Mansueto, Josel B, Sia,Isidro C, de la Pena, Mario
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Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health - FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND
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Causes:
Intake of foods that may cause the inflammation e.g. beans.
Materials:
Material/s: 1. Napthaline Balls 2. tanglad (stalk) 3. luy-a (fleshy part) 4. carrots 5. lemonsito 6. ahos 7. tuba-tuba (stem) 8. sili(fruit) 9. ganda (stem) 10. tuba ( white coconut wine) 11. gas Method/s: Liniment Soaking: Finely chop the stem into small pieces including the luy-a, carrots, ahos, lemonsito sili, and crushed napthaline balls. Mix all in a bottle, add white coconut wine or gas.
Management:
Apply a small amount of liniment and slightly massage the affected area. May re-apply as needed.