Kankana-ey people of Barangay Catengan, Besao, Mountain Province. Ethnomedical documentation of selected Philippine ethnolinguistic groups: the
ABSTRACT
An ethnomedical documentation of the Busaos people in Mountain Province was conducted in March to July 2000. The five-month study focused on the indigenous healers present in the community. The study included the documentation of the health perceptions, beliefs and practices of the Busaos, including the ethnopharmacological knowledge of the community. The ethnohistorical background of the tribe was also included in the study. A total of 57 informants were interviewed for the data collection. A total of 17 medicinal plants were documented. Documentation of these plants included the local names, the therapeutic indications, the parts used, the preparation, and the direction for use.
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