Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

- Local ailments -

 
LOCAL NAME OF AILMENT DESCRIPTION PROVINCE
   
Dagala itchy skin in between toes, produces foul smell, may also manifest wounds when untreated Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Lasi itchy and flaky scalp Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Kabab pain and bloated feeling in the stomach area Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Trangkaso joint pain, fever, may be accompanied by cough and colds Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Buris soft and frequent defication, may be accompanied by stomach ache Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Buyoy painful inflamation in the skin area producing pus Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Sakit ti ulo Painful feeling Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
Sakit ti ngipen Painful feeling Kalinga - Maeng Tingguian 
   
This applies to a local term for an ailment, disease, syndrome, sign or symptom, injury, or other, not transcribable to the western terminology [eg, pasma, usog, kulam, or other] Include course of ailment (if untreated) Indicate YearMonthDay [eg, 2008-10-09] 
   
For wound inflicted by "busaw", tigbason sa busawin local dialect (Cebuano). The patients affected by this condition commonly complained of sudden pain on different parts of the body. Davao - Talaingod Manobo