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Herbal-Based Traditional Medicinal Knowledge of Ati Inhabitants in The Ancestral Domain at Barotac Viejo, Iloilo

JOURNAL:MAZEDAN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

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1. Johnny B. Dolor 30 Sep 2021 na 11 0
Abstract

Ati people are regarded as experts in herbal-based traditional medicine practices. Their lives are devoted primarily to collecting and processing plants for medicines for illnesses, not only for self-consumption but also for selling. The communities in which they live are abundant with plants which they utilize for the purpose. This study surveyed the indigenous information in treating illnesses in the Ati Community, their methods of preparation. The primary health care problems of the inhabitants were also determined. Eight (8) permanent plots (10m x 10m) were established. Two (2) informants or elderly medicine women from the Ati tribe were asked to walk into the plots and identify all plant species used as medicines in their community. Information on the plant parts' uses and methods of use were recorded. Eleven (11) plants species were recorded and identified to treat twenty (ailments). Leaves, aerial parts, and roots were the most common parts used as medicine. Formulations were fresh juice, paste, decoction with boiled water, semisolid, oil, and semisolid preparation.

Keywords

Herbal-Based Traditional Medicinal Knowledge, Ati Inhabitants, Ancestral Domain, and Barotac Viejo

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