold and easy fatigability. Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo 
   
Anarip The belly grows bigger, painful, the whole body is swollen. Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe 
   
Apli (Cuts) Not provided Kalinga - UMA tribe 
   
Aritis Itchy skin, has circles on the skin with water, inflammatory, the whole body can have aritis. Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe 
   
Arthritis Not provided Kalinga - UMA tribe 
   
Atung (Cough and Colds) Not provided Kalinga - UMA tribe 
   
Bakukang (Bangkukang) Large, oval, painful growths on the skin, often grows on the foot. Patient can?t walk because of the pain. The lesion can be watery, with visible center. Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe 
   
Balis Head ache that?s not relieved by conventional medications like taking paracetamol. Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe 
   
Bangkawon/ Bunuon sa dili-ingon-nato (pain inflicts on a specific body part and passes thru a separate direction. Inflicted person had a hard time breathing. It is believed that inside the infected body part is a big wound. Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo