Mandaya people of Davao Oriental. Ethnomedical documentation of and community health education for selected Philippine ethnolinguistic groups: the Mandaya people of Davao Oriental, Philippines. University of the Philippines Manila 2000.
Ethnomedical documentation of and community health education for selected Philippine ethnolinguistic groups: the Mandaya people of Davao Oriental, Philippines
ABSTRACT
This research project is an ethnopharmacological study of the Mandaya people in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. The study aimed to document the traditional healing practices of the Mandayas in selected areas wherein traditional healing practices are still observed and traditional medicine is still being used. The documentation included an anthropological overview of the Mandaya people, description of traditional healers, herbal and non-herbal treatment modalities used by the Mandaya people, the Mandaya concept of health and illness and description of the study sites. The study covered six sites in four municipalities. The study sites were Barangay Don Salvador Lopez and Tagbinonga in Mati, Barangay Tubaon and Maganda in Tarragona, Barangay Taocanga in Manay and Sitio Sangab in Caraga.
The research was undertaken for a period of one year, from June 1, 1999 to May 31, 2000.
A total of one hundred and thirty-three (133) herbal medicines, 9 animal products and 2 mineral products were documented. There were a total of twenty-seven (27) healers interviewed. Of the total nember of herbal medicines documented, ninety-seven (97) were identified and collected. The documentation of the herbal medicines included Local name(s):s, therapeutic indications, parts used, method of preparation, directions for use, and source of information.
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