For wound inflicted by "busaw", tigbason sa busawin local dialect (Cebuano).
The patients affected by this condition commonly complained of sudden pain on different parts of the body.
Authors:
Paluga MJ, Cabero JD, Millondaga KJI,
Ragrario AMM, Galang RM, Sia IC
Title:
Phase II Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health for Selected Ethnolinguistic Groups: The TALAINGOD MANOBO people of Sitio Laslasakan, Sitio Bagang, and Sitio Nalubas, Barangay Palma Gil, Talaingod, Davao del Norte
Source:
Technical report
Keywords:
wound, tigbason sa busaw, bunal,Talaingod Manobo, bilya, Datu Ansag Mansimoy-at, Davao del Norte, Talaingod, Palma Gil, Sitio Nalubas
Causes:
This condition is a spirit-induced affliction, they called as busaw.
Materials:
They are no tool used for diagnosis. The healer can diagnose the condition just by doing physical assessment.
Management:
The healer employed the use of selected herbal plants bunal (Talaingod Manobo) and bilya (Talaingod Manobo) (vine). The healer gets an approximately 1 yard of vine of bunal and bilya. He/she then directly squirts the water from the vine stem towards the anterior fontanel of the patient. Another medicinal plant used was salimantow. An approximate palm-sized bark of salimantow was gathered and scorched then applied the soot formed to the part where pain was felt.
Additional information:
Informant:
Datu Ansag Mansimoy-at
Address:
Davao del Norte, Talaingod, Palma Gil, Sitio Nalubas