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Filipino Indigenous Medicine: From Tradition to Mainstream
Practice
Jaime Z. Galvez Tan, MD, MPHProfessor, U.P. College of Medicine
Head, Traditional and Integrative Medicine Clinic, UP-PGH
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Outline of Presentation Historical Developments in CAM Definitions of CAM Concepts of Health, Illness and Wellness Global Examples of CAM Filipino Traditional Medicine Similarities and Differences : CAM vs Western Rationale for Learning Filipino Traditional
Medicine and Integrative Medicine Challenges to Health Institutions and Health
Sciences Students
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Historical Developments in Integrative Medicine 1978-2008
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Historical Developments: Global World Health Organization
(WHO): 1978 Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care (PHC): Integration of Traditional Medicine in PHC
1999: US Congress established the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, Maryland.
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Philippine Experience in Integrative Medicine 1972-2008
Mid-70’s: Private physicians started training in acupuncture in China
Early 1980’s: DOH physicians trained acupuncture in China; herbal medicine production started
1993-95: DOH established the Traditional Medicine Unit which promoted the use of medicinal plants, acupuncture and therapeutic massage
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Integrative Medicine Policy and Practice in the Philippines #1
1995 - De La Salle University inaugurated the Center for Indigenous Medicine in Dasmarinas, Cavite - the 1st Philippine university to do so.
1997 - Republic Act 8433 established the Philippine Institute for Traditional and Complementary Health Care (PITAHC) in as an attached agency of the Department of Health (DOH).
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Integrative Medicine Policy and Practice in the Philippines #2
1999-2000 Filipino physicians have organized the Philippine Association of Medical Acupuncturists Inc (PAMAI) and the Philippine College for the Advancement of Medicine (PCAM) to promote the practice of Integrative Medicine.
2001 - The UP College of Medicine started an elective course on Integrative Medicine in both graduate and undergraduate courses. The UP-Philippine General Hospital inaugurated the Traditional and Integrative Medicine Clinic.
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Integrative Medicine Policy and Practice in the Philippines #3
2008 - The Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine (PITAHC) started the accreditation of acupuncturists practicing in the Philippines, both for medical and non-medical practitioners.
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Definitions
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What is Traditional and Alternative Medicine as defined by R.A. 8433 ?
The scope of alternative health care modalities as other forms of non-allopathic, occasionally non-indigenous or imported healing methods, though not necessarily practiced for centuries nor handed down from one generation to another. (PITAHC R.A. 8433 - 1977)
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Filipino Traditional Medicine
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World View of Health in Filipino Traditional Medicine - 1
Theory of macrocosm and microcosm (“kalawakan” at “sangkatauhan”
The balance, synergy and harmony: Between Humankind and the
Universe Between Humankind and Nature Between and Amongst people Within his body, mind and spirit
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Filipino Traditional Medicine Definition of Health and Wellness
Health and wellness is the state of harmony, balance and synergybetween humankind and the universe, between humankind and the nature, between and among humankind and within the human body, mind and soul.(J.Z. Galvez Tan (2005) from interviews with hundreds of Filipino traditional healers 1975-2005)
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Ang Kahulugan ng Kalusugan and Kaginhawaan sa
Katutubong Medisina ng Pilipino Ang kalusugan at kaginhawaan ay:
ang mabuting kaugnayan ng sangkatauhan sa kalawakan;
ang mabuting kaugnayan ng sangkatauhan sa kalikasan;
ang mabuting kaugnayan ng tao sa kapwa niya;
at and mabuting kaugnayan sa kanyang sarili - katawan, kaisipan, kalooban at kaluluwa.
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Filipino Traditional Medicine Definition of Illness and Disease When the harmony, balance and
synergy between humankind and the universe, between humankind and nature, between and amongst people and within his body, mind and spirit are broken and not mended, then disease, death and destruction will occur.
(J. Z. Galvez Tan from interviews with hundreds of Filipino Traditional Healers 1975-2005)
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Bakit Nagkakasakit ang Tao?
Kapag ang mabuting kaugnayan ng sangkatauhan sa kalawakan, sa kalikasan, sa kanyang kapwa at sa kanyang sariling katawan, kaisipan, kalooban at kaluluwa ay naputol and hindi naisa-ayos muli, ang tao ay magkakaroon ng kasakitan, kalungkutan at kamatayan.
