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| Title: | Ethnomedical knowledge of plants and healthcare practices among the Kalanguya tribe in Tinoc, Ifugao, Luzon, Philippines |
| Authors: | Balangcod, Teodora D
Balangcod, Ashlyn Kim D |
| Keywords: | Ethnomedicine
Kalanguya
Medicinal plants
Traditional medicine
Philippines |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/10, A61P1/16, A61P9/14, A61P11/00, A61P13/00, A61P17/00, A61P19/00, A61P29/00, A61P31/02, A61P39/02 |
| Abstract: | Tinoc, Ifugao is located within the Cordillera Central Range, Northern Luzon, Philippines. It
is inhabited by the Kalanguya, one of
the indigenous societies in the Cordillera, who have a long tradition of using
medicinal plants. The paper describes ethnomedicinal importance of 125 plant
species, and healthcare practices as cited by 150 informers ranging between
16-90 yrs. Various ailments that are treated by the identified medicinal plants
vary from common diseases such as headache, stomachache, toothache, cough and
colds, and skin diseases to more serious ailments which includes urinary tract
infection, dysentery, and chicken pox. There are different modes of preparation
of these medicinal plants. For instance, immediate treatment for cuts was
demonstrated by using crushed leaves of Eupatorium
adenophorum L. An increased efficacy was noted by creating mixtures from
combining certain plants. The medicinal plants are summarized by giving their
scientific name, family, vernacular name and utilization. |
| Page(s): | 227-238 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.10(2) [April 2011]
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