Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

- Local ailments -

 
LOCAL NAME OF AILMENT DESCRIPTION PROVINCE
   
Katol-katol ( Skin irritation/itchiness) Presence of red, swollen spots due to itchiness from one region characterized by pruritic pain. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Pinaakan sa mananap ( insect bites) Presence of wound due to a bite of an insect or animal. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Pinaakan sa malala (insect bites) Presence of wound due to a bite of an insect or animal. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Pinaakan sa mananap ( insect bites) Presence of wound due to a bite of an insect or animal. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
For cultural ailment salabet or pigsalabet (natabuan sa dili-ingon nato) (maski og unsaon pagtambal kay magsige og suka) Salabet or pigsalabet is a cultural affliction generally characterized by unexplainable vomiting and mostly accompanied by pain on certain areas of the body. Most commonly affected is the stomach area. If not promptly treated, it may lead to death due to dehydration. Davao - Tagakaolo 
   
Sinnat Sinnat is commonly translated into English as relapse. Usually described as a condition where in a person recovered from an illness then suddenly gets sick again shortly after. Sinnat also refers as bughat in Bisaya and binat in Tagalog. Another form of bughat where in women are affected which they experienced after giving birth or after having an abortion or miscarriage. Signs and symptoms include: headache, body pains/ malaise, chills, dizziness, easy fatigability, and sometimes even blindness. Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo 
   
Gaddil skin ulcerations, itchy Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Buris soft and frequent defication, may be accompanied by stomach ache Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Usog (usogan) Stomach pain. Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe 
   
Ponsada Stomachache is felt by the patient. Zamboanga - Malayal