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Ibuk (Tootache)
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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:
- cause by tooth decay
- Materials:
- excruciating pain from the root of the tooth until the ears. It also triggers tears to come out.
- Management:
- The tribe according to Billiet Aboli is treating the ache by chewing herbs like byebyetak or known in other villages in the Cordillera as borbortak. The juice of the herb he can ease the pain. On the other hand, Benito Sugao tried to heal his tooth ache with the juice extracted from tiyongan which belongs to the family of ants. Its color is black and red and is living in soft soil.
- Additional information:
- Informant:
- Billiet Aboli, and Benito Sugao
- Address:
- Sitio Ag-agama, Western Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga Province, Cordillera Administrative Region
- Information gathered by:
- Sinumlag, AB
- Date gathered:
- 17/02/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Province:
- Kalinga - UMA tribe