Sustainability of Filipino Folk Medical Practice

Abstract

Filipino folk medicine exists since time immemorial. The paper assesses the sustainability of Filipino folk medical practices. Mixed methods research is used to attain the entire results of the study. The preliminary results of the study shows that folk medical practices are able to be sustained as long as folk Filipinos adhere and believe on this kind of healing.

Presenters

Maribel Valencia
Faculty Member, College of Nursing, Bulacan State University, Bulacan, Philippines

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Cultural Studies

KEYWORDS

Sustainability, Folk medicine, Filipino, Practices

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