Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

- Local ailments -

 
LOCAL NAME OF AILMENT DESCRIPTION PROVINCE
   
Bughat after giving birth The patient has fever, has muscle pain, and experiences diificulty in moving. Zamboanga - Malayal 
   
Gunossonos (Pasmo-kaon) Pain in the pit of the stomach, frequent vomiting, and headache. Zamboanga - Salambuyan 
   
Hangin na mag dagan-dagan (Ponsada) Pain is felt which transfer from one part of the body to other. Zamboanga - Malayal 
   
Himughat For a person not to easily experience bughat. Zamboanga - Salambuyan 
   
Kabuhi The patient is nauseous. Zamboanga - Salambuyan 
   
Kararak (Kabuhi) Pale, the pit of the stomach is hard and is in pain, gets hungry easily. Zamboanga - Salambuyan 
   
Kulam The patient loses weight and is sickly. Zamboanga - Mandih 
   
Kulam The person is always unwell, cannot sleep, spit blood and died. Zamboanga - Mandih 
   
Migebasan shiheg or Migelaan Shiheg (Pasmo sa kusog) Varicose veins, the body is weak and loss of weight. Zamboanga - Salambuyan 
   
Pagan Chills, headache and fever are felt. Zamboanga - Salambuyan