Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

- Local ailments -

 
LOCAL NAME OF AILMENT DESCRIPTION PROVINCE
   
Nagbutod-butod ilalom sa tilaok (lump in one's throat) Presence of lump inside the esophagus Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Kalibanga (diarrhea) Passing out of soft, watery stools accompanied by stomachache. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
"Pasmo" (Bisaya), "Pasma" (Tagalog) Pasmo is described as a feeling of being cold and easy fatigability. Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo 
   
Kararak (Kabuhi) Pale, the pit of the stomach is hard and is in pain, gets hungry easily. Zamboanga - Salambuyan 
   
Buyoy painful inflamation in the skin area producing pus Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Sakit ti ulo Painful feeling Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Sakit ti ngipen Painful feeling Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Hangin na mag dagan-dagan (Ponsada) Pain is felt which transfer from one part of the body to other. Zamboanga - Malayal 
   
Gunossonos (Pasmo-kaon) Pain in the pit of the stomach, frequent vomiting, and headache. Zamboanga - Salambuyan 
   
Sakit tiyan (Stomachache) Pain and discomfortin the stomach or abdomen. Siquijor - Bandilaan