(J.Z. Galvez Tan mula sa mga panayam sa daang-daang katutubong manggagamot sa Pilipinas 1975-2005)
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World View of Health in Filipino Traditional Medicine - 2
Theory of nature elements fire (kalikasan ng apoy) earth (kalikasan ng lupa) water (kalikasan ng tubig) air (kalikasan ng hangin)
Theory of body humours Init (hot) and lamig (cold) Wet (basa) at Dry (tuyo)
Belief in nature spirits/guardians of nature and spirit ancestors
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World View of Health in Filipino Traditional Medicine - 4
Theory of hot and cold (“init at lamig”) and wet and dry, and nature elements applied in: food classification inorganic elements classification disease classification treatment of illnesses
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World View of Health in Filipino Traditional Medicine - 5
The Theory of balance, synergy and harmony
Defines health and wellness, illness and disease To maintain health and wellness, there must be
harmony with the Universal Spirit, with nature and the environment - seen and unseen, with families, friends, co-workers, neighbours and communities, with ancestral spirits, with the body humours, human energies, body, mind and spirit.
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Mainstreaming the Filipino Concepts of Health, Well-Being, Wellness and Illness with Conventional Medicine
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Conventional Medicine (Bio- Medicine) Definition circa 1878-1978
Health is the absence of disease.
Biomedicine is Disease-oriented; Understanding the person physically (anatomy, histology, biochemistry, physiology, pathology etc)
The Medical / Conventional Model –measuring health by counting cases of diseases in populations by incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality.
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W.H.O. Definition 1978
W.H.O. Definition of Health: It is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
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Integrative or Holistic Medicine
Health and wellness is the state of complete physical, mental, social, spiritual, emotional and environmental well-being.
Quality of life and quality of daily living is primordial.
It is the fusion of the best of Asian and Filipino Traditional Medicine with the best of North American and European Medicine
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Six Dimensions of Health, Wellness and Well-Being
Physical
Mental
Spiritual
Emotional
Social
Environmental
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Six Dimensions of Health, Wellness and Well-Being
Body
Mind
Soul
Heart
Hands
Feet
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Six Dimensions of National and Global Health, Wellness and Well-
Being
Political
Cultural
Economic
Social
Environmental
Security
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Other Traditional Filipino Medicine Concepts
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Causes of Illnesses in Filipino Traditional Medicine – 1
Concept of “Hangin” (wind)–whether present in food, environment and within the body
Concept of “Bara”(energy block) Concept of “Pilay”(misalignment
of energy channels) Concept of “Pasma” (musculo-
skeletal syndrome due to imbalance of hot and cold)
Concept of “Hilo” (Poison) Effects of seasons, habitat, diet,
way of life, days of the week
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Causes of Illnesses in Filipino Traditional Medicine – 2
Nabalis, nabuyagan, nabati” (transfer of energy from one person to another)
“Nakulam, nabarang” (transfer of negative energies from one person to another)
“Nagayuma” (increase of sexual attraction/energy)
“Nasapian” (spirit possession)
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Causes of Illnesses in Filipino Traditional Medicine – 3
“Nanuno” (a person who disturbed nature spirits/nature guardians)
“Nagalit ang mga ninuno” (a person who violated the norms of ancestors/ancestral spirits)
“Binangungot” (sudden nocturnal death syndrome)
“Nabinat o nabughat” (a person who has just undergone severe psycho-emotional physical stress and immediately goes back to normal daily activities thus provoking a return to his previous pathologic state)
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Therapies in Filipino Traditional Medicine - 1
Herbal medicine Animal medicine Mineral medicine “Hilot” - the Filipino traditional massage “bentosa” or cupping Food or animal offerings Prayers and “oracion”
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Therapies in Filipino Traditional Medicine - 2
“oslob” or fumigation or steam inhalation with healing herbs
Bathing practices “Kurot” or pinching “laway” or use of saliva Skin abrasions through coins or wood
sticks Psychic healing Psychic surgery Angel healing
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Diagnostic Tools in Filipino Traditional Medicine
Pulse diagnosis (“pamulso”) Use of external diagnostic
tools: “tawas”, eggs, bottles, “dahon ng saging”,”papel”
Use of animal sacrifices Use of “hilot” (palpation with
massage) Laying of the hands Reading of aura
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Prevention in Filipino Traditional Medicine
“Anting-anting” or amulets “Habak” tied around the waist or
wrist, “panagang sa buyag” Use of garlic or “bawang” Use of “lana” or coconut oil Prayers and offerings Doing good to one another
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Other Concepts and Practices in Filipino Traditional Medicine
Concept of “hiyang” Ethical code among arbolaryos “Panata” or “tulumanon” during
the Holy Week and Season of Lent
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Similarities and Differences between Conventional and
Traditional Medicine
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Nomenclatures: West vs. East
Western Modern Scientific Biomedicine Cosmopolitan Conventional Euro-North
American
Eastern/Oriental Traditional Indigenous Biopsychosocial Complimentary Alternative Asian/Filipino
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Similarities
Presence of specialists Effective Healing practices work Some practices are harmful
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Differences - 1
Traditional Treats the whole
person – body, mind, spirit, family, community and social relations
Individualized treatment
Personalized (TLC)
Conventional Treats the disease Formula or“de
cahon” treatment Impersonal
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Differences - 2
Traditional Involved, close
and intense relationship between patient and healer
Readily available and affordable
Conventional Detached and
unemotional relationship
Expensive and not within reach
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Differences - 3
Traditional Familiar – fits
with customs and traditions
Fosters self-reliance
Conventional Strange, contrary
to customs and traditions
Dependent on doctors and hospitals
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Disadvantages of Traditional Medicine
Lack of precision and standardization in dosage and preparation
Need for standardization of techniques Need for refinement of experimental and
instrumentation methods Mixed with superstitions Wanting in sterile techniques
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Nomenclature of Integration
Integrative medicine Integrated medicine Eclectic medicine North-South medicine Wholistic medicine
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Why Filipino Traditional Medicine and Integrative
Medicine and Complementary Medicine in Medical and Health
Sciences Education?
