Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

- Local ailments -

 
LOCAL NAME OF AILMENT DESCRIPTION PROVINCE
   
Sakit sa tiyan (Stomachache) Pain and discomfortin the stomach or abdomen. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Sakit Tiyan (Stomachache) Pain and discomfort felt by the person in his/her abdomen. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Subaw It is characterized by having runny nose, headache and urinary incontinence. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Subaw It is characterized by runny nose, headache. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Ulcer Pain and burning sensation that is felt by the person especially when stomach is empty and failed to eat on time. It is usually accompanied by nausea,vomiting, burping, and even heartburn. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Ulcer Pain and burning sensation felt especially when the stomach is empty and failed to eat on time. It is usually accompanied by nausea,vomiting, burping, and heartburn. Siquijor - Bandilaan 
   
Gagitan Inguinal Pain Mindoro - Tau Buid tribe 
   
Aritis Itchy skin, has circles on the skin with water, inflammatory, the whole body can have aritis. Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe 
   
Dispula Foot to leg part are inflamed, red skin, not itchy, painful on the inflamed part. Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe 
   
Baysok Lesion somewhere on the anal area, like scabies or boil but has deeper wound. No pus outside, bleeding and is watery. Small wound on the outside but big inside. Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe