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Etymology. The appellation mananambal is a derivative of the term for the art of panambal or "traditional folk healing" in the Philippines, [6] a term used most especially in the islands of Siquijor and Bohol in the Visayas. The term is synonymous with the Tagalog word albularyo, a type of folk healer.
Known for. Saving the lives of two children in a motorcycle accident. Owner. Rudy Banggal. Kabang (February 29, 2008 – May 17, 2021) was a shepherd mix aspin from Zamboanga City, Philippines, who became internationally famous and was described as a "hero dog" when she rescued two children from a potentially fatal motorcycle crash. [1][2]
Seirogan is a general-use medicine, mainly to treat the gastro-intestinal system. Seirogan has been claimed to be effective in the treatment of the following conditions: Treating and allaying stomach aches , diarrhea , diarrhea due to digestive disorders, food poisoning, vomiting, water contamination ( Montezuma's revenge ), runny bowels ...
An albularyo is a "folk doctor" [3] commonly found in the more rural areas of the Philippines who heals people using herbs and traditional practices such as hilot or massage. Their services are considered either as a first or as a last resort for addressing illnesses. [4] The albularyo's patient claims that the practitioner have supernatural ...
t. e. The history of medicine in the Philippines discusses the folk medicinal practices and the medical applications used in Philippine society from the prehistoric times before the Spaniards were able to set a firm foothold on the islands of the Philippines for over 300 years, to the transition from Spanish rule to fifty-year American colonial ...
Favipiravir, sold under the brand name Avigan among others, [3] is an antiviral medication used to treat influenza in Japan. [4] It is also being studied to treat a number of other viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2. [4] Like the experimental antiviral drugs T-1105 and T-1106, it is a pyrazinecarboxamide derivative.
Unilab Group. Unilab, Inc., commonly known as Unilab (stylized in all caps), is a Philippine pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. [1] It specializes in a wide range of consumer healthcare products such as prescription and over-the counter medications, vitamins and food supplements, and biotechnology.
One theory (Kristina Palacio) [6] [7] explains usog in terms of child distress that leads to greater susceptibility to illness and diseases. There are observations that a stranger (or a newcomer or even a visiting relative) especially someone with a strong personality (physically big, boisterous, has strong smell, domineering, etc.) may easily distress a child.