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Why Study Filipino Traditional Medicine? #1
Cultural and ethnolinguistic competency of the Filipino Physicians, Nurses, Dentists and other Health Professionals
W.H.O. recommendation of integration of Traditional Medicine in Medical and Health Sciences Education and Primary Health Care since 1978
World Health Assembly resolutions since 1981 called upon member-states to integrate Traditional Medicine in their health care systems
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Why Study Filipino Traditional Medicine? #2
Filipino Physicians and Filipino Health Professionals who manifest the rich heritage, self-respect and uniquely Filipino character and identity of more than thousand year old healing traditions of our country, are truly able to express the genuine Filipino soul in their health care practice
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Why Study Filipino Traditional Medicine? #3
Philippine government policies and laws supportive through the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC, Republic Act 8433, 1997)
Patients already inquiring if not requesting their physicians and health care professionals for complementary and alternative medicine
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Why Integrative and Complementary Medicine in the Medical and Health
Sciences Curricula?
Evidence Based Medicine already being applied in Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
NIH Bethesda actively promoting through the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
North American, European and Asian Medical and Health Sciences Schools already incorporating Integrative Medicine and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Challenges
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Research Agenda in Filipino Traditional Medicine
Generation of Research Questions Development of Research Protocols Herbal medicine research Animal and mineral medicine research Inventory/survey of Filipino healers Bottom-up Code of Ethics or Standards of
Practice
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Challenges to the Research Community
1. Majority of Philippine medicinal plants with centuries of ethnomedical history, remain untapped.
2. Evidence supporting Philippine traditional medicine practices is still in the early developmental stage and its potential has not been fully explored.
3. Lack of collaboration among research institutions, private sector and academe
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More Challenges to the Research Community
4.Lack of investments in research and development, raw material production, post harvest processing and herbal manufacturing.
5.Low level of scientific technology in herbal medicine research and manufacture among small and medium enterprises.
6. Low support for traditional medicine research in the academic community.
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More Challenges to the Research Community
7. Need for market and government incentives like the ones given to rice, corn, coconut, sugar, bananas, pineapples and mangoes.
8. Need for standardized procedures/ accreditation/recognition in Filipino traditional medicine practices.
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Philippines - The Heart of Asia Philippines - Islands of Wellness and the Center
of Health and Wellness in Asia
Philippines - The Global Capital for Tropical Medicinal Plants
The Filipino Hilot Traditional Massage - a brand name in all spas of the world in the next 5 years
Philippine Health Care - the Best of Asia with the Best of Europe and North America
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The Future of Integrative Medicine in the Philippines
The Future is Good!The Future is Great!
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MEDICINAL FRUITS &
VEGETABLESJaime Z. Galvez Tan, MD, MPH
Ma. Rebecca Marana-Galvez Tan, MAN, RN
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Medicinal Fruits and Vegetablesfeatures 60 of the common fruits andvegetables available in the Philippines.
Information on each fruit and vegetable includesthe following:• botanical family• scientific name, other names in differentdialects and language• traditional uses• research findings• food values• recommended medicinal use• botanical and agricultural characteristics
There are easy-to-follow instructions on howto prepare medicinal plants in one’s home usingmethods such as decoction, infusion, andextraction among others.
The book also presents the nutritional contentof fruits and vegetables that serves as a guide tothe ordinary person.
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Maraming Salamat Po!Thank You Very Much!
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