Dumagat community of Barangay Dibut, San Luis, Aurora. Documentation of Philippine traditional knowledge and practices in health: the Dumagat people of Barangay Dibut, San Luis, Aurora. University of the Philippines Manila 2011.
Documentation of Philippine traditional knowledge and practices in health: the Dumagat people of Barangay Dibut, San Luis, Aurora
ABSTRACT
An ethnographic and ethnopharmacological study of the Dumagat people in Barangay Dibut, San Luis, Aurora, Philippines was conducted from June to October 2010. The study covers the documentation of the ethnopharmacological knowledge and indigenous healing practices of the Dumagat people.
Information was gathered from 3 identified community members known to have knowledge in herbal medicine. Knowledge was also obtained from mothers, the youth, and other community members. A total of 68 plants and 3 animal products were documented to be used for more than 45 medical indications. Ten plants were documented as used for treating wounds, 7 for fever, and 5 for diarrhea with vomiting. Documentation included the local names, therapeutic indications, plant parts used, method of preparation, directions for use, precautionary measures, source of information, and other significant data. The plants were identified by their scientific names, where applicable.
The primary source of income in the community are fishing and farming. In depth studies on the Dumagat must be conducted to comprehensively document the people’s beliefs and practices, not limited to health and healing. With the extinction of their language and the impact of neighboring dominant ethnolinguistic groups, encouragement is strongly recommended for the youth to learn and promote their culture, which has been insufficiently examined.
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