Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

- Local ailments -

 
LOCAL NAME OF AILMENT DESCRIPTION PROVINCE
   
Daghanag dugo (Hypertension) Abnormally high blood pressure usually characterized by dizziness, light-headedness, headache, and for some, "red face" is evident. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Daghanag dugo (Hypertension) Abnormally high blood pressure usually characterized by dizziness, light-headedness, headache, and for some, "red face" is evident. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Daghanag dugo (Hypertension) Abnormally high blood pressure usually characterized by dizziness, light-headedness, headache, and for some, "red face" is evident. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Daghanan og dugo (Hypertension) Abnormally high blood pressure usually characterized by dizziness, light-headedness, headache, and for some, "red face" is evident. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
For Gipamalikasan A woman is wooed; turned down the suitor and in return inflicted her with an illness. Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo 
   
Cancer A serious disease that arise from simple ailments that are not treated promptly, in other case, hereditary. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
kuyap (faint or loss of consciousness) A physical state where a person loses consciousness or faints. The person first feels dizzy, light-headedness, cold sweats, andcdifficulty of breathing. Pale lips is evident when one is losing consciousness. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Bughat A female patient experiences insomnia. A male patient feels frequent body pain and his ailment re-occurs after eating prohibited foods Zamboanga - Mandih 
   
For seballo or sibanlo "Seballo" or "Sibanlo" refers to cultural infliction caused by "magkatawa" laughing/ making fun to any kinds of animal. Signs and symptoms include fever and flushing of the face (mamula ang nawong). Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo 
   
Kalibanga (Diarrhea) in children Passing out of soft, watery stools accompanied by stomachache. Siquijor - Bandilaan