Hampak sa hangin or sabar/sammor - Davao - (Talaingod Manobo / Tagabawa / Tagakaolo) - Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

Hampak sa hangin or sabar/sammor

Hampak hangin or Sabar or Sammor or na "ana iring nita", na dili ingon nato (Bisaya), na nuno (Tagalog) is a Tagabawa term culturally defined affliction due to hangin. When it strikes, body part/s affected is/are in pain it's usually manifested with common symptoms such as head ache, fever, colds but pain in different body areas is the most common patient's complain.


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 Selected Ethnolinguistic Group: The TAGABAWA BAGOBO people of Sitio Todaya, Sta. Cruz, Sibulan, Davao del Sur and Old Bulatukan and Lucatong, Makilala, North Cotabato.
Source:: Technical report
Keywords:: Hampak sa hangin, sabar, sammor, Kamogna, Lubigan, Onto Werno, Delia Erano, Minda Puro "Nanay Omen", Davao del Sur, Barangay Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Sitio Tudaya
Causes:: It is believed that it is caused by the supernatural beings or they called "not-like-ours"
Materials:: No certain materials are used. Diagnosis is based on the sign and symptoms felt and manifested by the patient.
Management:: Kamogna (Tagabawa) or Lubigan (Tagalog) is used in treating this condition. The leaf is masticated by the healer and then "tugpa" or spit to the affected part three times. Done only once a day until the affliction is gone. (Delia Erano) Another management is from Tatay Onto Werno and Nanay Minda Puro who both still used the process of mastification but did the spitting 7 times on the affected area.
Additional information:
Informant:: Onto Werno is the Sitio leader of Tudaya, Delia Erano- tarabawian (traditional healer in Bagobo-Tagabawa), and Minda Puro "Nanay Omen", mabalian (Bagobo), traditional birth attendant
Address:: They are all from Davao del Sur, Barangay Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Sitio Tudaya
Information gathered by:: Paluga MJD, Ragrario AMM, Millondaga KJI, Cabero JD
Date gathered:: 2013-03-22 , 2013-02-06, 2013-02--07
Abstracted by:: Cabero JD
Province:: Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo