Pre-Hispanic Philippines

Question 1

Different terms for “physician”

Answer 1

1) katalonan - Tagalogs
2) babaylan - Visayas
3) balian - Bicolanos
4) baglan - Ilocanos
5) baylan - Mandayas

Question 2

Different terms for Supreme Being

Answer 2

• Bathala (Tagalog)

- Diwata (Visayas)

Question 3

Lesser gods (protectors of the home)

Answer 3

“Anitos”

Question 4

What did earlier Filipinos believe was the cause of sickness?

Answer 4

Evil spirits - witches, water nymphs, goblins, monsters, etc.

Question 5

Suhi

Answer 5

Has the power to remove fish bones from the throat

Question 6

Gayuma

Answer 6

Those adept in concocting love potions/charms

Question 7

Possessing diabolical power to cause suffering or disease

Answer 7

Mangkukulam / Mambabarang

Question 8

witches that cause lesions or insanity

Answer 8

Manggagaway

Question 9

Tawak

Answer 9

Men who replaced priestess healers

Question 10

Quack doctor who concocts ginger and buyi leaves and rub over affected area of the patient while uttering orasyon (incantation) to extract objects

Answer 10

Botbot/Pasuk

Question 11

Treatment for dog/cat bites by making incision over the bitten area to bleed then dress with a piece of carabao horn scrapings believing that if it sticks to the wound the poison or rabies would be sucked out

Answer 11

Tanduk

Question 12

Treatment for stomach ache - mixture of buyo leaves, betel nut, tobacco leaves and lime; spits on umbilical area

Answer 12

Buga

Question 13

Abdominal colic of children caused by someone with stronger power over the afflicted; saliva from the one causing the sickness rubbed on the knees of the affected child

Answer 13

Usog

Question 14

When an old individual pays a special attention on physical attribute of the child - the parent has to shout “_________”

Answer 14

Pwera Buyag! (Buyag)

Question 15

Used for diagnosis of sickness caused by evil spirits and interpretation through the burnt material coming out of these objects

Answer 15

tawas/alum or egg

Question 16

Used for driving away evil spirits and preventing the diseases they cause

Answer 16

Amulet/anting-a tingin

Question 17

Illnesses caused by imbalance of too many hot elements in human body / environment (skin diseases)

Answer 17

1) galis
2) bulutong
3) tagulabay (psoriasis)

Question 18

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

Pantanda

Answer 18

Chest/muscular pain

Question 19

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

Ubo

Answer 19

cough syrup

Question 20

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

Sipon

Answer 20

Common cold

Question 21

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

Trangkaso

Answer 21

Influenza

Question 22

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

Pagtatae

Answer 22

diarrhea

Question 23

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

Hika

Answer 23

Asthma

Question 24

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

TB, cholera, manas

Answer 24

Tissue edema / beri-beri

Question 25

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

Rayuma

Answer 25

Rheumatism/arthritis

Question 26

[disease caused by imbalance of too many cold elements]

Kabag

Answer 26

Gas pain

Question 27

3 states of physical fitness

Answer 27

1) malusog ang katawan (able-bodied)
2) mabuti ang katawan (good condition, even mentally)
3) matipuno ang katawan (muscular)

Question 28

Attributes of kalusugan

Answer 28

1) malaki ang braso
2) mataba
3) masigla ang ayos
4) mahusay ang karamdaman
5) matiwasay ang pagiisip
6) magaan ang katawan
7) mabuti ang niloloob

Question 29

Health is perceived as a good relationship between _________________.

Answer 29

man and his surroundings - between himself, other people and his environment