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- Authors:
- Sinumlag AB, Suyam, R, Palaganas, EC
- Title:
- Phase II Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health for Selected Ethnoliguistic Groups: THE UMA TRIBE of Western Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga Province, Cordillera
- Source:
- Terminal report
- Keywords:
- Causes:
- This is usually caused by the visit of of the spirit of a dead relative or have casted by the unseen beings in the environment.
- Materials:
- It is recognized by painful cracking and whitening of the lips.
- Management:
- In the village, John is known for his expertise in curing this illness. During the interview with him, he dreamt of his great grandfather when he was 55 instructing him that this can be healed with his breath and the river fish, ugachiw. He applied the instruction by blowing into the lips of people who are suffering from this kind of disease and tell them to gather ugachiw and cook it by simply boiling and adding salt. The soup of the river fish then will be drank by the patient.
- Additional information:
- This kind of healing he said is not effective if it is done by others because it did not appeared in their dreams. The healing practices he added that that the healer discovered or learned is his/her dreams cannot be duplicated by others. They believe that they have a certain kind of power that makes the healing effective.
- Informant:
- John Pario, 66
- Address:
- Sitio Ag-agama, Western Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga Province, Cordillera Administrative Region
- Information gathered by:
- Sinumlag, AB
- Date gathered:
- 02/06/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Province:
- Kalinga - UMA tribe